BioMimetic Therapeutics Receives Filing Letter from FDA for Augment™ Bone Graft PMA (Press Release) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams […]
Indiana medical device makers say fight isn’t over (IndyStar) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
Video: New hip replacement procedure means less downtime (AZ Family) Arizona Doctors Leading the Way With New Hip Replacement Technique (BusinessPortal24)
Kyphon’s New Cement (OrthopedicsThisWeek) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ? Unlock your access to
Lanx Inc (Broomfield, CO) was awarded $1 million to form an Ohio division in Columbus to finalize the design and
Piramal Health to buy Biosy ntech for C$3.9 mln (Reuters India) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are
CDRH’s Shuren: FDA’s 510(k) findings due soon (MassDevice) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
Baxano, Inc. Announces Close of $30 Million Series C Funding (Baxano Press Release) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily
RTI Biologics Announces New Organization Structure (BusinessWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ? Unlock
Comparative Effectiveness Expected to Have Significant Impact on Orthopaedic Industry (John Engelhardt quote) Comparative Effectiveness Hits Medical Devices (Medical Devices
Medafor Shareholders Crush CryoLife (Orthopedics This Week) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ? Unlock
Laser Melting Bone Replacement (Medical News Today) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ? Unlock
Durom Hip Cases Consolidated (Orthopedics This Week) A familiar story for hip replacement doctor – Dr. Larry Dorr feels obligated
First four startups are: Del Palma Orthopedics, Nanovis, BioSpine, and Sites Medical. Whitley County Company Introduces New OrthoVation Center (MSNBC)
Connecticut Researchers Turn Stem Cells into Chondrocytes (HealthPointCapital) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
Report: Med device industry contributes 436K jobs to economy (Fierce Medical Devices) … check out the full report here (.pdf) The medical
Medtronic backs top doc with royalties (St Louis Business Journal) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams
Austin filled with ‘spine’ startups (Austin Business Journal) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
MAKO Surgical Corp. to conduct clinical study in Scotland (OrthoSuperSite) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you
The orthopedics sector is now a $43 billion worldwide market, and is considered the single largest segment of the medical
Arnold Caplan, PhD from Case Western will serve as CSO. He was the founder of Osiris Therapeutics. BioTime Forms New
New Hips Gone Awry Expose U.S. Kickbacks in Doctors’ Conflicts (Bloomberg Business) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily –
Wright Medical launches new skin grafting system (Memphis Business Journal) Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces Global Commercial Launch of the
Curexo’s Next-Generation ROBODOC(R) Assists in First Surgery (PRNewsWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
Research another step towards orthopaedic implants made from shell (Victoria News Article) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily –
Tornier is the #1 foot & ankle company in the US and the #2 shoulder company worldwide. Orthopedic device firm
Riding Into Spinal Injuries (Orthopedics This Week) 40% of mountain biking accidents involve spinal cord injuries 80% are cervical injuries
Superior Court authorizes the sale of BioSyntech’s Assets (NewsWire) http://piramalhealthcare.com/ http://www.biosyntech.com/en/ … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are
Austin-Based Minimus Spine Locks up Nearly $1M from Angel Investor (CityBizList) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are
Ascension is ready to bring PyroCarbon to shoulder replacement, but first it will have to contend with the FDA, payors,
S&N Opens Beijing Plant (OrthopedicsThisWeek) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ? Unlock your access
Some Surgeons Reconsider Use of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants (NewsInferno) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
Funds will support commercialization for the Xclose Tissue Repair System, and feasibility work on Rimclose. Anulex Technologies, Inc. to Raise
Complex Spine Procedures on Rise in Older Patients (MedPageToday) “I think overall there probably is too much fusion happening at
New opinion from American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Effective Alternative Treatments Available for Chronic Ankle Disability (PRNewsWire)
Sutter First in Nation to Use Next-Generation ROBODOC® for Hip Replacement (PRNewsWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily –
VQ OrthoCare Unveils “The Better Knee Guarantee” on the BioniCare Treatment System (Pitch Engine) VQ OrthoCare’s BioniCare System is the
Watching a watershed case in Idaho that forces Orthopedists to accept price controls. As some have predicted, “health care reform”
Medtronic Voluntarily Discloses Doctor Pay (WS Journal) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ? Unlock
25% of Surveyed Orthopedic Surgeons Plan to Reduce Their Usage of Metal-on-Metal Primary Total Hip Implants Over the Next Year
FDA May Make Application Info Public (HealthPointCapital) Per the recommendations of a transparency task force, a wider range of information
Medtronic Sofamor Danek is lost 2.5% market share in Q1 and Kyphon sales are down 4%. Hawkins announced management
Revision rate of 4-5% probably related to cup position. UK Identifies Higher-than-Anticipated Revision Rate for DePuy’s ASR (HealthPointCapital) … Your
The company wants to control it proprietary technology used in its direct compression molded polyethylene tibial components. Exactech’s Total Knee
A third of people with arthritis in the UK are in so much pain they can’t have sex, according to
Jimmy C. Chow, M.D highlights the SuperPATH, or Supercapsular Percutaneously-Assisted Total Hip, (also known as the “Northern” Approach or “Northern Exposure”
Industry Veterans form VentureMD and Raise Fund to Invest in Medical Device Start-Up (BusinessWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams
Michigan Scientist Develops New Nanotube Coating for Implants (HealthPointCapital) Nanotubes that Heal: Engineering Better Orthopedic Implants (Michigan Tech News) …
IOF Launches Regional Meetings IOF will be in Singapore Dec 10 – 13, 2010 Epidemiology of Fractures: East vs. West
Pseudotumor formation was main cause of revision in study of metal-on-metal THA (OrthoSuperSite) “We are not sure, but we think
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