Not Guilty! DePuy wins its 2nd ASR metal-on-metal hip product liability case
NOT GUILTY! CHICAGO JURY SIDES WITH DEPUY (Orthopedics This Week) Not guilty! DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. announced on April 16, 2013 that […]
Best small spine surgeon meeting according to Robin Young
OUR PICK FOR BEST SMALL SPINE SURGEON MEETING Remember this old saw? We retain 10% of what we read, 20%
Layoffs are in the air for Medtronic Spine
Layoffs ahead for Medtronic’s spinal business (MassDevice) Medtronic confirms with MassDevice.com today that the company is expecting layoffs as a result
Study: only half of Joint Replacement patients reported a meaningful improvement in their joint disabiity
JOINT REPLACEMENT NO PAIN-FREE GUARANTEE (Orthopedics This Week) Only half of the patients with arthritis who get a hip or knee
Israeli start-up, Bonus BioGroup, to grow autologous bone from fat cells
Israeli medical start-up prepares to build a better bone (Times of Israel) Make no bones about it: A one-of-a-kind factory is
Stryker escalates ShapeMatch Cutting Guides to Class 1 FDA recall
FDA CLASSIFIES STRYKER SHAPEMATCH RECALL CLASS I (Orthopedics This Week) Stryker Corporation announced on April 10, 2013 that the FDA has
Medtronic Spine Cutting Approximately 50 Warsaw Jobs
Medtronic Cutting Approximately 50 Warsaw Jobs (Stacey Page Online) A representative for Medtronic today has confirmed that the orthopedics company will
Total Hip failures are 29% higher for Women than for Men
HIP IMPLANT FAILURE 29% HIGHER FOR WOMEN (Orthopedics This Week) The failure rates for hip implants are 29% higher for women
Study says the pain from MOM Hips is coming from tissue damage as a result of metal wear
MOM HIPS: UNEXPLAINED PAIN PROBABLY TISSUE DAMAGE (Orthopedics This Week) Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers have revealed the results of
Bioscompass acquires ADCON Anti-Adhesion Gel for dura and and tendons with the goal getting US clearance
Bioscompass Acquires Anti-Adhesion Gel (Orthopedics This Week) Rochester, Minnesota-based BiosCompass, Inc. has acquired the IP (intellectual property) for Adcon Gel from
Are family physicians ordering too many lumbar spine MRI scans?
Number of Lumbar Spine MRIs Questioned (Orthopedics This Week) Family physicians are ordering too many lumbar spine MRI scans, according to
Mitek Sports Medicine Introduces New Interference Screw Design For Faster, Easier Insertion
Mitek Sports Medicine Introduces New Interference Screw Design For Faster, Easier Insertion (press release) Mitek Sports Medicine, a leading developer and
Is Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopedics Business on Safe Footing?
Is Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopedics Business on Safe Footing? (The Motley Fool) When it comes to health care companies, there’s no
U.S. Inspector General Issues Fraud Alert on Doctor-Owned Distributors (PODS)
U.S. Inspector General Issues Fraud Alert on Doctor-Owned Distributors (OrthoSpineNews) The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a warning
10 Statistics on Reoperation Rates following Surgery for Disc Herniation
A study recently published in Spine examined the reoperation rate for patients undergoing spine surgery for disc herniation. Researchers used a national
KIVA’s VCF system successfully treats painful metastases osteolytic vertebra in 40 patients
OSTEOLYTIC VERTEBRA METASTASES TREATED WITH KIVA (Orthopedics This Week) A physician-driven study of 40 patients with painful osteolytic vertebra metastases who
Predictions for Orthopedics over the Next 10 Years
NOTE – Written in 2013 with prediction to 2023. How Orthopedics Will Change In The Next 10 Years (The Global Dispatch)
From Hips to Knees: An Analyst’s Takeaway from AAOS 2013
From Hips to Knees: An Analyst’s Takeaway from AAOS 2013 (ODT) The big takeaway from this year’s annual meeting of the
Knee Implants Designed Specifically for Female Patients May Not Improve Outcomes
Knee Implants Designed Specifically for Female Patients May Not Improve Outcomes (AAOS) Anatomic differences between male and female knees have resulted
Amedica has implanted 10,000 Valeo Interbody Fusion Devices in patients
IT’S 10,000 AND COUNTING AT AMEDICA (Orthopedics This Week) Amedica Corporation has now implanted 10,000 of its Valeo Interbody Fusion Devices
Zimmer launches Trabecular Metal Total Ankle system
Zimmer® Trabecular Metal™ Total Ankle Introduced at 2013 AAOS Annual Meeting (press release) Innovative New Ankle Replacement Employs a Low
DJO launches Vitamin E Polyethylene in the new Movation Total Knee System
DJO GLOBAL LAUNCHES VITAMIN E POLY, OTHERS (Orthopedics This Week) DJO Global, Inc. is putting a series of new DJO Surgical
Booming spinal surgery triggers innovative approaches – TranS1 highlighted
Booming spinal surgery triggers innovative approaches (Plastics Today) The rapid growth of efforts to alleviate lower back pain is driving innovation
Biomet and OrthoSensor announce partnership with smart knee instrumentation
Biomet and OrthoSensor Announce Partnership (press release) ARSAW, Ind. & SUNRISE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biomet, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of
NuVasive gets a warning from the FDA over ILIF labeling
FDA WARNS NUVASIVE OVER ILIF LABELING (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA sent NuVasive, Inc. a warning letter on March 12, 2013
Stryker Orthopedics is working with the FDA with recent recalls
Stryker Orthopedics Under Fire for Marketing (Lawyers and Settlements) Portage, MI: Stryker Orthopedics has come under fire from the US Food and Drug
Zimmer suing Greatbatch over production move, claims potentially millions in lost sales
Zimmer suing Greatbatch over production move, claims potentially millions in lost sales Zimmer (ZMH) claims that Greatbatch’s plan to move
VertiFlex sells Spinal Implant Technologies to Stryker
VertiFlex®, Inc. Announces Sale of Certain Non-Core Spinal Implant Technologies to Stryker (EON) SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VertiFlex®, Inc., a leading innovator
Orthofix names new CEO Brad Mason, Bob Vators is gone
Orthofix International Appoints Brad Mason as President and Chief Executive Officer (press release) Orthofix International N.V., OFIX +0.28% (the Company) announced today that it
Dr. Fred Geisler’s New Cervical Device manufactered by Aesculap
DR. GEISLER’S NEW CERVICAL DEVICE (Orthopedics This Week) Click here to see a two-minute animation video of the system. A new cervical
Not looking good for J&J with pending ASR Hip lawsuits – LA Jury awards $8.3M to patient in very first case
Jury tells Johnson & Johnson to pay $8.3M over defective hip replacement (Daily Record) LOS ANGELES — A jury Friday awarded $8.3
Biotech Mesoblast seeks up to $150M
Biotech Mesoblast seeks up to $150m (Adelaide Now) BIOTECHNOLOGY company Mesoblast is raising up to $150 million, a person familiar
Manufacturers Forced to Disclose Gifts to Orthopedic Surgeons
Implant Makers Forced to Disclose Gifts to Orthopaedic Surgeons (DrugWatch) By September 2013, a list of payments made to physicians by
For VCF Fractures, balloons are out and KIVA is in
BALLOONS OUT – KIVA IN – FOR VCFS (Orthopedics This Week) For patients suffering with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) which treatment
TranS1 acquires Baxano for $23.6M for its flexible saw to treat lumbar spinal stenosis
TranS1 Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Baxano, Inc. (press release) Combination Adds Rapidly Growing Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression Technology and Large
Mazor Robotics named as most innovative robotics company by FastCompany
44_SEEGRID, MAZOR ROBOTICS, SPACEX, RECONROBOTICS (FastCompany) “Its movements are accurate to within 1.5 millimeters, all but eliminating errors that require follow-up surgeries.”
FDA publishes new Financial Disclosure Guidelines
New Financial Disclosure Guidelines from FDA (Orthopedics This Week) If you own shares in a mutual fund that includes a company
UK researchers testing retrieved Metal-on-Metal hips with new corrosion techniques
OIL RIG TESTS INFORM JOINT FAILURES (Orthopedics This Week) What does the corrosion in the legs of oil rigs in sea
FDA is shortening time to review and clear 510(k)’s
FDA 510(k) Review Times See Improvements (Today’s Medical Developments) Review times for medical device 510(k) premarket notifications by the U.S.
DePuy Synthes launches “Next-Generation” Shoulder
DePuy Synthes “Next-Generation” Shoulder (Orthopedics This Week) DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction has introduced the Global Unite Platform Shoulder Arthroplasty System. According
DePuy recalls Salvage Knee implants because it may not accommodate physiologic loads
DePuy Orthopaedics LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve: Class I Recall – Taper Connection May Not Accommodate Physiologic Loads (FDA Recall Notice) AUDIENCE: Orthopedics,
Extremities giant, Tornier Names David Mowry as new President and CEO
LinkedIn profile Tornier Names David H. Mowry President and Chief Executive Officer (press release) AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tornier, N.V. (NASDAQ: TRNX), a global
Stryker recommends more vigilant monitoring of patients with recalled hip implants
Stryker recommends more vigilant monitoring of patients with recalled hip implants (MassDevice) Stryker’s Australian division recommends regular blood tests and soft
Medical device tax: Medtech seeks state-level relief from federal levy
Medical device tax: Medtech seeks state-level relief from federal levy (MedDevice) Medical device makers are pulling for some state-level relief to
PhD advocates that repairing the annulus with fibrin glue is just better biomechanics
Gluing the Annulus! (Orthopedics this Week) Repairing the annulus after a micro discectomy is not a new idea. But using glue
Greek prosecutors bring corruption charges over state hospital deals with DePuy
Greek prosecutors bring corruption charges over state hospital deals with DePuy (FoxNews) Greek prosecutors have brought criminal corruption charges related to
Debate on Metal-Metal Articulation: Maloney (against) versus Schmalzried (for)
Metal-Metal Articulation: Maloney v. Schmalzried (Orthopedics This Week) “Like taking candy from a baby,” says Bill Maloney. “There is very
Smith & Nephew CEO says Memphis media reports on layoffs cause were ‘just wrong’
Smith & Nephew CEO says Memphis media reports on layoffs cause were ‘just wrong’ (Memphis Business Journal) While confirming the company
Some Device Makers are trying to pass the new 2.3% excise tax on to customers
DEVICE MAKERS PASSING ON DEVICE TAX (Orthopedics This Week) Now that the first $97 million of the new device tax has
Zimmer to Pay Stryker $70M in Patent Infringement Case
Zimmer Told to Pay Stryker $70 Million in Patent Case (Bloomberg) Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH) was told to pay $70 million to Stryker