DePuy Synthes acquires JointPoint for better total hip surgical navigation
DePuy Synthes Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Assets of JointPoint, Inc. to Enhance Surgical Accuracy and Reproducibility in Hip Replacement […]
Stryker doubles down on robotics with $500M spine imaging acquisition
Stryker dives deeper into spine imaging, robotics with $500M deal (FierceBiotech) Stryker is snapping up CT scanner manufacturer Mobius Imaging—along
Future use of orthopedic robots: remote surgery
Let’s be real about robots. In orthopedics today, surgeons are only using the robot as a tool. The robot may
Why Navigation for TKA didn’t work back in 2009, and why Robot assistance for TKA works today.
Why Navigation was doomed to fail in 2009? And why Robotics rock the house in 2019! (Philip Winnock de Grave,
Why the Big Orthos don’t need internal startups.
I recently saw that Stryker bought OrthoSpace for $200M. This got me thinking. Why didn’t Stryker just invent OrthoSpace themselves? Or for
Improve outcomes after total joint surgery with automated texts
STUDY REVEALS AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGES IMPROVE OUTCOMES AFTER JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY (TracPatch Blog) The development of smartphone technology and text
Arthrex wins a $375M deal with Dept of Defense
Arthrex wins $375m DoD deal (MassDevice) The U.S. Defense Dept. yesterday awarded a contract worth up to $375 million to Arthrex for
Getting the price right: Hospitals target variation in joint replacement
Getting the price right: Hospitals target variation in joint replacement (ModernHealthCare) When HonorHealth leaders were looking for ways last year to
Omar is retiring. A quick look back at how he transformed Medtronic into the world’s largest medtech company.
Here’s how Omar Ishrak transformed Medtronic into the world’s largest medtech operation (MassDevice) Omar Ishrak used a series of M&A
20% of total hip patients may have a spinal deformity
20% OF HIP REPLACEMENT PATIENTS MAY HAVE SPINAL DEFORMITY (Orthopedics This Week) A new study, “Prevalence of Sagittal Spinal Deformity
The digital future in orthopedics may be “less Rep”, instead of Rep-Less.
Einstein provides a full array of digital content to the surgical team, as well as full scanning capabilities for everything
Device Mfg – Surgeon relationships are ripe for fraud litigation
Devicemaker-doctor relationships ripe for fraud litigation (Modern Healthcare) A recent False Claims Act lawsuit claiming that a medical device company
10 Robots in Orthopedic Surgery today – InfoGraphic
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Intellirod Spine launches wearable sensor to solve the compliance issue
INTELLIROD SPINE: LAUNCHING ILINK WEARABLE SENSOR (press release) Microsoft Word – Intellirod Spine – iLink PR w image 8-21-19 FINAL
Vertebral Body Tethering to become a mainstream Scoliosis Treatment
FDA Approval Recognizes Vertebral Body Tethering as a Mainstream Scoliosis Treatment (TMG Pulse) FDA Description of The Tether A first-of-its-kind
Surgeons are poor predictors of the benefits from meniscus and cartilage procedures
Surgeons Not Good at Predicting Benefit From Knee Operations (MedScape) Surgeons are no better at determining which patients might benefit
What to do when the Cartiva Implant Fails
When the Cartiva Big Toe Joint Implant Fails (University Foot & Ankle Institute) The Cartiva implant was considered to be
The short history of Titan Spine from 2006 to 2018
Titan Spine ‘turns it to eleven’ (BizTimes) With a proprietary surface technology and a runway of private equity investment, Titan Spine
Have government scientists solved the artificial hips corrosion problem?
Have government scientists solved the artificial hips corrosion problem? (TMG Pulse – Released on August 8, 2019 | Written by
The high cost of total joint procedures in the US is driving patients to Medical Tourism
Read also – Disruptive Trend in Orthopedics – Medical Tourism Reversal A Mexican Hospital, an American Surgeon, and a $5,000
Globus Medical acquires Stelkast for $28M to advance robotics platform in total joints
press release from Globus Globus Medical Acquires StelKast, Hip and Knee Device Company (OrthoWorld) Globus Medical (GMED) acquired substantially all
5 Historical Game Changers in Orthopedics
Let’s go back in history to look at five game-changing innovations in orthopedics and see how they originated. These five changed
ConforMIS is our TiVo in the orthopedics industry
There have been hundreds of articles written about ConforMIS, a disruptive orthopedic force that is now 15 years old. Let
67 patients sue hospital for dirty orthopedic instruments that caused infections
LAWSUIT ALLEGES DIRTY INSTRUMENTS CAUSED HUNDREDS OF INFECTIONS (Orthopedics This Week) Sixty-seven patients have filed a lawsuit against Porter Adventist
New spine robotics startup surfaces with a serious leadership team and funding
LUKIANOV AND FOLEY HELP FUND FUSION ROBOTICS (Orthopedics This Week) Fusion Robotics website Fusion Robotics. LLC is a bit more
DOJ sues LIFE SPINE for paying kickbacks to surgeons for product use
Response by Life Spine Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files Lawsuit Against Spinal Implant Company, Its CEO, And Another Executive For Illegally
3 spine surgeons share their early robotic surgery experiences
SPECIAL EDITION: SURGICAL ROBOTS EXCELSIUSGPS® (MID-COURSE NOTES FROM USERS) (Orthopedics This Week) Globus Medical, Inc.’s ExcelsiusGPS® and Medtronic’s Mazor X
An EKG for the Knee
An EKG for the Knee (MDDI) The KneeKG evaluates knee functional deficiencies while the joint is in motion and bearing
The Founder Effect in Orthopedic Startups
Each startup comes to life with specific strengths and weaknesses. No orthopedic startup is perfect. The strengths are great assets in
More evidence that joint implant designs are all the same.
HOW MUCH DOES IMPLANT DESIGN AFFECT PATIENT OUTCOMES? (Orthopedics This Week) While it may sound odd, the impact of implant
Finally, Annular Closure is being used in the US, again
FINALLY, ANNULAR CLOSURE IS BEING USED IN THE U.S., AGAIN (Orthopedics This Week) Barrachaid website More than 500 patients have
Denying Obese Patients Joint Surgery is a Dead End
DENYING OBESE PATIENTS JOINT SURGERY IS A DEAD END (Orthopedics This Week) One might think that simply putting restrictions on
Confused by all of these biologic bone grafting products?
Confused by all of these biologic bone grafting products? (Relatable Healthcare) “I’m confused about all of these biologic bone grafting
Celling Spine acquires Link Spine’s assets
Celling Spine Acquires Assets of Link Spine to Further Develop and Promote a Cell Centric Spine Platform (press release) Celling
First awake spine fusion surgery performed by surgeon in Vail
Doctor performs first awake spine fusion surgery at Vail Health (Vail Daily) Dr. Ernest Braxton, a neurosurgeon at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics
Smith & Nephew acquires optical tracking technology for next generation robotics
Smith & Nephew completes acquisition of optical tracking technology innovator Atracsys Sàrl (press release) Smith & Nephew plc (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN),
The hype from the 2019 AAOS – 10 new orthopedic products
10 orthopedic products from AAOS 2019 you need to know (Medical Design & Outsourcing) The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)annual
Case Study: using 3-D technology to remodel a hip with bone cancer
3-D Technology Reduces Lead Times, Enables Customization (Manufacturing News) With the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing, highly complex bone
Spine surgeon creates an incubator for healthcare startups in Seattle, IntuitiveX
Why this former spine surgeon built an incubator for healthcare startups in Seattle (GeekWire) “We recognized that there was this
A quick analysis of Mako versus Rosa
Look Out Mako, Here Comes Rosa (MDDI) An industry analyst expects Zimmer Biomet’s Rosa Knee robotic system to represent a
Quick Trend: Virtual Physical Therapy
Sharing a quick trend with you and why it’s important for the future of orthopedics. What it is: PT centers are sending
Hintermann Total Ankle wins rare FDA clearance
HINTERMANN ANKLE REPLACEMENT RECEIVES RARE FDA APPROVAL (Orthopedics This Week) After almost three years of FDA review, DT MedTech, LLC
Active Protective’s game-changing hip FX prevention technology wins award on Necker island
What this Philly-area start-up won on Richard Branson’s private island (The Philadelphia Inquirer) It’s not something you’re likely to see
Centinel Spine announces partnership with Tiger Woods
Centinel Spine Announces Partnership with Tiger Woods (press release) Centinel Spine®, LLC, the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior
Enhatch is enabling the future of orthopedics
If you follow me, you know that I believe software is taking over orthopedics, and in a good way. Enhatch
Hey Trauma companies, $23M is now available in grants from the DOD
DOD HAS $23.25 MILLION TO SPEND ON ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH GRANTS (Orthopedics This Week) The deadline is June 26 for submitting
SEC awards $4.5M to Orthopedic Surgeon Whistleblower
SEC AWARDS $4.5 MILLION TO ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON WHISTLEBLOWER (Orthopedics This Week) The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has
10 Rules for Great Product Development
“Why is my New Product Development pipeline too slow, too expensive and lacking innovation?” I get this question from frustrated
OrthoPediatrics acquires Vilex, a foot-and-ankle company, for $60M (5 X sales)
OrthoPediatrics Announces Acquisition of Vilex and Novel External Fixation Technology (press release) OrthoPediatrics Corp. (“OrthoPediatrics”) (NASDAQ:KIDS), a company focused exclusively
7 orthopedic companies leading robot-assisted surgery
7 companies using robot-assisted surgery to transform orthopedics (Medical Design & Outsourcing) #1 Stryker: Mako More than five years after