6 Questions with Albert DaCosta, the founder of Paragon 28 who is defining the future of extremities
This is the ninth in a series of 6-Question interviews with leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics […]
Will Smith & Nephew get acquired in the next 12 months?
Will the Latest Smith & Nephew Rumor Actually Pan Out? (MD+DI) It must be that time of year. Wall Street
Google enters the healthcare industry with sidewalk clinics
GOOGLE ENTERS HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WITH CLINICS (Orthopedics This Week) The latest Silicon Valley bid to disrupt a traditional industry appears to
This Startup is actually making a difference – Saving lives!
This startup is making a difference. They will save lives ! ActiveProtective is a ground floor startup in downtown
Short sellers impersonate MiMedx Executives to drive down stock price
MiMedx Group (MDXG) Warns Of Fake Emails to Impersonate Executives at Company (Street Insider) MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading biopharmaceutical
Welcome to 2020 and “see-through” surgery using augmented-reality visualization
$8.3 MILLION INVESTED IN “SEE-THROUGH” SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Israel-based Augmedics has announced that it has received $8.3 million in Series
Flower Orthopedics launches new ready-for-surgery kits for Extremities
NEW READY-FOR-SURGERY EXTREMITY KITS FROM FLOWER (Orthopedics This Week) website – Flower Orthopedics Horsham, Pennsylvania-based Flower Orthopedics has two important additions
Smith & Nephew is looking for a new CEO
Notice of Chief Executive Officer’s intention to retire by end of 2018 (S+N release) Smith & Nephew plc (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the
Xtant Medical to shut down Dayton, Ohio facility
Read the 2015 acquisition backstory – Bacterin acquires X-Spine for $86M (2 X sales) and renames it Xtant Medical Xtant
JointPoint signs exclusive deal with DePuy Synthes for hip software
JOINTPOINT, DEPUY SYNTHES SIGN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT (Orthopedics This Week) JointPoint Website Two marketers are better than one…JointPoint, Inc., based in Belleair
Wright Medical settles Metal-on-Metal lawsuits for $90M
Wright Medical inks $90m settlement deal for metal-on-metal hip claims (MassDevice) Wright Medical said this week it agreed on a comprehensive settlement
OrthoPediatrics files for an IPO with $21M in net sales
OrthoPediatrics sets price range on IPO, could bring in up to $64m (MassDevice) OrthoPediatrics yesterday priced the range on its initial
Spineology launches the Elite Expandable Interbody Fusion System
Spineology® Initiates Full Market Release of Elite™ Expandable Interbody Fusion System (press release) Spineology, Inc. the innovator in Anatomy-Conserving Surgery™,
‘Patient specific’ knee technique performs worse than other techniques in Australia
“Patient Specific” Knee Replacements – not so good after all? (Dr. Adrian Bauze) There are several competing techniques available for knee
Yes, Spine Surgery through the belly button!
SPINE SURGERY THROUGH THE BELLY BUTTON! website NovApproach Spine surgeon presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhpSrqNeDjE&t=9s The belly button may not seem to be a
HSS talks about their use of robots in joint surgery
HSS’ Use of Robotics in Surgery (Orthopedics This Week) Todd Albert, M.D. is surgeon-in-chief and medical director and Korein-Wilson Professor of
Taking the MIS TLIF to the next level
TAKING MIS TLIF TO THE NEXT LEVEL (Orthopedics This Week) In an arena of rapid technological advancement, it takes an innovation
World’s smallest IM nail is designed for the toe
When one considers the applications for an intramedullary (IM) nail, the most common are the femur, tibia, humerus and other
Beyond Gaming: How Osso VR is transforming surgical training
Beyond Gaming: How Osso VR is Already Transforming Surgical Training (Orthofeed) In a nondescript office building in downtown Palo Alto, I
Report: Attune total knee seeing “unusually high” rate of early failure
Report: DePuy’s Attune knee seeing “unusually high” rate of early failure (MassDevice) Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes’ Attune total knee arthroplasty system
Centinel Spine acquires Prodisc assets from DePuy Synthes
Centinel Spine acquires Prodisc assets from J&J’s DePuy Synthes (MassDevice) Centinel Spine has agreed to acquire Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes’ Prodisc
Could Wearables be Orthopedics’ Great Leap Forward?
Could Wearables be Orthopedics’ Great Leap Forward? (Stephen Lyman on LinkedIn) Success in orthopedics is rarely black and white. In
Bodycad launches the first 3D-printed Unicompartmental Knees
Bodycad Announces First Use of Its Unicompartmental Knee System in Patients(OrthoFeed) Website – http://www.bodycad.com/ Read – List of 3D-Printing companies in Orthopedics
Will Carbon-PEEK plating outperform metal plating?
CARBON REINFORCED PEEK FOR TRAUMA, POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE? (Orthopedics This Week) Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, based in Thornton Cleveleys, UK, was pleased to
Exactech wins design award for knee instrumentation
EXACTECH’S KNEE INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM WINS IDEA BRONZE (Orthopedics This Week) Exactech, Inc. has announced that the new Truliant Knee System’s surgical
The new FDA user fees are a heavy tax on startups
The FDA has just increased user fees. $10,000 for a 510(k) application even if it is denied. What? Four
NuVasive acquires Vertera Spine for its porous PEEK interbody technology
NuVasive Announces Acquisition Of Vertera Spine (press release) Website http://www.verteraspine.com/ Read all M&As NuVasive, Inc., a leading medical device company focused
Materialise’s upper extremity osteotomy guides aid surgeons
Materialise’s Upper Extremity Osteotomy Guides Aid Surgeons (ODT) Materialise has expanded its 3D printed orthopedic solutions to include osteotomy guides
A Lesson Learned: Don’t manipulate sales data to make your company look better
FORMER ARTHROCARE CEO CONVICTED AGAIN (Orthopedics This Week) Former ArthroCare Corporation CEO Michael Baker has been convicted for a second
CoreLink launches a clever stackable guidewire for SI joint fusions
CORELINK LAUNCHES NOVEL SI FUSION STACKABLE GUIDE WIRE (Orthopedics This Week) CoreLink website – http://www.corelinksurgical.com/ St. Louis-based spinal implant supplier, CoreLink
Is Amazon the biggest threat to orthopedic suppliers?
Could Amazon’s kryptonite be . . . medical supplies? (OrthoFeed) Edward-Elmhurst Health spends on average $250 million a year on medical
Does the US really want less invasive spine technologies?
Does the US really want less invasive spine technologies? (LinkedIn article written by David Hooper, Founder and CEO of Minimus
EIT acquires 22 Patents for 3D-Printed Expandable Cage Technology Based on Living Hinges
EIT Emerging Implant Technologies Acquires 22 Patents for 3D Printed Expandable Cage Technology Based on Living Hinges from Dr. Morgan
DePuy & Wright lead the US extremities market with foot & ankle procedures
DePuy Synthes, Wright Medical Lead US Market for Orthopedic Small Bone and Joint Devices Due to Increased Foot &
Spine startup bootstraps a 3D printed cervical implant with two materials
FDA CLEARS OSSEUS’ CERVICAL IMPLANT (Orthopedics This Week) website – http://www.osseus.com/ On July 3, 2017, the FDA cleared Osseus Corporation’s new
India caps prices for total knees at $852
India introduces price controls for knee implants (Reuters) India has capped prices of orthopaedic knee implants, in the country’s latest move
Novel total hip design initiates clinicals in the US
website – http://hipinnovationtechnology.com/ Hip Innovation Technology Initiates Clinical Trial of its Novel Hip Replacement System for the Treatment of Total
The story of how Consensus Orthopedics added smarts to orthopedic devices
Also read my interview with the Consensus president HERE How Consensus Orthopedics added smarts to orthopedic devices (Medical Design & Outsourcing)
Hospitals adopting in-house 3D printing for surgery planning
Implementing In-Hospital 3D Printing (Physicians Weekly) Although 3D printing has become more popular in the last decade, few hospitals are printing
New technology to treat Facet Joint Syndrome
website – http://medovex.com/ SHAVING PROCESS TREATS FACET JOINT SYNDROME (Orthopedics This Week) The first human cases of facet joint syndrome (FJS) to
Novel Foot Fixation system cleared by FDA
NOVEL FOOT FIXATION SYSTEM AWARDED 510(K) CLEARANCE (Orthopedics This Week) website Extremity Medical The FDA has awarded 510(k) clearance for the Novel
First product for pediatric orthopedic startup for kid’s bunions
WISHBONE MEDICAL LAUNCHES EXACT OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) Read Related – Nick Deeter starts OrthoPediatrics 2.0 WishBone Medical, Inc., a
Premia Spine kicks off posterior arthroplasty device study
PREMIA SPINE LAUNCHES TOPS IDE STUDY (Orthopedics This Week) more info on TOPS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Premia Spine, Ltd. has announced the
Top 10 Sports Medicine Technologies in 2017
THE TEN BEST SPORTS MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2017 (Orthopedics This Week) The ten winning companies with the BEST new sports medicine
Globus Medical jumps into Robotics with the acquisition of KB Medical
Globus Medical Announces Acquisition of Robotics Developer KB Medical (press release) AUDUBON, Pa., Aug. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical,
Tyber Medical Receives wins clearance for its TyFix™ All-in-One Extremity Joint Fixation Device
Tyber Medical Receives 510 (k) clearance for TyFix™ All-in-One Extremity Joint Fixation Device (press release) Tyber Medical, LLC, a privately held
Is There a Method to Stryker’s Mako Madness?
Is There a Method to Stryker’s Mako Madness? (OrthoFeed) Stryker certainly can’t be accused of rushing its rollout of the robotic-arm
The Potential FDA Impact of the 2018 Presidential Budget Request
Introduction Innovation is a main driver of every industry. This is especially true for medical device companies which, in conjunction
Avalign Technologies acquires Thortex and Millennium Surgical
Avalign Technologies acquires Thortex and Millennium Surgical (Medical Design and Outsourcing) Avalign Technologies announced that is has acquired Thortex and Millennium
6 Questions with Jeff O’Donnell, who is leading a disruptive orthopedic startup with an arthroscopy in the doctor’s office
This is the eighth in a series of 6-Question interviews with the leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics