The Orthopedics Industry Olympus buys $12M of stock in Small Bone Innovations
Olympus Corporation Makes Strategic Investment in Small Bone Innovations, Inc (BusinessWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are […]
Pulmonary emboli after joint arthroplasty – higher rates seen in Total Knee cases and in women
Higher rate of PE after joint arthroplasty seen in women and TKA cases (OrthoSuperSite) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams
Researchers in British Columbia have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like muscle
Researchers in Vancouver, Canada, have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like muscle. Novel material ‘mimics muscles’ (BBC News)
The Robot War in Total Joints is escalating – new funding for Curexo’s Robodoc technology
Curexo Technology Corp Raises $13.2 Million (PRNewsWire) ROBODOC, a CUREXO Technology Company (Sacramento, CA) In total hip surgery applications, the
Good press for SNN’s Visionaire system for patient matched knees – one patient’s story
Custom-made joints: Replacement knees now a perfect fit (The Record Herald – Wayneboro, PA) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams
Is the BIRMINGHAM the clear winner among Hip Resurfacing Systems?
New Data Reinforces the Proven Safety and Effectiveness of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System (PRNewWire) … Your friends are reading
Stryker makes strategic play into Robotics
Stryker Enters Strategic Marketing Agreement With Intuitive Surgical (PRNewsWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you
Landec acquires Lifecore Biomedical for $40M in a biomaterials play
Landec Corporation Acquires Lifecore Biomedical (EON) Landec acquires the stock of Lifecore for $40M in cash, plus potential earn-outs
Musculoskeletal Industry on the Rebound in Q1
Musculoskeletal Industry on the Rebound in Q1 (HealthPointCaptal) There are signs of a rebound in the musculoskeletal industry. HealthPointCapital estimates
UK issues alert for Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements (Orthopedics This Week) The UK Regulatory Authority (MHRA) issued the medical device alert to healthcare professionals because
Wharton students propose an innovative approach to Pedicle Screw Augmentation in the Osteoporotic Spine
Life Sciences Dominate at Wharton Competition (NYTimes blog) http://www.CorticalConcepts.com … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
Flexuspine approved for first clinical study for a Total Spine Arthroplasty system in the US
Flexuspine: IDE for FSU (Orthopedics This Week) FDA has granted conditional approval to begin the initial phase of the Investigational
Study identifies accuracy, reasons related to disclosure among orthopedic surgeons
Study identifies accuracy, reasons related to disclosure among orthopedic surgeons (OrthoSuperSite) Overall disclosure rate is 71% … Your friends are reading
Trend – US Doctors Traveling Abroad to Treat American Medical Tourists
Now U.S. Doctors Traveling Abroad to Treat American Medical Tourists (PRNewsWire) Trends to Watch in Orthopedic Medicine … Your friends
IMPLANET raises an additional $11M to launch hip, knee, spine and arthroscopy products in Europe
IMPLANET Raises Additional EUR 8 Million (USD 11 Million) to Fuel Deployment (PRNewsWire) Implanet is a Medical Device and Healthcare
Baxter Spends Big on ApaTech to Join Orthobiologics Fray
Baxter Spends Big on ApaTech to Join Orthobiologics Fray (Medical Devices Today) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily
Soft Tissue Regeneration naps $500K to develop ACL repair
Soft Tissue Regeneration brings in $500,000 (MassHighTech) http://www.softtissueregeneration.com … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
Chitosan Offers Hope For Spinal Injury Patients
Chitosan Offers Hope For Spinal Injury Patients (MedicalNewsToday) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
Will LDR’s Mobi-C be the first cervical disc to obtain two-level approval in the US?
Mobi-C Prepares for PMA (Orthopedics This Week) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?
Magen Medical Solutions complete “first-in-man” surgeries for SpineShield, an anti-adhesion product, in Europe
Magen Medical Solutions: First Worldwide Patients Treated with Anti-Adhesion SpineShield (BusinessWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are
Stryker launches the iVAS inflatable vertebral augmentation system
Stryker Launches Kyphoplasty (Othopedics This Week) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ? Unlock your
In Q1, Life Sciences was the largest sector for venture capital investing with $1.3B funding 160 transactions
First-quarter VC investments up 38 percent over last year (Pittsburg Business Times) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily –
New non-invasive test, the ScolioScore, screens for scoliosis by testing saliva
New scoliosis test is non-invasive (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ? Unlock
Gender-specific sizing for knee implants – Dr. Blaha says that data shows it’s not necessary
Gender-specific sizing for knee implants: Do the data confirm the need? (OrthoSuperSite) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily –
Computer-Assisted Robotic Total Knee Replacement is better than conventional techniques
Better Alignment with Robotic Assistance? (Orthopedics This Week) Study Shows Significant Advantages of Computer-Assisted Robotic Total Knee Replacement (Newswise) …
Indian firm to distribute Total Knees designed by Drs. Buechel and Pappas (Endotec)
Total Knee will be called the “Altius” knee in India Orthopedic Implant Manufacturing Unit in Chennai: TTK Group Collaborates with US
Texas Back Institute marks 10 year anniversary of 1st US disc replacement surgery
Texas Back Institute Marks 10-Year Anniversary of First Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in US (The Spine Market Group) … Your
Integra LifeSciences (IART) sees opportunity in the older, fatter patient
Older, Fatter Population Keeps Device Maker’s Profits In Good Shape (Investors.com) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are
OrthoHelix Surgical Designs adds a $4.6M cherry to its $14M Series C funding round
OrthoHelix caps Series C round with $4.6 million cherry (MassDevice) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you
Former DePuy Marketing executive has been sentenced for corrupt payments to Greek health officials
Former executive of J&J subsidiary jailed (BusinessWeek) Former DePuy Exec Jailed in Europe (Orthopedics This Week) A former executive of
Articulinx raises $10M to develop interpositional spacers for hand Osteoarthritis
Articulinx, Inc. Raises $10 Million in Series B Financing (BusinessWire) http://www.articulinx.com … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are
ConforMIS knee implant wins EU approval
ConforMIS knee implant wins EU approval (Boston Business Journal) ConforMIS Inc. announced that its customizable knee-replacement product has been
K2M’s Serengeti Minimally Invasive Retractor System wins a 2nd award
K2M Wins Medical Design Excellence Award (BusinessWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ? Unlock
Osseon Therapeutics is growing with $6M new funding and product launches OUS
Osseon’s steerable, curvable needle for injecting bone cement into fractured vertebrae Foreign sales boost Santa Rosa medical device maker (PressDemocrat.com)
Intralink-Spine receives grant to develop its NEXT disc injection that crosslinks collagen
Intralink-Spine Inc. creating injection to help millions (ImpactNews.com) Company goals: 2010 — First-in-man trials 2011 — Pilot and clinical trials
TranS1 opens their new facility in Wilmington, NC
TranS1 Opens New Facility, Welcomes Senator Richard Burr as Special Guest (GlobalNewsWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily –
Study: Spine Surgeons prefer more expensive and complex fusions to simple decompression procedures
More Costly Spine Surgery Has Higher Mortality Than Simpler Procedure, Says Study (Health Leaders Media) Trends, Major Medical Complications,
Trend: Obese Canadians are driving a surge in Total Knee replacements
Bulging waistlines lead to surge in hip, knee replacements (Vancouver Sun) Obesity, Hips, Knees and Canadians (Orthopedics This Week) …
Summit Medical (UK) acquires Eska Implants (Germany) for undisclosed amount
Summit Medical buys German rival (HealthInvestor) Summit Medical Buys Eska Implants (peHUB) http://www.summit-medical.co.uk http://eska-implants.de Summit Medical, a private equity-backed medical device
Study: Cayenne’s AperFix system works well for PCL reconstruction as well as ACL reconstruction
Cayenne Medical AperFix(R) System Shows Successful Outcomes For PCL Reconstruction (PRNewsWire) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are
Trends, major medical complications, and charges associated with surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis in older adults
Complex Spine Procedures on Rise in Older Patients (link to MedPageToday) Spine surgery statistics published in a recent JAMA publication…
Highly crosslinked polyethylene in THA shows reduced wear at mid-term follow-up
Highly crosslinked polyethylene in THA shows reduced wear at mid-term follow-up (link to OrthoSuperSite) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams
Tiger Woods and PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)
Why ‘Blood Spinning’ Is Legal (link to WSJ) Tiger Woods and PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) (link to TriathalonDoctor.com) Health Caring: Sorry,
Game changer! Mobile Compression Device from Israel prevents blood clots after hip replacement…better than drugs do
Device to revolutionize preventive blood clot care after joint replacement surgery (link to EurekAlert) … Your friends are reading
Should Ortho manufacturers provide implant warranties?
Health System Bears Cost of Implants With No Warranties (link to New York Times) Dr. Lawrence Dorr says yes… the
A cure for spinal cord injuries will come from a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from expertise in several medical fields
Next decade offers promise for treatment of spinal cord injuries (link to ScienceBlog) … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily
Hip surgery success can be predicted by existing conditions
Hip surgery success partially predicted by number of other existing conditions (link to EurekAlert) “We confirmed use of the ASA
Arthrex acquires iBalance Medical for an undisclosed amount
Naples-based Arthrex buys Colorado company (link to NaplesNews.com) iBalance, a Boulder CO company, has developed a non-metal implant placed
X-rays often inaccurate in diagnosis of hip and pelvic fractures
Study: X-rays often inaccurate in diagnosis of hip and pelvic fractures link to OrthoSuperSite Reference: Kirby MW, Spritzer
Knee arthritis has been linked to leg length inequality
Unequal leg length tied to osteoarthritis (link to Queen’s University) A new study shows that arthritis in the knee is