Posted on: September 7, 2009September 7, 2009 World health authorities are not in agreement on how to address bone loss and fracture risk Uncategorized
Posted on: September 5, 2009September 5, 2009 Synovis Life Technologies Reports Record Revenue of $15 Million for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2009 Uncategorized
Posted on: September 3, 2009September 5, 2009 Medicrea gets FDA clearance for its PASS LP ultra low profile polyaxial spine system Uncategorized
Posted on: September 3, 2009September 5, 2009 Archus Orthopedics is shutting down its operations Uncategorized
Posted on: September 2, 2009September 2, 2009 MAKO Surgical raises $54M after selling 8 million shares of common stock Uncategorized
Posted on: September 2, 2009September 5, 2009 Orthofix lures Stryker exec away from Kalamazoo Uncategorized
Posted on: September 1, 2009September 1, 2009 Active Implants receives a CE Class III Certificate for its TriboFit Hip System Uncategorized
Posted on: August 31, 2009September 2, 2009 IWalk lands $20M to develop robotic prosthetic ankle Uncategorized
Posted on: August 31, 2009September 5, 2009 Surgeons: Stem Cell Operation Could End Hip Replacements Uncategorized
Posted on: August 31, 2009September 1, 2009 Senators demand that GPOs provide transparency to how vendor contracts are chosen Uncategorized
Posted on: August 30, 2009August 30, 2009 HSS Researchers identify protein involved in osteoporosis and arthritis —> interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8) Uncategorized
Posted on: August 29, 2009August 30, 2009 Medtronic CEO defends payments to physician consultants and stresses the value of medical devices and of surgeon alliances that can improve them Uncategorized
Posted on: August 29, 2009August 30, 2009 MedIdea LLC filed a suit against Zimmer alleging infringement of 7 patents related to hip and shoulder replacements Uncategorized
Posted on: August 29, 2009August 31, 2009 Study Finds Steady Drop in Hip Fracture Rates, but Reasons Are Unclear Uncategorized
Posted on: August 29, 2009August 30, 2009 Osteoporosis illustration – This man is sporty, just 46 and looks healthy. Yet his bones could snap at any minute Uncategorized
Posted on: August 28, 2009February 7, 2015 Interview with ConforMIS founder and CEO on custom-made implants, where he got the idea and how he raised $50M Uncategorized
Posted on: August 27, 2009August 29, 2009 Sanford Clinic Neurosurgeon receives FDA clearance as a Lumbar Intervertebral Body Fusion Device – Asfora Bullet Cage Uncategorized
Posted on: August 27, 2009August 30, 2009 Cardea Technology & Optasia Medical to collaborate to optimize their Vertebral Fracture Assessment Tools Uncategorized
Posted on: August 27, 2009August 30, 2009 Dr. David Polly resigns from AAOS Board – Medtronic consulting issues have become an unnecessary distraction Uncategorized
Posted on: August 26, 2009August 27, 2009 Private Placement in Orthopedics is Alive and Well Uncategorized
Posted on: August 26, 2009August 26, 2009 US Spine launches Preference 2 Complex Spine System for scoliosis, kyphosis, trauma and tumors Uncategorized
Posted on: August 25, 2009August 25, 2009 STAR ankle replacement function better than fusion – 24 month data Uncategorized
Posted on: August 25, 2009August 25, 2009 Sea Worm provides model for new Surgical Adhesive Uncategorized
Posted on: August 24, 2009August 24, 2009 Del Palma Orthopedic nets $1.5M in Series A funding from Knowledge Ventures, Percutaneous Monorail Technology for hand, wrist and elbow procedures Uncategorized
Posted on: August 24, 2009August 30, 2009 Extremity Medical gets FDA clearance for its Hallu-X intramedullary implant for big toe fusions Uncategorized
Posted on: August 24, 2009August 24, 2009 Italian Scientists turn wood into new artificial bone Uncategorized
Posted on: August 24, 2009August 24, 2009 Medical device makers holding steady in battle against the recession – the Indiana perspective Uncategorized
Posted on: August 23, 2009August 23, 2009 Dr. David Kraft, a Stanford pediatric oncologist, invents a better way to harvest bone marrow Uncategorized
Posted on: August 20, 2009August 24, 2009 Synthes and Kensey Nash team up on Extracellular Matrix technology – Kensey to manufacture, Synthes to market Uncategorized
Posted on: August 20, 2009August 22, 2009 Anika soars on FDA filing expectations, rival’s stumble Uncategorized
Posted on: August 20, 2009August 22, 2009 49 Spine Companies Submit Products for First Spine Technology Awards Uncategorized
Posted on: August 19, 2009August 20, 2009 Spinal Elements offers an interactive case study that highlights their products – take the test and see how you do Uncategorized
Posted on: August 19, 2009August 19, 2009 Medtronic Units Appeal Globus Patent Judgment Uncategorized
Posted on: August 19, 2009August 20, 2009 FDA panel wants more data before approving Smith & Nephew’s DUROLANE Single Injection, Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid, for knee arthritis Uncategorized
Posted on: August 18, 2009August 18, 2009 FDA Panel recommends clearance for DePuy’s Pinnacle CoMplete ceramic-on-metal hip device – an industry first! Uncategorized
Posted on: August 18, 2009August 20, 2009 Italian surgeons present early clinical data from SpineAlign Medical’s vertebroplasty system Uncategorized
Posted on: August 18, 2009August 30, 2009 Dr. Timothy Kuklo resigns from Washington University after accused by U.S. Army officials of falsifying data in a clinical study Uncategorized
Posted on: August 17, 2009August 18, 2009 Banktupt IST Spine is now sued for fraud and breach over a patent license with Mass. spine surgeons Uncategorized
Posted on: August 17, 2009August 18, 2009 AAOS pushes back on Obama’s statements regarding the value of surgery and blurring the realities of physician reimbursements Uncategorized
Posted on: August 17, 2009August 18, 2009 Applied Spine Technologies reaches 2 year clinical data with its Stabilimax Dynamic Spine Stabilization System Uncategorized
Posted on: August 17, 2009August 18, 2009 Ortho people on the move… Kevin Unger is the new president of Orthofix Spine Uncategorized
Posted on: August 16, 2009September 6, 2009 Artificial Cartilage Plugs that use the body’s repair system to grow new cartilage Uncategorized
Posted on: August 16, 2009August 16, 2009 Turmoil at FDA! Device Chief Out, Drug Chief Investigated Uncategorized
Posted on: August 16, 2009August 16, 2009 BioSyntech announces CEO as they work on strategic initiatives with PricewaterhouseCoopers, stock price reaches $0.12 Uncategorized
Posted on: August 14, 2009August 15, 2009 Japanese researchers grow a mouse tooth from stem cells – any future Ortho applications here? Uncategorized
Posted on: August 14, 2009August 16, 2009 MAKO Surgical announces common stock offering – anticipating proceeds in the $50M range Uncategorized
Posted on: August 14, 2009August 15, 2009 US Spine (Boca Raton, FL) sales grow, 5,300 procedures in US in total, 1,600 Facet Bolts implanted – no revenue numbers given Uncategorized
Posted on: August 13, 2009August 15, 2009 AIMS is reinventing Ortho sales training – “Orthopedics sales wannabes endure rigorous training for high-demand jobs” Uncategorized
Posted on: August 13, 2009August 13, 2009 Flex Biomedical: Raises nearly $1 million and moves to Wisconsin Uncategorized
Posted on: August 13, 2009August 13, 2009 Medtronic Introduces The T2 Sceptor Distractible End Cleats System Uncategorized
Posted on: August 11, 2009August 15, 2009 Boston startup, Connective Orthopaedics, adds Boston Celtics CEO Wyc Grousbeck to its Board Uncategorized
Posted on: August 11, 2009August 11, 2009 Bold moves from a Korean startup – Korea Bone Bank acquires Endotec and develops a new BMP2 to compete with Medtronic’s INFUSE Uncategorized
Posted on: August 11, 2009August 15, 2009 Adult Stems cells loaded onto sutures for tendon repair Uncategorized
Posted on: August 7, 2009August 7, 2009 First Pyrocarbon Shoulder Arthroplasty Performed in Human by Tornier, Inc. Uncategorized
Posted on: August 7, 2009August 7, 2009 Kensey Nash re-acquires the OsseoFit Bone Void Filler product line from Biomet…”for our future cartilage repair business” Uncategorized
Posted on: August 6, 2009August 8, 2009 Is MAKO finally gaining traction with its robot for unicompartmental knee replacement? Uncategorized
Posted on: August 6, 2009August 6, 2009 Titan Spine to market its ENDOSKELETON TT system, a new transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) device Uncategorized
Posted on: August 5, 2009August 5, 2009 Osiris is reinventing itself to focus on developing a stem cell line to target bone repair Uncategorized