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First trial complete. Durom Cup prosecution-1 Zimmer-0
ZIMMER LOSES FIRST DUROM CUP LAWSUIT (Orthopedics This Week) A Los Angeles jury has handed Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. a $9.2
The FDA will raise med device user fees more than 4%
FDA raises medical device user fees more than 4% (MassDevice) The FDA is raising the user fees medical device makers pay
The FDA clears a new 3D-printed spinal implant
FDA CLEARS 3D PRINTED SPINAL IMPLANT (Orthopedics This Week) List of 3D-Print Manufacturers in Orthopedics The Food and Drug Administration has
Amendia acquires Custom Spine
Amendia Acquired Custom Spine (HealthPointCapital) press release Amendia website Custom Spine website Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics Amendia announced that
Your products should be UDI-ready by September
Why You Need a UDI-Ready Line… or Even Better, a Sterile-Packed One (Jérôme Trividic – LinkedIn) read also Ortho Companies challenge the FDA’s
Early management moves at Zimmer-Biomet
Zimmer & Biomet shift personnel after acquisition| Personnel Moves (MassDevice) Your Dashboard for the Zimmer Biomet merger Zimmer (NYSE:ZMH), who acquired Biomet in
Bacterin acquires X-Spine for $86M (2 X sales) and renames it Xtant Medical
Bacterin to Purchase the Outstanding Common Stock of X-spine Systems, Inc., Creating Xtant Medical (press release) Bacterin website X-Spine website
Startup solves the loss of screw fixation problem with a biopolymer mesh
$6.6 MILLION FOR WOVEN ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGIES (Orthopedics This Week) website Woven Orthopedic Technologies Those at Connecticut-based Woven Orthopedic Technologies, LLC are
4WEB prints a custom porous intercalary implant
4WEB Medical’s 3D printed patient specific implant (OnlineTMD) see All 3D Printing Articles see all 3D Print Manufacturers Truss-like implant completes
OrthAlign wins Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan
ORTHALIGN WINS FROST & SULLIVAN INNOVATION AWARD (Orthopedics This Week) Kudos to OrthAlign, Inc. for its novel thinking…the company is announcing
Men and Women have different Orthopedic vulnerabilities
No Bones About it: Men and Women Aren’t Equals in Orthopedics (USAToday) Whether they’re young athletes, middle-aged adults or seniors playing competitive sports, females
The future of prosthetics is osseointegrated implants
NEW LEG PROSTHESIS GAINS FDA APPROVAL (Orthopedics this Week) Company website The conventional treatment for an amputation above the knee is
Patients play better golf after spinal fusion
GOLFERS PLAY BETTER AFTER SPINE FUSION (Orthopedics this Week) Golfers Play Same or BETTER After Spinal Fusion While you won’t want
VIDEO: Could 3D printing of biodegradable metal implants be the next big thing?
BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT METALS – NEXT BIG THING? (Orthopedics This Week) It is hazardous to try to predict the “next big thing”
Why so few women are practicing Orthopedic medicine?
Women attracted to orthopedics due to personal attributes, nature of the field (Healio) Despite lack of role models and exposure to
Medtronic acquires RF Surgical Systems for $235M
Medtronic buys RF Surgical Systems for $235 milllion website RF Surgical Medtronic has agreed to acquire California-based medical-device maker RF
6 Questions with John T. Treace, an orthopaedic extremities executive building an innovative new foot and ankle company
This is the third in a series of 6-Question interviews with the Orthopaedic leaders who are challenging conventional thinking. (you can read other
Smith & Nephew acquires Russian trauma and orthopaedics business
Smith & Nephew acquires Russian distribution and manufacturing business (press release) Read timeline of all Mergers and Acquisitions read the 2011
3 new CT studies uncover prevalence of SI Joint Degeneration
THREE NEW STUDIES: CT SCANS UNCOVER WIDESPREAD SI JOINT DEGENERATION (Orthopedics This Week) CT Scans Uncover Widespread but Asymptomatic SI Joint
Amendia acquires spine patents from SpineSelect
Amendia announces completion of SpineSelect acquisition (Healio) Amendia announced recently it has finalized the acquisition of certain assets of SpineSelect LLC.
Orthopedists are the #1 earners again
Medscape’s 2015 Physician Compensation Report (Medscape) Nearly 20,000 physicians across 25 specialties responded to Medscape’s 2015 Compensation Survey. The top three
Zimmer recalls modular hip system because of manufacturing debris
ZIMMER RECALLS M/L TAPER HIP STEMS AND NECKS (Orthopedics This Week) On June 8, 2015, Zimmer Inc. initiated a Class I
Former CEO of OtisMed sentenced to prison for commercializing products not cleared by FDA
OTISMED’S CHI SENTENCED TO PRISON (Orthopedics This Week) List of Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics Charlie Chi’s profile on LinkedIn Charlie
Medtronic Spine paid 6 surgeons over $1M in royalties last year
Minnesota devicemakers paid out $211 million to doctors, hospitals in 2014 (StarTribune) [ Find out which surgeons are consulting for which manufacturers
SeaSpine is reborn as a new public company with plenty of cash
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation Begins Trading on NASDAQ (press release) New public spine company formed from the former SeaSpine and Theken acquisitions
Integra LifeSciences acquires TEI Biosciences for $312M (4.9X last years sales)
Integra LifeSciences picks up TEI Biosciences, TEI Medical for $312m (MassDevice) Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics Read all M&A articles
The FDA answers cybersecurity questions related to medical devices
FDA answers cybersecurity questions (by Joe Hage – Medical Device Marketing Consultant, Medical Devices Group Leader, 10x Medical Device Conference Host)
Regulatory affairs advice for medical device startups
Regulatory affairs for medical device startups (MassDevice) Instilling a robust quality management system as soon as possible is crucial in becoming
SpineGuard obtains funding for its “Smart” Pedicle Screw
SPINEGUARD COMPLETES FINANCING FOR “SMART” SCREW (Orthopedics This Week) SpineGuard website SpineGuard, S.A. has finished raising the rest of a $3.1
DONE. Zimmer + Biomet = ZBH
Your Dashboard for the Zimmer – Biomet Merger ZIMMER BIOMET DEAL CLOSES (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer Biomet has finally been born.
BMJ starts campaign to reduce knee arthroscopy procedures
BRITISH JOURNAL DROPS BOMB ON KNEE ARTHROSCOPY (Orthopedics This Week) The British Medical Journal (BMJ) is conducting a campaign called “Too
IlluminOss implants first humeral fractures with light-curable IM system
IlluminOss Medical Announces the Successful Treatment of First U.S. Patients With Innovative Light-Curable Bone Stabilization System (press release) Dr. Felix Cheung
Stryker says that acquisitions are the top priority for our $2.6B in cash
Stryker: Acquisitions our top priority for cash (MassDevice) Stryker (NYSE:SYK) told analysts this week that mergers & acquisitions are its top
50 Top Sports Medicine Companies that are leading innovation
50 Companies On The Cutting Edge of Sports Medicine (eKneeWalker) Sports medicine has come so, so far in the last
Q&A with medical device CEO focused on helping people who live on $4 a day
D-Rev CEO: We Build Medical Devices for People who Live on Less than $4 a Day (KQED Science) Most medical equipment
6 Questions with Wade Fallin, a serial entrepreneur with a proven innovation process in Orthopedics
This is the 2nd in the interview series of 6-Question interviews with the leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in
St. Jude Medical to acquire Spinal Modulation for $215M
St. Jude Medical Announces Intent to Acquire Spinal Modulation, Inc. (MarketWatch) All stories about Spinal Modulation Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics
Orthofix moves to purchase a device company that treats migraines
Orthofix International Secures Option to Acquire eNeura, Inc. (press release) eNeura Website… http://www.eneura.com/ On March 31, 2015, Orthofix International N.V. announced it entered into
Your dashboard for the Zimmer-Biomet merger
All Zimmer news Zimmer Investor News All Biomet news INTEGRATION Spine – Denver (Lanx) will be the
AAOS: Cobalt Chrome Spine Implants in Kids Set Off Airport Alarms
Cobalt Chrome Spine Implants in Kids Set Off Airport Alarms (MedPageToday) But stainless steel devices were invisible to TSA metal detectors.
AAOS: Driving 2 weeks after Hip Replacement may be OK
Driving Two Weeks Post Hip Replacement May Be OK, Small Study Reports (Arthroplasty Journal) Many people who’ve had hip replacement surgery
VIDEO: The Surgionix SLICK Universal drill technology eliminates depth gauges
Revolutionary surgical drill bit goes on show in Las Vegas All-in-one device eliminates need for depth gauge A revolutionary surgical
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4 Early Observations about the combined Zimmer-Biomet
#1 – The big picture numbers of the deal Both boards have approved the definitive merger agreement. Closing is expected in early
The Complete List of Worldwide Orthopedic Companies – 2015 Edition available for AAOS!
Download it here and use it at the AAOS in Las Vegas $250 This Excel file took me many months
6 Questions with Chris Hughes, an entrepreneur who is challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics
This is the first in a series of 6-Question interviews with the leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics. (you can
25 Dos and Don’ts for Creating Value in an Orthopedic Startup
Guest article by Marty Wynkoop My nearly 20 years in startups have taught me several valuable lessons. Valuable, because those
The story of how a 3D Printing orthopedic company came into existence
How It All Started: Mobelife (Materialize) In October 2008 at 27-years-old, I was just finishing my PhD in biomedical engineering at
Announcement: administrative change
OrthoStreams readers: A quick administrative note. I will be stepping aside on this month to focus on a book. My partner,