Disclaimer: I am not an attorney. This is not legal advice. These are just observations.
"Individuals change jobs in orthopedics every day within the same orthopedic field without drama."
1) Thoughts on non-competes when leaving a position in R&D, Marketing, Ops, Clinical, Regulatory, etc.
Broad non-competes are generally NOT enforceable. Courts say that an individual must have the ability to make a living in their field of expertise. Below is some real language from a real non-compete agreement. Ridiculous.
"[You cannot work on] any product, process, technology, machine, inventi...
The Orthopedics Industry 
