Finally, something new in Spine: K2M Launches Rail 4D for correction of spine deformities
New in Spine: K2M Launches Rail 4D (Orthopedics This Week) K2M, Inc. has announced the debut of its new Rail 4D […]
Stryker misses earnings estimate while searching for new CEO – financial analysis of Quarter
Stryker 2Q12: Slightly Disappointing; Searching for New CEO (Orthopedics This Week) Stryker Corporation reported $2.106 billion in sales for the second
Globus Medical anticipates an IPO price at $16-$18 which will bring in $200M
Globus Medical Sees IPO at $16-$18 a Share (Reuters) Spinal implant manufacturer Globus Medical Inc said it expected its initial public
Israeli Cartilage Repair startup raises $10M to continue to study Agili-C
$10 Million Raised for Cartilage Repair (Orthopedics This Week) An Israeli medical device company, CartiHeal Ltd, which was spun off from
Teleflex sells OEM Orthopedics Business to Tecomet for $45M
Teleflex Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell OEM Orthopedics Business for $45.2 Million (press release) Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global
New Joint Replacement startup moves to Warsaw with 13 employees
Iconacy Joins Warsaw Orthopedics Family (Stacey Page Onlie) A new orthopedic company coming to Warsaw was granted tax abatements Monday night
Generics are Coming! Generics are Coming!
Generics are Coming! Generics are Coming! (written by Dr. Blair Rhode for ORTHOPRENEUR Nov 2011) Blair Rhode, M.D. is a sports
MAKO Surgical gaining traction with its RIO robots for total knee and hip surgery
MAKO Surgical Corp. Reports Selected Operating Results for the Second Quarter 2012 (press release) Second Quarter 2012 Highlights Nine RIO(R) systems
iWalk gets $3M in financing for its bionic knee and ankle prostheses
iWalk gets $3M, launches BiOM for more amputees (Mass High Tech) Weeks after launching a new version of its bionic ankle
Trends in orthopedics – Joint sales down, Spine sales up
Joint down, spine up: Trends in orthopedics (MassDevice) Free Summary Report of Technologies Group purchasing organization Novation reports on recent trends
Total Hip Modular Necks – Is this the next phase of Hip Failures?
Stryker Hip Stem Recall Raises Warnings (Orthopedics This Week) While a blue ribbon FDA panel was wrestling with problems associated with
Stryker voluntarily recalls 2 total hip systems with modular-necks
Stryker Initiates Voluntary Product Recall of Modular-Neck Stems (press release) Stryker has voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems.
Chinese Orthopedic Implant company acquired for $35.5M (4.6 X annual sales of $7.7M)
Mindray Medical Jumps Into Orthopedic Implants (Investors.com) China’s Mindray Medical International, (MR) the world’s No. 3 maker of patient monitors, expanded into
9 Growth Drivers effecting the Orthopedics boom in China
China Orthopedic: What Drives The Growth? (Seeking Alpha) China has around 200 million people over the age of 60 now, with
Report predicts growth or decline in each spine market segment through 2020
Growth in spine surgery technologies to 2020 (Med Market Diligence) Driven by aging populations and technological advances leading to improved devices
Stryker continues to cut jobs reducing Workforce by 5% ahead of the 2.3% Medical Device Tax
Stryker to Cut New York Jobs (Orthopedics This Week) According to a “WARN” notice filed with the state of New York,
Greatbatch/Precimed to Relocate Ortho Unit from Switzerland to Fort Wayne and Tijuana
Greatbatch to Relocate Ortho Unit – Analyst Blog (Nasdaq Blog) Medical technology company, Greatbatch Inc. recently proposed to relocate Greatbatch Medical’s orthopedics manufacturing
Positive Clinical Results for the NLT Spine’s PROW FUSION for spinal fusion in transforaminal (TLIF) procedure
NLT SPINE: Positive Results for PROW FUSION (Orthopedics This Week) Go in small, but deliver a big footprint…NLT SPINE has announced
Longer lasting Joint Implant material developed at Colorado State is now working in humans
Joint Implant Material Created at Colorado State University Now Working in Humans (Colorado State) FORT COLLINS – A new, longer-lasting joint implant
Med Device companies are concerned that the 2.3% tax will stunt research and result in workforce reductions
Mass. reaction: Insurers feel better while device makers ill (Boston Herald) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts CEO Andrew Dreyfus hardly
Benvenue Medical bags $25M in Series D Financing to study its innovative VCF systems
Benvenue Medical Secures $25 Million Series D Financing (press release) Spine Company is Well-Poised for Rapid U.S. and Global Sales in
Synthes sale to J&J was driven to benefit its Chairman, Hansjoerg Wyss
J&J’s Synthes deal purportedly benefited chairman (Bloomberg News) Johnson & Johnson’s $21.3 billion buyout of Synthes Inc. shortchanged the medical-device maker’s
Corin to continue distribution of the LARS Artificial Ligament in UK and Australia
Corin Group Reaches Agreement With LARS SA (press release) Corin Group Plc. (CRG.L) said it has reached an agreement with LARS
Europe’s recession likely to hurt Stryker’s orthopedic business in Q2
Europe’s recession likely to hurt Stryker’s orthopedic business in Q2 (MassDevice) Southern Europe remains a “challenging” environment for ortho giant Stryker
FDA Panel on Metal-on-Metal Hip provides guidance on 8 questions, but no answers to the overall Dilemma
FDA Panel: No Answers to MoM Hip Dilemma (MedPageToday) Two days of public hearings yielded little in the way of solid
Orthopedic Extremity Device Market to Surge Past $4.2B by 2016
Orthopedic Extremity Device Market to Surge Past $4.2B by 2016 (Millennium Research Group) According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global
This week: FDA Panel Meeting to review Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
F.D.A. Hearing to Focus on Replacement Hips (NY Times) The Food and Drug Administration will start a two-day hearing on Wednesday meant to
Lawfirm summarizes Metal-on-Metal issues with 17,000 Adverse Events reported to FDA
FDA Reports Nearly 17,000 Adverse Events From Metal Hip Implants (press release) Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a New York law firm nationally
Irish Bone and Cartilage regeneration startup, SurgaColl Technologies, naps €2M in funding
Medical device spin-out SurgaColl Technologies gets €2m injection (Silicon Republic) SurgaColl Technologies, a spin-out from the Royal College of Surgeons in
California Hospitals Double Dip on Spine Surgeries
Hospitals Double Dip on Spine Surgeries (Biloine Young @ OTW) Some California hospitals collect duplicate payments for spinal surgeries—get paid twice—according
Change is in the Air: A Medtech Industry SWOT Analysis
Change is in the Air: A Medtech Industry SWOT Analysis (QMED) Medical device companies are being forced to rethink their business
Can a blood clot help heal a rotator cuff tear?
Blood Clots Heal Rotator Cuff Tears (Biloine Young @ OTW) Can a blood clot help heal a rotator cuff tear? Christopher
Will Steve MacMillan run DePuy after the Synthes acquisition?
MacMillan to DePuySynthes? (Walter Eisner @ OTW) First The Wall Street Journal reported that the former Stryker Corporation CEO was gunning for a
Medical Device Venture Capitalists back away from “me too” companies
Venture capitalists back away from “me, too” companies (MassDevice) Venture capitalists are looking to put their money into med-tech’s next disruptive
Sports medicine startup, Biomimedica, raises $14M for synthetic cartilage to repair joints
Biomimedica® Announces the Closing of its Oversubscribed Series B Financing (press release) Biomimedica®, Incorporated (www.biomimedica.com), a medical device start-up company
Biomimetic Therapeutics publishes Ankle fusion results of Augment Injectable Bone Graft Clinical Trial
Timothy Daniels, MD Presents Results from Augment™ Injectable Bone Graft Clinical Trial (press release) Dr. Timothy Daniels, associate professor of orthopedic
Precision Spine Acquires Spinal USA and Precision Medical for $72M
Precision Spine Acquires Spinal USA, LLC & Precision Medical of Mississippi, LLC (press release) Precision Spine, Inc. (“Precision Spine”) announced today
Hopkins Study says single leg cast works just as well as a spica cast
De-Cast the Kids, Says Hopkins Study (Biloine Young @ OTW) new study from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center challenges the longstanding practice
Israeli startup grows Human Bone from Stem Cells
Human Bone Grown From Stem Cells (Biloine Young @ OTW) Bonus BioGroup website Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle
Histogenics NeoCart autologous cartilage tissue is shown to be superior to Microfracture at 2 years
NeoCart Tissue Implant Superior to Microfracture (Biloine Young @ OTW) The regenerative medicine company Histogenics Corporation received encouraging news in an
Aesculap launches new VEGA Posterior Stabilized Knee Replacement Technology
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC Debuts New VEGA System® PS Knee Replacement Technology (press release) The VEGA System Design is a Pivotal
FDA-CDRH Director Jeff Shuren Touts Improvements in the FDA Process
CDRH’s Shuren Touts Improvements in FDA Process (HealthPointCapital) Copy of Dr Shuren’s slides –> Dr Shuren – Memphis 11June12 In comments
Spinal Device 510k Clearances in May = 20
The FDA granted 20 spine-related device clearances in May. Ayers Rock Cervical Cage from Qualgenix. Lateral Fusion Device from Integra Spine. Mont Blanc Pedicle
TransCorp Spine gets 510K Clearance for SpinePort cervical spine access system
TransCorp Spine Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for the SpinePortTM Spinal Access System for Minimally-‐Invasive Access and Visualization of the Cervical
BYU engineers conceive disc replacement to treat chronic low back pain
BYU engineers conceive disc replacement to treat chronic low back pain (BYU News) In between the vertebrae of the human spine
ConforMIS, the custom knee implant maker, to raise another $68M in stock offering
ConforMIS issues $68M stock offering (MassHighTech) The recipient of one of the largest venture capital investments nationwide in the first quarter
Mazor Introduces C-OnSite Spinal Implant Verification Software
Mazor Introduces C-OnSite Spinal Implant Verification Software (MegGadget) Mazor Robotics (Caesarea, Israel) has made available globally its C-OnSite software that allows for
ISTO awarded a patent for Fusion Osteobiologic Bone Graft Extender and Substitute
ISTO’s Fusion Osteobiologic Granted Patent (Walter Eisner @ OTW) The U.S. Patent Office has issued a fundamental U.S. patent for the
OrthoFix pays an additional $34M to Settle False Claims Allegations with its Bone Growth Stimulators
Texas-based Medical Device Manufacturer Pays U.S. $34 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations (Department of Justice) Orthofix Inc., a Texas-based
In a Chinese Orthopedic acquisition, Mindray Medical Acquires Dragonbio for $35.5M
Mindray Medical to Acquire Controlling Stake in Dragonbio’s Orthopedics Business for US$35.5 Million (press release) Mindray video introduction Mindray Medical International