The Orthopedics Industry 5 disruptive factors that will negatively impact the Medical Device industry
Study: Medical device industry facing $34 billion revenue hit (Healthcare Daily) The confluence of five forces could create a $34 billion […]
Histogenics, a knee cartilage repair biotech company, to raise $60M in IPO
An unmet need for knees: Biotech Histogenics sets terms for $60 million IPO (OrthoSpineNews) Histogenics, a biotech developing a therapy for
First patient receives Zyga’s Facet Restoration device
ZYGA’S FACET RESTORATION STUDY HAS FIRST PATIENT (Orthopedics This Week) The first patient is enrolled in Zyga Technology, Inc.’s facet DUET
Japan implements major changes to its Medical Device registration process
Major Changes to Medical Device Registration Process in Japan (Emergo) Revised medical device registration and approval requirements in Japan will become
How the smart Orthopedic companies are hacking FDA and ISO Compliance
Building a QMS system that is compliant is a real pain for a small company. So far, there haven’t been
MedTech Venture capital is dead and it’s starting to stink
Dr. Tom Fogarty: Venture capital is dead and it’s starting to stink (MassDevice) The director of the Fogarty Institute, medtech legend
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The FDA clears the 1st patient-specific spinal rod
FDA CLEARS FIRST PATIENT-SPECIFIC SPINAL ROD (Orthopedics This Week) The French-based Medicrea Group says it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for
You can buy Baxano’s product lines in bankruptcy court?
Baxano Surgical to Sell Product Lines Through Voluntary Chapter 11 Court Supervised Auction Process (Press Release) RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 13, 2014
Hospitals are paying less for hip components this year
IMPLANT COSTS DROP AS HOSPITALS NEGOTIATE (Orthopedics This Week) Hospitals are paying about 16% less for one component of a hip
Medtronic may have to sell off units to satisfy EU Regulators in the Covidien deal
Medtronic offers EU concessions in $43 billion Covidien deal (Reuters) U.S. medical device maker Medtronic Inc has offered concessions in a
For the first time, data is available from the American Joint Replacement Registry
First data flows from national registry tracking joint replacements (Modern Healthcare) Hospitals for the first time have access to national data
5 Tips – How to be Successful in Medical Device Sales
How to be Successful in Medical Device Sales (GreenOnion) Having completed a number of successful years in medical device sales I
OrthAlign raises $15M to market their OrthAlign Plus device
OrthAlign, Inc. Completes $15M Round of Financing to Fuel OrthAlign Plus® Launch, Sales and Marketing Expansion, and International Markets Growth (press
ECA Medical launched the World’s 1st pre-sterile, single-procedure Spinal Fusion Kit
ECA Medical Instruments® and Intelligent Implant Systems Unveil World’s First Pre-Sterile, Single-Procedure Spinal Fusion Kit (Press Release) ECA Medical Instruments, the
Medtronic unveils post-merger management structure
Medtronic unveils post-merger management structure (MassDevice) Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak unveils the plan for the medical device giant’s management structure after
Stryker settles Hip Implant lawsuits for $1.43B
also read… Stryker settles the first 4 hip-implant lawsuits, 600 more are in the queue also read.. Stryker says that its Modular
Integra LifeSciences to spin off spine unit
Integra LifeSciences to spin off spine unit (press release) Nov 3 (Reuters) – Surgical devices and orthopedic care company Integra LifeSciences Holdings
Did Wright Medical Make The Right Move?
Did Wright Medical Make The Right Move? (SeekingAlpha) Summary Wright Medical Group announced a merger with Tornier to create a major
4 Early Observations about a combined Wright-Tornier
#1 – The big picture of the deal Both boards have approved the merger and closing is expected in 2H 2015.
Your dashboard for the Wright-Tornier merger
TIMELINE Oct 2, 2015 – Closing July 7, 2015 Merger between Wright Medical and Tornier receives shareholder approval
Globus Medical acquires allograft maker Transplant Technologies
Globus Medical snaps up allograft maker Transplant Technologies (MassDevice) Globus Medical acquires Transplant Technologies of Texas, a provider of bone allografts,
Wright and Tornier to merge into an Extremities powerhouse
download the Wright-Tornier Investor Presentation Timeline of Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics Wright Medical Group, Inc. and Tornier N.V. Agree to
Wright Medical is close to commercializing the first new growth factor in Orthopedics in a decade – Augment Bone Graft
Wright Medical (WMGI) Reports FDA Approvable of Augment Bone Graft, Lowers FY14 Sales Guidance (StreetInsider) Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI)
Seven key papers from Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) in Tampa
Seven important items from OTA (Healio) Orthopedics Today features seven stories and videos of importance to emerge from the Impact of
BREAKING: Jury clears DePuy in 1st Pinnacle bellwether trial
BREAKING: Jury clears DePuy in 1st Pinnacle bellwether trial (MassDevice) A federal jury in Texas reportedly clears Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy
Materialise acquires OrthoView’s surgical planning tools for $12.3M
Materialise Acquires OrthoView for Up to $12.3M (HealthPointCapital) website Materialize website OrthoView Materialise NV entered into an agreement to acquire the
Six new stories regarding total ankle arthroplasty
Six important stories to read regarding total ankle arthroplasty (Healio) Outcomes of total ankle replacement comparable between arthritis patients Among patients
Next-generation Orthopedic Sensors will embrace simplicity
Next-Gen Orthopedic Sensors Will Embrace Simplicity (MDDI) To make it into the clinic, researchers say smart sensors for orthopedics will have
Stryker repatriates $2B to get ready for acquisitions in 2015
Stryker to repatriate $2B, ready for acquisitions in 2H15 (FierceMedicalDevices) Links… earnings report and the transcript Stryker ($SYK) took an earnings hit
Bioventus acquires the OsteoAMP biologics product line from Advanced Biologics
Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics Bioventus to Acquire OsteoAMP Product Line from Advanced Biologics (HealthPointCapital) Bioventus entered into an agreement to
Baxano Surgical streamlines its business operations
Baxano Surgical Completes Financing and Continues Streamlined Business Operations (press release) Baxano Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:BAXS), a medical device company focused on
Medtronic can’t shake shareholders lawsuit over Infuse
Medtronic can’t shake shareholders lawsuit over Infuse (MassDevice) A federal judge green-lights a shareholders lawsuit over its Infuse bone-growth protein that
FDA pitches its technology transfer program – grants are available
FDA Invents: How technology transfer gets FDA inventions from lab to marketplace (OrthoSpineNews) If you think the term “government invention” is
The coming Sunshine Act changes will be expensive for Ortho Companies
Proposed Changes to the Sunshine Act Will Be Expensive for Medtech Companies (OrthoSpineNews) Proposed revisions to the Physician Payments Sunshine Act
The Top Ten Medtech Companies in 2015
2015’s Biggest Medtech Companies (OrthoSpineNews) The list of the world’s 10 largest medical device companies is going to look pretty different
What we did and did not learn at AdvaMed 2014
What we did and did not learn at AdvaMed 2014 (OrthoSpineNews) The annual meeting of the Advanced Medical Technology Association, or
10 ways to detect a Physician wannapreneur
10 Ways to detect a physician wannapreneur (Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA via LinkedIn) All things healthcare has replaced sex and real estate as
Research: Orthopedic implants linked to a form of skin cancer in rare cases
Chronic contact allergy from metal orthopedic implant linked to aggressive form of skin cancer (OrthoSpineNews) In rare cases, patients with allergies
Next IPO in Ortho: Histogenics plans for $65M
Histogenics Proposes $65M IPO )HealthPointCapital) Histogenics Corporation filed an S-1 to raise up to $65 million through an initial public offering
The case for going generic in Orthopedics
Going generic: Should medical device companies ditch the incremental upgrades? (MedCityNews) Premiergeneric CEO Susan DeVore ruffled a few audience feathers at
Newer hip implants are not better! The conclusion reached after a comprehensive review of 118 studies
Most New Devices Not Better After All? (Orthopedics This Week) In reviewing 118 studies and 15,384 implants, researchers from the Netherlands
3 reasons why Orthopedic Surgeons make poor decisions
Three Reasons Surgeons Make Poor Decisions (Orthopedics This Week) James G. Wright, M.D., M.P.H., surgeon-in-chief at the Hospital for Sick Children
For Sale: all of AxioMed Spine assets after burning through $70M
AxioMed Spine Corp. is up for sale (Crains Cleveland Business) AxioMed Spine Corp. has been put up for sale by its
Positive movement to repeal and refund the 2.3% Device Excise Tax
House Passes Legislation that Both Repeals and Refunds the 2.3% Device Excise Tax (HealthPointCapital) In the last action till after the
Three big issues have emerged regarding the 2.3% MedDevice tax
Medical device tax: A hat trick of futility (MassDevice) The medical device tax has achieved such a hat trick of futility
NY Hospitals to perform free Joint Replacement surgeries for the uninsured
FREE JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY FOR NEEDY (Orthopedics This Week) Christmas will arrive early for a few joint replacement patients who will
So far, the Sunshine Act disclosures are 33% incomplete
To view the Open Payments physician payment dataset, click here: www.cms.gov/openpayments SUNSHINE ACT DISCLOSURES OFF TO CLOUDY START (Orthopedics This Week)
Zimmer acquires ETEX for its biologics portfolio
—-> List of all Mergers & Acquisitions Zimmer Acquires ETEX Holdings, Inc. (press release) Zimmer Expands Portfolio of Early Intervention and Joint
Trend: Increasing musculoskeletal pain seen in young adults. Is early intervention needed?
Weekly musculoskeletal pain on the rise among young adults Research from Finland shows an increase in the prevalence of frequent