Speaker: New classification system will simplify periprosthetic fracture management in joint replacement (Healio) Two surgeons have developed a new classification system […]
MEDTRONIC’S PRESTIGE CERVICAL DISC BESTS FUSION (Orthopedics This Wek) After seven years of clinical and radiographic outcomes under their belts, patients
Panel highlights lack of support on safety, efficacy of spinal sphere devices for fusion (Healio) In a meeting about the FDA’s
First the hype, now the science: Evidence-based recommendations for PRP (press release) JAAOS Article – “Platelet-rich Plasma in Orthopaedic Applications: Evidence-based
Warsaw hub of orthopedic evolution (Journal Gazette) DePuy history (DePuy) Among the world’s top seven orthopedic companies, three of them are in
Four Countries to Participate in Pilot Program for Medical Device Audits (ODT Magazine) FDA Announcement of MDSAP Pilot Program (FDA) Australia’s Therapeutic
Medtronic Presents First-of-Its-Kind Data Showing Sustained Results with Cervical Disc Replacement After Seven Years (press release) Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) presented
HAMMERTOE DEVICE GAINS FDA CLEARANCE (Orthopedics This Week) Press Release BME Website A device for treating hammertoe deformities has received
BioPen to rewrite orthopaedic implants surgery (Health Canal) A handheld “bio pen” developed in the labs of the University of Wollongong
LAWYERS SET TO EARN $1 BILLION IN DEPUY ASR DEAL (Orthopedics This Week) Lawyers representing over 8,000 plaintiffs in DePuy ASR
Brazil’s Big Opportunity Can’t Wait for This Health Care Leader (Daily Finance) Read S+N Press Release here Read also… Trend contiues
MOM HIPS: BANNED IN BRITAIN (Orthopedics This Week) The United Kingdom has banned metal-on-metal hips. The UK’s National Health Service (NHS),
Lecturer: Disc preservation can reduce number of fusions (Helio) With back pain becoming increasingly more common, the clinical implications of disc
NEW DATA ON 3-HOUR OUTPATIENT PARTIAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (Orthopedics This Week) Don’t fear the outpatient experience, says the largest study ever
Arthrosurface Stemless Shoulder Arthroplasty Hits 10 Year Mark (Providence Journal) Arthrosurface Incorporated (www.arthrosurface.com), a developer of less-invasive joint restoration and resurfacing
2013 Medtech M&A Review: A Lot of M&A Movement in Orthopedics (MDDI Online) List of Recent Mergers and Acquisitions This year
STRYKER/ORTHOVITA INSIDE TRADERS PLEAD GUILTY (Orthopedics This Week) After Stryker Corporation (download 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE) acquired Orthovita, Inc. in 2011, the
VIETNAM TESTING KNEE STEM CELL TREATMENT (Orthopedics This Week) According to Vietweek, Vietnam is one of the few countries in the world
THE BLOOD INJECTIONS THAT MIGHT TRANSFORM ORTHOPEDIC (The New Yorker) Chris Waddell has been an élite athlete for more than two
Amedica Files for IPO (press release) Amedica Corporation, a Salt Lake City, Utah-based silicon nitride orthopedic and spine implant company, has
J&J Said to Reach $4 Billion Deal to Settle Hip Lawsuits (NY Times) Recall Costs 94 Percent Federal Suits Sulzer Settlement
KNEE OA CELL THERAPY TRIALS IN CHINA (Orthopedics This Week) Renji Hospital in Shanghai, a tertiary hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao
Zimmer, OrthoSensor Ink Co-Marketing Partnership (press release) Agreement Provides VERASENSE Knee Technology for use with Zimmer Knee Systems OrthoSensor, a leader
INTEGRA GOES “HOLLYWOOD” INTERVERTEBRALLY (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA has issued a 510 (k) clearance for Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation’s Hollywood
JOINT ARTHROPLASTY READMISSIONS TOP 5% (Orthopedics This Week) A little more than 5% of patients who undergo total hip and knee
Spinal fusions serve as case study for debate over when certain surgeries are necessary (Washington Post) NASS Executive Committee Responds to
Artificial knee joints tailored for Chinese people (English.News.CN) Chinese people’s joints wear out too, but replacement implants have, on occasion, been
AUSTRALIA IDENTIFIES BEST AND WORST PERFORMING JOINT REPLACEMENTS (Orthopedics This Week) Every year 8,000 Australians have to get back on the
BIOMET IMPLANTS FIRST U.S. STEMLESS SHOULDER (Orthopedics This Week) Biomet, Inc.’s new stemless shoulder is moving and grooving in its first
NICE WANTS LONGER LASTING HIPS (Orthopedics This Week) The Brits, who first raised warnings about metal-on-metal hips, have issued a new
SpineDirect, LLC Launches Revolutionary High Quality, Low Cost Spinal Implant Solution (press release) All Generic Implant articles at OrthoStreams PALM HARBOR,
Wright takes MicroPort global in 51 days (with Video) (Memphis Business Journal) If you could put together a $290 million deal
Stryker to pay $13.2 mln to settle civil bribery charges (press release) Stryker (download 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE) agreed to pay >US $13.2MM to settle alleged
Amedica And K2M Partner To Expand Distribution Of Silicon Nitride Interbody Spinal Fusion Devices In Europe (press release) Amedica Corporation, a
EU Parliament: No PMAs here please The European Parliament today votes not to require medical devices to undergo an approval
Life Sciences IPO Boom Leaves Out Medical Devices (WSJ Blogs) Biotechnology startups have stampeded to the public markets this year, but
MEDTRONIC CLAIMS “FIRST” IN LATERAL ACCESS SPINE SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Medtronic, Inc. says it has scored a first by introducing
THE TEN BEST NEW SPINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2013 (Orthopedics This Week) The winners of the 2013 Orthopedics This Week Best New Technology award
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Biotech International (press release) Wright Medical to buy French firm for $75
Medical Devices and the Great Deflation (MassDevice) The medical device industry’s financial growth has been cut dramatically following the Great Recession,
STUDY: NO INTENTIONAL BIAS IN MEDTRONIC BMP STUDIES (Orthopedics This Week) Study Finds NO Intentional Medtronic BMP Bias His national database
Medical Device Manufacturer Plans Expansion (OnlineTMD) “From pharmaceutical to orthopedic leaders, Indiana’s sound fiscal policies, low-tax structure, and talented workforce continue
Small Device Companies May Bear Biggest Brunt of Controversial Tax (OrthoSpineNews) Large companies making medical devices such as artificial knees are
MESOBLAST ACQUIRES OSIRIS’ CULTURE EXPANDED STEM CELL THERAPEUTIC BUSINESS (press release) MELBOURNE, Australia and NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Benvenue Medical Receives Spine Technology Award For Kiva® VCF Treatment System (press release) Award from Orthopedics This Week Honors Best
Biomet Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Lanx, Inc. (press release) Biomet, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of musculoskeletal
Bone Therapeutics’ allogeneic osteoblastic product to enter clinic for the treatment of delayed union fractures (press release) BONE THERAPEUTICS, the leading
SpinalMotion adds another $11 million to a funding round begun back in 2011, taking the total raised to nearly $26
Arthrex Ordered to Stop Selling Infringing Products (press release) Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, announces
Orthopedic companies are giving up on the US Market. Throwing in the towel. Orthopedic device companies have found themselves in
