The Orthopedics Industry Home-based digital PT beats in-the-office PT
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Is it time to transform your Pitch Deck?
March Madness is Here, and We’ve Got Bets on Your Company’s {Informational/Pitch} Decks! Chances are, you’ve made it past the
The first silver/platinum orthopedic screw cleared with the labeling of “anti-microbial”
Silver Bullet Therapeutics Reports Results of OrthoFuzIon® Antimicrobial Bone Screw Testing Against the Top Six CDC Antibiotic Resistant “Superbugs”1 (press release)
NuVasive acquires Simplify Medical for $150M cash upfront and future milestones for regulatory approvals
Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc provides NuVasive most clinically effective technology in the cervical total disc replacement (cTDR) procedure segment Expands
First ever Ti/Carbon nail solves the visualization problem.
ALTIOR TRAUMA ANNOUNCES FDA 510(K) CLEARANCE FOR THE ARTEMIS PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL SYSTEM (press release) A FOURTH-GENERATION HIP FRACTURE NAIL
True story: The real-life experience of Medical Sales College.
Guest post by Blake Anderson (DJO Surgical Sales Representative) Getting into medical sales can be difficult. After hours of editing
Big time orthopedic surgeon sues Arthrex for underpaid royalties
ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON SUES ARTHREX OVER ROYALTIES (Orthopedics This Week) Litigation is heating up between Stephen S. Burkhart, M.D. and Arthrex,
Biologic bone fixation with the strength of a metal implant. Yes, it’s real!
I’ve followed new technologies in orthopedics for decades. The holy grail has always been non-metal repair of bones. Permanent metal
Are smart implants the next big thing in orthopedics?
Flashback – I wrote about the future smart implant space back in 2012 here. Lucky or good? You make the
Remote Orthopedic surgeons are now collaborating on live surgeries using HoloLens/Microsoft Teams
HoloLens project enables collaboration among surgeons worldwide (MicroSoft) One day in mid-December, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bruno Gobbato walked into an
ZB to boot Spine and Dental businesses
Zimmer Biomet Announces Intent to Spin Off Spine and Dental Businesses (press release) Tiger’s quick takeaways: #1 NEGATIVE – Spine
Do you support your entrepreneurial employees?
Let me share the story of a prolific ant. I believe that this story is particularly true in the larger
New Ortho startup uses AI to predict instrument use based on past surgeon behavior
Philadelphia operating room software startup raises $4.3M, hires MapQuest co-founder (Philadelphia Business Journal) Website – https://www.ortelligence.com/ The world of orthopedic
FDA is playing catchup, releases an “action plan” for AI/ ML in medical devices
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan (FDA website PDF) Tiger’s take-home message: The FDA
DJO Acquires Trilliant Surgical
DJO® Acquires Trilliant Surgical (press release) DJO, LLC (DJO or the Company), a leading global provider of medical technologies to
Probabilities in Orthopedics
Just a random posting. Let’s talk about probabilities in orthopedics. Note – just my opinion, send me your percentages –
6 Questions with Justin Barad, CEO/Founder of Osso VR, redefining orthopedic training
Virtual orthopedic training is booming amid Covid and the Orthopedics 3.0 movement. One major player leading the way in the
Another unnecessary ortho surgery is revealed –> subacromial decompression.
SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION VS. PLACEBO SURGERY: NO DIFFERENCE (Orthopedics This Week) Read also – Clinical Research proves that a partial meniscus trim
Hinge Health raises $300M to treat back and joint pain with dedicated programs from early-stage prevention, acute pain, chronic pain or surgical rehabilitation.
I believe that the digitation of orthopedics is real, and coming fast. Hinge Health is another data point to support
Stryker acquires OrthoSensor and its intraoperative sensor technology
Stryker acquires OrthoSensor and its knee surgery sensor tech (MassDevice) Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it has bought privately-held OrthoSensor and
Medtronic Spine to become a separate business unit. I don’t see how this can make them competitive again.
Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha explains the importance of competition (Medical Device & Design) A major reorganization will position the world’s
Spinal Elements acquires the Luna assets from Benvenue Medical
Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, announced the acquisition of the assets of Benvenue Medical Inc., a developer of MIS
Curiteva raises $20.5M from private investors
CURITEVA RAISES $20.5 MILLION IN FUNDING ROUND (Orthopedics This Week) Huntsville, Alabama-based Curiteva, Inc., a spinal device company, has closed
“Inside Orthopedics”, guide to 6 recent podcasts
1-minute podcast introduction In this series, you will hear unique insights into the orthopedic industry. Tiger will share trends, and
Remembering the great Lawrence D. Dorr, MD
Remembering the Great Lawrence D. Dorr, MD (written for Real Clear Markets by John Tamny) It was around the second or
6 reasons orthopedic software products will prevail.
Years ago I predicted that software would create new business models in orthopedics and eventually “eat” orthopedics. This change would yield
The top 5 orthopedic industry stories of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic presented a host of challenges, but major mergers in the orthopedic device space still got done. A
The Rise of Robots “as a service” in Orthopedics
The Rise of the On-Demand Robot Industry (MDDI) CAPEX versus OPEX – Why the Future of Surgical Robots Will Be
The Big Orthos are shifting focus to the ASCs procedures
Stryker, Zimmer shift strategies to capitalize on growing ASC market (MedTechDive) Now that Medicare has caught up to private payers
Lessons learned after 19 interviews
I just had a good talk with a strong orthopedic professional today. Let’s call him Ambitious John. Ambitious John worked his
Carbon22 wins FDA clearance for Creed cannulated screws that are “ortholucent”
[press release] Carbon22, a GLW Inc. company, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food &
First Augmented Reality total knee surgery performed in the US
Seeing is Believing: Hospital for Special Surgery First in U.S. to Use Augmented Reality Platform for Knee Replacement (HSS) An
Integra acquires ACell for their ortho tissue business for $400M
Integra LifeSciences to acquire ACell (MassDevice) Integra LifeSciences (NSDQ:IART) today said it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ACell. Through
FDA clears first torn-ACL implant
FDA clears first torn-ACL implant (MassDevice) Website – Miach Orthopaedics Connective tissue repair implant maker Miach Orthopaedics announced that it received FDA
After a pause, ATEC acquires EOS Imaging for $177M cash.
ATEC Continues To Advance Clinical Prowess With Renewed Agreement To Acquire EOS Imaging (press release) Improves clinical performance in spine
The new COVID wave could slow the Orthopedic procedure recovery
The new COVID-19 wave could be bad news for the medical device industry (MassDevice) Surging COVID-19 cases across the U.S.
Startup gets FDA clearance for pyrocarbon CMC interpositional spacer
Ensemble Orthopedics Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Ensemble CMC Implant, which was designed
Good start with your digital media, but…
I watching many orthopedic device companies trying to reach surgeons online and become relevant on digital media. I have noticed
14 Truths about working inside a large orthopedic company
I worked for Big Orthos early in my career. Today as a retained recruiter, I talk with people every week
Muvr, an innovative patient wearable, is acquired by Exactech
Exactech Acquires Muvr, Innovative Patient Wearable and Communication Solutions for Orthopaedic Practices (press release) Exactech’s new Active Intelligence technology will
Career tips you can learn from your dog
Like many of you, we have a dog. My wife and I have noticed that he strategically rests in the
OrthoStreamers… sharing the UK Joint Registry 2003-2019 with you
The UK national joint registry contains some of the best data in the world regarding joint outcomes (I don’t know
Eye Opener
2020 has been an eye opener. Starting in January, we read that an entire continent was on fire, then the US
The Current State of Digital Health Adoption in Orthopedics, PT, Sports Med
Amp Recover CEO Talks The Current State of Digital Health Adoption in Orthopedics, PT, Sports Med (HIT Consultant) David Nichols
Stryker, NuVasive, & Globus move forward with robots during the pandemic
Stryker, NuVasive, Globus forge on with surgical robots through COVID-19 (MedTechDrive) The pandemic hasn’t stopped orthopaedic and spine specialists from
Uni knee pulled from market because of high aseptic loosening rates
B. Braun halts certain Aesculap knee implants (MassDevice) B. Braun’s Aesculap Univation X knee system B. Braun is notifying customers who
Remote orthopedic surgery is coming.
You have heard about remote surgery support, now let’s talk about remote surgery. New possibilities are coming for orthopedic surgery.
Don’t define yourself based on your past.
WARNING – For some of you, this article my hurt your ego a bit. Many of my old orthopedic friends
Olympus acquires FH ORTHO, a french extremities company
Olympus Announces Acquisition of FH ORTHO, an International Orthopedics Company in France (press release) Olympus Corporation (Director, Representative Executive Officer,
Stryker closes Wright Medical acquisition and divests businesses to DJO
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced that it closed the purchase of Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) and sold some of its arthroplasty systems to DJO. Kalamazoo, Mich.-based