New Hips Gone Awry Expose U.S. Kickbacks in Doctors’ Conflicts (Bloomberg Business)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: […]
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)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
Research another step towards orthopaedic implants made from shell (Victoria News Article)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
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/… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth
Austin-Based Minimus Spine Locks up Nearly $1M from Angel Investor (CityBizList)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth
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)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends, market intel,
Some Surgeons Reconsider Use of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants (NewsInferno)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot
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)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
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)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends,
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)… Unlock the
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)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
Michigan Scientist Develops New Nanotube Coating for Implants (HealthPointCapital) Nanotubes that Heal: Engineering Better Orthopedic Implants (Michigan Tech News)… Unlock
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
Engineer to create 3D puzzle to mend broken bones (Physorg) Engineer is developing a robotics device that can put the
OrthoX’s innovation is a new kind of bone cement that, according to president and founder James Mason, should last 100
Patients used to have knee replacements in their late 60s or later, Dr. Figgie says he now is more often
Hip surgeries not just for A-Rod anymore (Summit Daily) Used minimally in the 1980s, hip arthroscopies have become much more
ISTO’s Cartilage Regeneration Breakthrough (Orthopedics This Week) The paper, “The Potential of Human Allogeneic Juvenile Chondrocytes for Restoration of Articular
Olympus Corporation Makes Strategic Investment in Small Bone Innovations, Inc (BusinessWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth
Higher rate of PE after joint arthroplasty seen in women and TKA cases (OrthoSuperSite)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
Researchers in Vancouver, Canada, have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like muscle. Novel material ‘mimics muscles’ (BBC News)
Curexo Technology Corp Raises $13.2 Million (PRNewsWire) ROBODOC, a CUREXO Technology Company (Sacramento, CA) In total hip surgery applications, the
Custom-made joints: Replacement knees now a perfect fit (The Record Herald – Wayneboro, PA)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
New Data Reinforces the Proven Safety and Effectiveness of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System (PRNewWire)… Unlock the full article and
Stryker Enters Strategic Marketing Agreement With Intuitive Surgical (PRNewsWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses,
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 (HealthPointCaptal) There are signs of a rebound in the musculoskeletal industry. HealthPointCapital estimates
Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements (Orthopedics This Week) The UK Regulatory Authority (MHRA) issued the medical device alert to healthcare professionals because
Life Sciences Dominate at Wharton Competition (NYTimes blog) http://www.CorticalConcepts.com… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
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 (OrthoSuperSite) Overall disclosure rate is 71%… Unlock the full article and
Now U.S. Doctors Traveling Abroad to Treat American Medical Tourists (PRNewsWire) Trends to Watch in Orthopedic Medicine… Unlock the full
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 (Medical Devices Today)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams
