ArthroCare sells spinal devices to NeuroTherm -

ArthroCare sells spinal devices to NeuroTherm

NeuroTherm Buys ArthroCare Devices (press release) Arthrocare has reportedly divested its Parallax and Contour product lines used in interventional […]

Blackstone Group to purchase wound care leader, Kinetic Concepts (KCI), for $5B

Blackstone in Talks to Buy Kinetic (Wall Street Journal) Blackstone Group is in talks to buy Kinetic

Will Controversy Lead Medtronic To Sell Its Spine Business?

Will Controversy Lead Medtronic To Sell Its Spine Business? (Forbes) Could the controversy over Medtronic’s bone-graft product Infuse, assailed

DePuy ASR lawsuits are spilling over into Zimmer Durom Cup lawsuits

Zimmer Durom Cup Named in New Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Lawsuit (NewsInferno) A new lawsuit involving the Zimmer Durom Cup hip

BMP-2 Dispute Turns Nasty

BMP-2 Dispute Turns Nasty (MedPageToday) Spine Journal Takes Aim at Infuse Research (MedPageToday) Review faults Medtronic spine device studies (Minneapolis StarTribune

French Spine startup, SpineVision, raises $5M for sales and marketing

SpineVision® Raises $5 Million (press release) SpineVision announced today that it has raised $5 million from existing investors, one new investor, and Company

Low-Cost Orthopedic Device Firms Aim To Shake-Up Market

Low-Cost Orthopedic Device Firms Aim To Shake-Up Market (Wall Street Journal) Generic Implants Hit Market (OTW) List of 5 Generic Implants makers:

California to experiment with bundled procedure fees for Joint Replacements

New Hip and Knee Replacement Pay Program (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) Vastly different charges for the same procedure—often performed

Biologics startup, MiMedx, pulls in $5M in Private Placement

MiMedx Group Completes $5,000,000 Private Placement (press release) MiMedx Group, Inc. (OTCBB:MDXG.ob – News), an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected

13 Must-Know Facts for Patients about Joint Replacements

13 Must-Know Facts About Joint Replacements (Health.com) Many people say they’d do it again You will

2 former ArthroCare executives are fined by SEC for an earnings ‘scheme’

Two former ArthroCare executives sanctioned for earnings ‘scheme’ (Austin American Statesman) David Applegate and John Raffle, both former company vice

RFID System Will Monitor and Trace Orthopedic Implants

RFID System Will Monitor and Trace Orthopedic Implants (RFID World Canada) (RFIDWorld.ca) At the University of Pittsburgh, a group

Knee Implant market will reach $11B by 2017 – The Baby Boomers are coming

Stop the Presses! Knee Replacements to Reach $11 Billion (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) Or, put another way,

US Research in Total Hips and Total Knees has been lagging other countries in the last decade

Research in THA and TKA From the United States Has Declined Over the Past Decade Relative to Other Countries

Non-profit is recycling orthopedic implants after going through cremation

Joint Replacements Recycled? (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) With American orthopedists installing more than a million artificial hips

New CEO appointed at Artimplant, a Swedish biomaterials company focused on interpositional joint implants and soft tissue repair

ARTIMPLANT appoints new CEO (press release) Kjell Thörnbring has been appointed to the new CEO of Artimplant AB. He has

Exactech employee chooses a home-grown total knee for himself

Man helps design his own knee-replacement (Gainesville.com) Kevin Hindle, seen here on Wednesday with an artificial knee joint, regained

ConforMIS raises $68M in stock offering for more working capital

ConforMIS Launches $68M Offering (Boston CityBizList) ConforMIS Inc.has launched a $68 million series E-1 and E-2 convertible preferred stock offering,

Study finds new sealant gel effective in closing spinal wounds postoperatively

Study finds new sealant gel effective in closing spinal wounds postoperatively (OrthoSuperSite) A national multicenter randomized study by researchers with

Chinese implant maker, Bonovo Orthopedics, to sell hips and knees

Bonovo® Orthopedics, Inc. Launches New Division Focused on Joint Reconstruction (press release) http://www.bonovo-ortho.com/ BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bonovo® Orthopedics, Inc. announced today that

A closer look at DePuy’s new President, Andrew Ekdahl, and the challenges he faces

Ekdahl Promoted to DePuy Orthopaedics President (OTW) DePuy announces new Leadership (press release) DePuy’s Ekdahl off and running (Fort Wayne

Smith & Nephew acquires Calgary-based Arthroscopy business, TENET Medical Engineering

Smith & Nephew Inc. Acquires Privately-Held TENET Medical Engineering, Inc.; Premier Provider of Surgical Patient Positioning Equipment (press release) ANDOVER,

Indiana’s $44B Life Sciences Industry Packs a Powerful Punch

Indiana’s $44 Billion Life Sciences Industry Packs a Powerful Punch (press release) New report underscores state’s national rankings as a

The FDA has lengthened the average 510(k) clearance time, +37% in 4 years

Analysis of US FDA Data Shows 37% Increase in 510(k) Clearance Times Since 2006 (QMed) Key findings from Emergo

Vexim, a French Spine startup, gives an update on the SpineJack

http://www.vexim.fr/ Vexim: Two New Implants (written by Elizabeth Hofheinz @ Orthopedics This Week) A certain minimally invasive (MI) French company

FDA needs better recall monitoring, says GAO

US FDA needs better recall monitoring, says GAO (Reuters) Congressional auditors have faulted U.S. health regulators for failing to track

Senators Investigating Medtronic for links between Surgeons consulting fees and Infuse usage

The Senate letter to Medtronic – June 21, 2011 Senators Look Into Medtronic, Doctors (WSJ Blog) The Senate Finance

Dentsply to acquire Astra Tech for $1.8B making Dentsply the #3 dental implant maker

FT: Dentsply in Talks to Buy Astra Tech (HealthPointCapital) Dentsply buys Astra Tech for $1.8 billion (Reuters – UK) The

Spinal Modulation raises $30M to develop electrical stimulator to spinal cord

Back Pain Company Raises $30 Million (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) Spinal Modulation, Inc., a developer of an

NovaBone adds new VP R&D and expands facility

NOVA BONE: Much More Than a Shooting Star! (SpineBlogger) NovaBone Expands Development Capabilities for Orthopedic and Dental Bioactive Bone Graft

OrthoFix CEO Resigns – Alan Milinazzo out, Robert Vaters in

out in Robert S. Vaters Named President and Chief Executive Officer (press release) OFIX CEO Resigns; COO Named as Replacement

Spinal Modulation receives $30M for its spinal cord stimulator

Spinal Modulation Secures $30 Million Series D Financing (press release) Spinal Modulation, Inc. announced today the completion of its

FDA Approves 1st Ceramic-On-Metal Total Hip Replacement

FDA Approves First Ceramic-On-Metal Total Hip Replacement (press release) The FDA approved the first ceramic-on-metal total artificial hip system for

How Long Will Joint Replacements Last?

How Long Will Joint Replacements Last? (OTW) Only a few years ago, joint replacements were performed, almost exclusively, on

DePuy announces new President after only 3 months of searching

DePuy Announces New Leadership (press release) WARSAW, IN — DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a global leader in devices for joint

OrthoSensor wins ISO certification for its smart knee trialing system

OrthoSensor, Intelligent Orthopedic Device Innovator, Receives ISO 13485 Certification (press release) OrthoSensor sells a smart trialing system gives surgeon

An Ortho-Tag sensor will tell orthopedists the condition of an implanted device with the wave of a wand

Wireless tags give physicians details and condition of orthopedic implants with the wave of a wand (TechNews) Ortho-Tag would

Medical-Device Venture Capitalists Go To Washington

Medical-Device Venture Capitalists Go To Washington (WSJ Blog) Health care-focused venture capitalists have long been telling anyone on Capitol Hill

Synthes & Eli Lilly to co-develop osteoporosis drugs

Synthes and Lilly Sign Development and Collaboration Agreement (press release) Synthes, Eli Lilly To Cooperate On Orthopedic Products (WSJ) ZURICH

5 Senators start investigation into the legality of physician-owned distributorships (PODs)

Senators Request Probe of Surgeons (Wall Street Journal) Five U.S. senators asked the Inspector General of the Department of Health

Feds seek prison for Synthes execs over Norian deaths

Feds seek prison for Pa. execs over surgery deaths (Philly.com) Lawyers seek leniency for ex-Synthes executives (Philly.com) Synthes Executives plead

Brainlab acquires Voyant Health for an undisclosed amount

Brainlab buys orthopedic imaging co Voyant Health for $10m (Globes) Brainlab Acquires Voyant Health (press release) MUNICH and TEL AVIV,

Higher risk of complications after joint replacement seen at low-volume hospitals

Higher risk of complications after joint replacement seen at low-volume hospitals (OrthoSuperSite) Patients who undergo elective total hip or total knee arthroplasty

Stryker acquires Memometal Technologies for Nitinol bone staple business for $162M (5 X multiple for a extremities trauma company)

Stryker Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Privately-Held Memometal Technologies S.A. for $162 Million (press release) A Look at the Numbers…

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