OMNI, a knee robotics startup, is acquired by Corin
OMNI website Corin website Corin enters the orthopaedic robotics market announcing agreement to acquire US surgical robotic leader OMNI (press […]
How much pent-up demand exists for Joint Arthroplasty?
HOW MUCH PENT-UP DEMAND EXISTS FOR JOINT ARTHROPLASTY? (Orthopedics This Week) Are patients waiting until Medicare kicks in to ask
Why don’t Orthopedic Sales Reps spend time selling?
In the mid-1990’s I followed a sales rep around all day with a video camera. I was amazed
Brilliant! OrthoGrid solves the C-arm distortion problem
OrthoGrid Systems’ PhantomMSK™ Platform Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Novel Distortion Adaptation Technology in Orthopedic Surgery (press release) OrthoGrid Systems,
MIS spine surgery provider abruptly shuts its doors
Laser Spine Institute to Close its Doors, Citing Lack of Financing for Continuing Operations (press release) PRNewswire/ — Tampa-based Laser
Orthopedic Surgeon loses $140M in malpractice award to 255 plaintiffs
$140 MILLION MALPRACTICE AWARD AGAINST ORTHO SURGEON (Orthopedics This Week) A New York arbitrator has awarded $140 million to resolve
Orthopedic device companies confuse customers on purpose.
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Are we done yet? Total is now $1.7B for the Pinnacle hip lawsuit.
FINAL NAIL IN JNJ’S $1.7 BILLION PINNACLE HIP LAWSUIT? (Orthopedics This Week) DePuy, a Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)unit, has agreed to settle the
Lima installs the first 3D-printing facility inside a major US hospital campus
HSS OPENING 3D PRINTING LAB FOR COMPLEX, PERSONALIZED ORTHO IMPLANTS (Orthopedics This Week) New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will now
Artificial Intelligence should start with Artificial Joints
Xray scan of patient who have hip replacement and knee arthroplasty (knee replacement) treatment for Osteoarthritis knee, hip arthritis, Osteonecrosis
Maximizing Profitability at Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Maximizing Profitability at Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Relatable.com) ASC Device-Intensive Procedures are Growing Device-intensive procedures in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) are growing
Too much money!
I am about to offend a few of my Orthopedic colleagues, but I have to be honest. This is how
Too much money!
I am about to offend a few of my Orthopedic colleagues, but I have to be honest. This is how
Spine device to prevent spinal disc herniation wins PMA after setback
Device to prevent spinal disc herniation wins PMA after setback (MedTechDive) Barricaid Website – Intrinsic Therapeutics Dive Brief: Intrinsic Therapeutics has
32 Orthopedic Startups were funded 10 years ago. Where are they now?
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J&J acquires surgical robotics company for potentially $5.7B
What will this mean for DePuy-Synthes? Johnson & Johnson will acquire surgical robotics company Auris Health (Bloomberg) Johnson & Johnson has agreed
Will Smith & Nephew acquire NuVasive for more than $3B?
FT: Smith & Nephew In Talks To Buy NuVasive For Over $3 Bln (FT.com) Smith & Nephew (SN.L) has held talks
Napkin sketch – raising money for your startup
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Trice Medical acquires Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release startup
Trice Medical Acquires SegWAY™ Orthopaedics (press release) website – Trice Medical website – SEGWAY Orthopaedics Trice Medical announced today that it is acquiring
AMB SURGICAL – Getting Smart about Pediatric Orthopedics
written by Medtech Strategists by Colin Miller, shared on LinkedIn AMB Surgical website A child with spinal deformity may undergo as many as
Well done SETH!
Seth Greenwald just sold his Current Concepts in Joint Replacement courses to the Hip and Knee Society’s. Read the announcement
A Case Study of how an AI tool reduced costs and improve outcomes in Total Joint Replacement surgery
How artificial intelligence can be used to reduce costs and improve outcomes in total joint replacement surgery (Healthcare Finance News) Use of AI
Volume matters – results in lower readmission, lower mortality, lower reimbursement, & higher value
Higher Volume Surgeons Have Lower Medicare Payments, Readmissions, and Mortality After THA (Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research) Background The advent of value-based care, in which surgeons
Zimmer’s Rosa robot, acquired in 2016, is cleared for Total Knee surgeries in the US
Zimmer Biomet Receives FDA Clearance for ROSA® Knee System for Robotically-Assisted Surgeries (press release) Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX:
Vertebroplasty isn’t any better than a placebo
Injections of bone cement into fractured vertebrae fail to relieve pain any more than a placebo does, researchers found. Spinal
Orchid Orthopedic Solutions is acquired by a PE group
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J&J tries to buy surgical robotics firm, sources say
Johnson & Johnson Tries to Buy Surgical Robotics Firm, Sources Say (Bloomberg) Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest maker of health-care
Is Cervical Disc Arthroplasty still “experimental” ?
CERVICAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY NOT “EXPERIMENTAL.” WELL, YEAH. (Orthopedics This Week) Why is the most studied spinal implant in history considered to be “experimental”?
A cold reminder, not to play financial games with your Orthopedic company
Ex-ArthroCare CEO Baker loses appeal of 20-year sentence (Mass Device) A federal appeals court this week upheld the 20-year sentence imposed on
Bio-Printers are churning out biologics for spine repair
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DinamicOR brings a solution to the operating room
When I first saw this, I thought… “Wow, this just makes sense. What hasn’t anyone else invented this? Looks like
5 Surgical Robots to Look Out for in 2019
5 Surgical Robots to Look Out for in 2019 (RBR Insider) Just as manufacturers rely on robots to reduce human errors
KYOCERA acquires Renovis Surgical Technologies as as asset purchase
NOTE: Kyocera purchased 100% of assets of Renovis but not the company to sidestep any PODs issues. KYOCERA to Purchase
FDA clears absorbable foot and ankle pins
FDA clears absorbable foot and ankle implant (MedTechDive) Ossio website Dive Brief: Ossio announced Monday it received FDA 510(k) clearance for a
SpineSource acquires patents for expandable titanium cage
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Is metal hypersensitivity testing unnecessary?
IS METAL HYPERSENSITIVTY TESTING UNNECESSARY? (Orthopedics This Week) A new review article has found that the existing literature does not support preoperative metal
Surgeons perform a trans-umbilical (belly button) implantation of lumbar artificial disc
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Digital Management of Orthopedic Sets and Implant Supply Chain Automation
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BIG Tech moving into healthcare in 2019
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Medicare’s bundled ortho payments yield modest savings
Medicare’s bundled ortho payments yield modest savings (MassDevice) Medicare’s randomized trial of a new bundled payment model for hip and knee
Should reimbursements for high-BMI total joint patients be adjusted?
COMPENSATION SHOULD BE ADJUSTED FOR BMI-RELATED COSTS (Orthopedics This Week) Researchers from Canada have examined the costs and outcomes of total hip arthroplasty
The Making of an Orthopedics Implant using 3D Printing
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Revolutionizing the Future of Orthopedics — Teddy Hodges, BRACEUNDER
Revolutionizing the Future of Orthopedics — Teddy Hodges, BRACEUNDER (Medium) Health Transformer Teddy Hodges, co-founder and CEO of BRACEUNDER, discusses his company’s cutting
3D Printing Orthopedic Solutions — Where are we? An Update.
3D Printing Orthopedic Solutions — Where are we? An Update. (Medium) Healthcare is rapidly changing and by this, I mean that the technology
Microfracture still has a place in Cartilage Procedures
CARTILAGE PROCEDURES: INDICATIONS, TRENDS, AND COMPLICATION RATES (Orthopedics This Week) New work from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois,
Review of Biomet/Apple MyMobility App
EARLY REVIEWS OF ZIMMER BIOMET/APPLE’S MYMOBILITY APP Approximately two months ago, Zimmer Biomet announced the mymobility app which is meant to walk
Why are surgeons reluctant to perform total disc replacements?
RE: TDR, IT’S OBJECTIVE REALITY VS. SUBJECTIVE OPINION (Orthopedics This Week) A curious researcher from Croatia has dug into 80 studies
Zimmer Biomet completes first TKA with the Rosa Robot
ZIMMER BIOMET: FIRST SURGERY USING ROSA KNEE ROBOT (Orthopedics This Week) Warsaw, Indiana-based Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. has announced the
Will the FDA ban reusable orthopedic implants?
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO PROFESSOR PETITIONS FDA FOR REPROCESSING BAN (Orthopedics This Week) University of Toledo professor has petitioned the FDA
Smith & Nephew acquires meniscal repair system for $105M
Smith & Nephew expands opportunity in meniscal repair through acquisition of unique and highly complementary technology (press release) Smith &