DGIMed Ortho raises $2.1M to market its system for finding the distal locking screw hole without imaging
DGIMed Ortho raises $2.1M (Med City News) An orthopedic company in Minnetonka, Minnesota has raised $2.1 million in its latest […]
New bone graft delivery device from Micromedics is available for orthobiologics companies
Micromedics, Inc., a Nordson Company Announces New OsteoXpressTM Bone Graft Delivery Device (Montreal Gazette) Micromedics, Inc., a Nordson Company (NASDAQ:
Bone Marrow Biopsy is quicker and less painful with the new Vidacare system
Bone Marrow Biopsy Quicker, Less Painful With Rotary Device (Medscape) The results from the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of a
An emotional patient shares her horror story with Senate panel about her Depuy ASR metal-on-metal hip
DePuy hip recall: Patient shares horror story with Senate panel (MassDevice) Katie Korgaokar captures the attention of a Senate panel
The Feds are expanding their investigation into Medtronic’s off-label use of Infuse
Medtronic Bone-Growth Product Scrutinized (NY Times) Feds Widening Infuse Inquiry (OTW) The New York Times reported that the U.S. Justice
Ceramic hips that squeak tend be found in patients that are taller, heavier and younger
Study identifies patient characteristics for squeaking hips (OrthoSuperSite) 2,406 primary ceramic-on-ceramic hip arthroplasties were studied. The investigators identified 74 squeaking
3 new Orthopedic products receive design awards from MDDI magazine
37 Innovative Products Win Medical Design Excellence Award (press release) Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) magazine has announced the
Increased Use of Less Invasive Arthroplasty Among Those < 65 Will Catalyze Growth in Total Joints in the US
Increased Use of Less Invasive Arthroplasty Among Those Under 65 Will Catalyze Growth in Large Joint Devices in the United
High-Flex Knee Replacement Devices May Carry Risks
High-Flex Knee Replacement Devices May Carry Risks (NewsInferno) A study conducted between 2003 and 2004 involving one popular high-flex knee
Zimmer restructuring reaches the Austin spine and orthobiologics locations
Zimmer Holdings restructuring affects Austin site (Austin Business Journal) Zimmer spokesman Garry Clark would not specify how many employees were impacted
Integra LifeSciences invests more in spine after the Theken Spine acquisition
Integra LifeSciences Opens New Facility in Medina, Ohio (press release) Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) today announced that it has
Wright Medical CEO Gary Henley abruptly resigns
Wright Medical President and CEO Henley resigns (Forbes) Wright Medical Group Inc. said that CEO Gary Henley resigned from the
TranS1 update – some good news and some bad news
Trans1’s Clearance, Paper Approvals and Guidance (OTW) Good news and bad news for for TranS1: + New 510(k) clearance for
FDA to evaluate Metal-on-Metal adverse event data – UK problems may be overstated
FDA to Collect Adverse Event Data Despite UK Recall of Metal Hip Implants (FDA News) Quality problems with metal-on-metal (MoM)
Canadian patients wait time for total joint surgery has been reduced
Canada’s Surgery Wait-Time Down (OTW) By 2010, 84% of Canadian patients were receiving hip replacements within wait time benchmarks of
Study shows increased operative times for performing total knee replacement in overweight patients
Study shows increased operative times for performing total knee replacement in overweight patients (OrthoSuperSite) Study found increased time for obese
Surgeons prefer 3-cycle HA viscosupplement injections over the new 1-cycle injections
Hyaluronic Acid Products from Genzyme, Sanofi-Aventis Preferred Among Orthopedic Surgeons, According to Survey (press release) According to a comprehensive
Top 10 Things Learned in Orthopedic Surgery – Adventures in PA Rotations
Article reprint from AdvanceWeb.com – author is Timothy Loerke, a PA student in Fort Worth ======================================================= If you are interested in
Synthes Partners with Materialise in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
Synthes Partners with Materialise in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery (press release) This is an exclusive partnership for the development and distribution of Materialise’s solutions
Meet the new President at DePuy Spine, J&J insider Namal Nawana
DePuy Spine appoints new worldwide president (OrthoSuperSite) The DePuy Family of Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced in a press
Disc replacement is better than spine fusion in terms of cost and outcomes
Disc replacement may offer advantages in cost and outcomes over spinal fusion (OrthoSuperSite) Study revealed that patients who underwent
Zimmer Cuts Jobs, Plans Plant Closure In Restructuring Move
Zimmer Cuts Jobs, Plans Plant Closure In Restructuring Move (WSJournal) Zimmer cuts jobs in Warsaw (Journal Gazette – Warsaw) Zimmer
Interested in buying any of Inion’s assets?
Inion Ltd (Finland) was once a promising new trauma company with resorbable bone plates. Inion raised a total of $100M
Rachiotek acquires the assets of the bankrupt Applied Spine Technologies
Rachiotek LLC Acquires Assets of Applied Spine Technologies, Inc. (OrthoSpineNews) Startup Losers in 2010/2009 … Unlock the full article and
Medical device tax: AdvaMed asks IRS to define “manufacturer”
Medical device tax: AdvaMed asks IRS to define “manufacturer” (MassDevice) Indiana Senator leading the charge to repeal the new 2.3%
BlackRock has become the #1 investor in S+N with a 5% stake
Orthopedic device maker Smith & Nephew: BlackRock now top investor (MedCityNews) The world’s largest asset management firm, BlackRock Inc., boosts
Japan Earthquake: What is the Risk for Orthopedic Stocks?
Japan Earthquake: Risk for Medical Technology Stocks? (WSJ)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
Corin-MAKO: five-year global distribution agreement
Corin-MAKO: five-year global distribution agreement (Corin) Corin has entered into a five-year global distribution agreement with MAKO Surgical Corp. Under
Core Essence Orthopedics naps $11.5M for minimally invasive soft tissue repair
Core Essence Secures $11.5 Million Series B Financing (FierceMedicalDevices) Core Essence Orthopaedics, Inc. (CE Ortho) is a privately held orthopaedic
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Smith and Nephew sues fired Engineers for conspiracy to steal secrets for $56M
Smith & Nephew Sues Fired Engineers for Breach of Contract, Other Alleged Offenses (Memphis Flyer) Smith & Nephew Files Suit
How will the Japan earthquake affect Orthopedic sales?
How the Japan Earthquake Will Affect the Musculoskeletal Industry (HealthPointCapital) Sector Snap: Orthopedic device makers and Japan (Boomberg) The devastating
Want to buy an electrically conductive interlocking nail system? it’s for auction on March 31
The Electro-Nail – Better Design for Faster Healing. ICAP Ocean Tomo Announces Auction of an Advanced Electro-Nail Implant System for
Indiana Senator leading the charge to repeal the new 2.3% Medical Device tax
Senator Coats Holds Orthopedics Roundtable In Winona Lake (Times-Union) Under the health care law passed in 2010, orthopedic device makers
FDA rejects Medtronic’s Amplify spine device application
FDA Issues Non-Approvable Letter for Medtronic’s Amplify (HealthPointCapital) FDA scotches Medtronic’s Amplify spine device application (Mass Device) FDA Rejects Amplify
British Orthopaedists claim that the DePuy ASR revision rate ranges from 21% at four years to 49% at six years
J&J Hip Failure Rate as High as 49 Percent, U.K. Doctors Say (Bloomberg) The British Orthopaedic Association and the British
Pipeline Biomedical raises another $8M to develop orthopedic implants for use in navigation
Another $8m in Pipeline’s Biomedical pipeline … (Wired VC) Cedar Knolls, NJ based Pipeline Orthopedics focuses on the design of
FDA public workshop on June 2011 in Dallas, “The Future of Medical Products Regulation: Ensuring Safety and Integrity in a Global Market”
FDA will hold a 2-day public workshop, “The Future of Medical Products Regulation: Ensuring Safety and Integrity in a Global Market,”
The President of DePuy resigns, will leave at end of the month
JOHNSON & JOHNSON ANNOUNCED DAVID FLOYD RESIGNED (JNJ) (Reuters) President of J&J’s DePuy Orthopaedics Unit to Leave (WSJ) Johnson &
BoneGrafix, a synthetic bone substitute startup in Baltimore, gets a boost from Global Biotech
Rockville Startup BoneGrafix Gets Boost from Global Biotech (CityBizList Baltimore) … Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
Bacterin International, the bone grafting innovators, begins trading under the symbol “BONE”
Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. Receives Approval for Listing on NYSE Amex (press release) Bacterin, biologics maker of anti-infective coatings for
State of Ohio Funds AxioMed’s 2nd product, a new cervical discew Disc
Ohio Funds AxioMed’s New Disc (OTW) Entrepreneurs powering Cleveland makeover (Reuters) The State of Ohio is giving AxioMed Spine
The “Device Gap” between EU and US is heating up
FDA’s Shuren Ignites EU Spat (OTW) “We don’t use our people as guinea pigs in the U.S.”, Shuren told reporters.
Why it costs… $24,200 for a knee replacement
Why it costs… $24,200 for a knee replacement (Washington Post) Adding up the charges: $4,500 Artificial
Spine innovation at Pioneer Surgical in Marquette MI
Marquette company innovating in orthopedics and biologics (ConnectMidMichigan.com) … Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses,
Medtronic trims 2011 earning outlook and plans to cut 2,000 jobs
Medtronic trims 2011 view, to cut up to 2,000 jobs (Reuters) Medtronic Inc cut its full-year earnings forecast, hampered by weakness
VC speaks out: Fix FDA or watch business go overseas
Top device VC: Fix FDA or watch business go to Costa Rica (MassDevice) The “inefficient and unpredictable regulatory system” at
The FDA backlash reaches a U.S. House subcommittee
Medical device industry tees off (MassDevice) The medical device industry’s public relations campaign to push the regulatory agenda its way
KYOCERA and Japan Medical Materials Corporation Open U.S. Design Center for Medical Components
KYOCERA and Japan Medical Materials Corporation Open U.S. Design Center for Medical Components (EON) Kyocera Industrial Ceramics, a medical implant
MedMarket Diligence releases report on Sealants, glues, hemostasis in orthopedic applications
Potential for Sealants, Glues, Hemostats and Other Securement Products in Orthopedic Applications (MedMarket Diligence) Frequency of Major Surgical Interventions (000)…