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Stryker acquires K2M for $1.4 billion (5.2 X sales)
Read… All Orthopedic M&As Read also… Will Stryker move K2M from Virginia to New Jersey? Medical device maker Stryker to buy K2M
The rationale behind the Wright Medical – Cartiva acquisition
Wright Medical Does A Deal Both Opportunistic And Defensive (SeekingAlpha) Summary Wright Medical agrees to pay over 10x 12-month revenue for
Wright Medical acquires Cartiva for $435M cash (12.4 X sales) for synthetic cartilage in the MTP joint
Cartiva website Wright Medical Group N.V. Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Cartiva, Inc. (press release) Will Add Unique PMA-Approved
The PRP craze has far outpaced evidence-based outcomes
HARD SCIENCE BEHIND PRP CRAZE? (Orthopedics This Week) A team of researchers from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, wanted to see what hard science may
Medicare may end payments for spine procedures in ASCs
MEDICARE REEVALUATING SPINE SURGERIES AT ASCS (Orthopedics This Week) Is this the beginning of the end of payments from Medicare for
What’s behind the crazy variation in Total Knee surgery pricing?
BUSINESS What Does Knee Surgery Cost? Few Know, and That’s a Problem (Wall Street Journal) For nearly a decade, Gundersen
Little ol’ KFx Medical challenges Stryker next over patent infringement
KFX ALLEGES PATENT INFRINGEMENT AGAINST STRYKER (Orthopedics This Week) San Diego, California-based KFx Medical, LLC, holder of patents used
Just a small spine acquisition, Fuse acquires Maxim in an all stock transaction
Fuse + Maxim = an all-stock transaction (MD&T) Fuse Medical website Maxim Surgical website Fuse Medical’s (OTC: FZMD) recent purchase of Maxim
Sharing an example of a strong technical marketing piece
Kudos to STEUTE. I am impressed so I am sharing this marketing piece with you. After reading this, you have
Q&A with the CEO of a VR Training startup
Surgical VR Firm Osso VR Launches Collaborative Training Tool: Exclusive With CEO Dr. Justin Barad (MedGadget) Osso VR, a leading virtual
Can an Elastic Plate result in a better Fusion?
CAN AN ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE PLATE DELIVER BETTER FUSION? (Orthopedics This Week) The load-sharing that occurs in the interbody space during
Wearable startup raises $26M to tackle musculoskeletal pain
Hinge Health raises $26M Series B to tackle musculoskeletal pain (Tech Crunch) Hinge Health, the San Francisco-based startup that offers a
Finally, a solution for getting the right products into the OR every time
“There’s got to be a better way.” I have been to hundreds of surgeries worldwide. It always amazes me how
The most important trait for a startup hire is “hunger”
The Resume Is Dead. Here’s What Innovative Companies (Including Tesla) Are Using to Hire Instead (Inc.) A study was done that found
Why are the Viscogliosi Brothers buying up BMP patents?
VISCOGLIOSI BROTHERS BID TO ACQUIRE BMP ASSETS (Orthopedics This Week) Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC, the leading merchant banker in the
Magnetic Kyphoplasty may be able to access hard-to-reach spine cancers
Surgical Cement Heals Spinal Fractures with Magnetic, Targeted Drug Delivery (ODTMag) Patients with spinal fractures caused by tumors or osteoporosis
3D-printed implants help to grow “real bone”
Three-dimensional imaging on the left shows how bone, in green, replaced the bioactive ceramic scaffold, in purple, over a six-month
Zimmer Biomet joins the Robotics gold rush
ZIMMER BIOMET JOINS MARCH OF ROBOTICS (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. is joining Stryker Corporation, Smith & Nephew plc
The 30 Top Global Medical Device Companies
Top 30 Global Medical Device Companies (MPO) M&A, chief executive changes, & emerging market growth helped shape the 2017 fiscal performances
Infections in hip and knee-replacements: Doctors debate solutions
Hip and knee-replacement infections: Doctors debate best solutions (Philly.com) For every 100 people who get a hip or knee replacement, one
Completed enrollment for the Artificial Meniscus, a “game-changer” for early OA
ACTIVE IMPLANTS WRAPS UP NUSURFACE TRIAL ENROLLMENT (Orthopedics This Week) Memphis, Tennessee-based Active Implants LLC has announced that the final patient
DePuy-Synthes funds a startup with a smart Ex-Fix
OrthoSpin Completes $3M Funding Round (FINSMES) OrthoSpin Ltd., a Misgav, Israel-based developer of smart, robotic external fixation system for orthopedic treatments,
Treace Medical redefines bunion surgery with a new 3D correction that actually lasts
Treace Medical Announces Presentation of Positive Clinical Data Supporting Lapiplasty® 3D Bunion Correction™ for the Surgical Management of Bunion Deformities (press
Warning! High revision rates with Smith & Nephew Journey BCS knees
Smith & Nephew warns on first-gen Journey BCS knee revision rate (MassDevice) Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) recently released an urgent field
DePuy to incorporate wearable tech into total knee replacements
Website – 360 Knee Systems Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy to incorporate wearable tech into total knee replacements in Australia and
The VB Brothers acquire a growth factor from Bioventus
See all M&A in Orthopedics here Bioventus Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Divest BMP Development Program to Viscogliosi Brothers,
Spine company sells and fulfills through Amazon
Website – Mahe Medical USA NEW EMERGENCY PEDICLE SCREW REMOVAL SYSTEM LAUNCHED (Orthopedics This Week) Mahe Medical USA has just launched
In the near future, VR will replace most cadaveric surgical training
Click the PLAY BUTTON to see a quick example of where VR is today. https://orthostreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1507940147251-drlcss.mp4 Watch the Osso VR promotion
Real-time Artificial Intelligence is coming to Orthopedic surgery
Digital Surgery Deploys First Surgical Artificial Intelligence System for the Operating Room (press release) Breakthrough Development Brings First “Satellite Navigation”
The 10 Best Sports Medicine Technologies in 2018
THE TEN BEST SPORTS MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2018 (Orthopedics This Week) The ten winning companies with the BEST new sports medicine
The customized knee wins out over the off-the-shelf knee
KNEES: OFF-THE-SHELF VS. CUSTOMIZED IMPLANTS (Orthopedics This Week) A new study has pitted customized knee implants against off-the-shelf implants. The resulting paper,
“Power T Handle” is used in the first spine surgeries
website – http://powerthandle.com/ POWER WITHOUT COMPROMISES YES works as manual “T” handle YES works as low speed, high torque power driver YES preserves “feel”
Surgeons use patient-specific guides with any knee implant for better results
Also, read my interview with the Materialize CEO here Increased Efficiency and Less Invasive Surgery with Patient-Specific Knee Guides (Materialize)
Mumbai announces free Joint Replacements
INDIAN STATE TO PROVIDE FREE JOINT REPLACEMENTS (Orthopedics This Week) After performing free cataract surgeries, the government of a state in
Smart fracture repair is coming (imaging + algorithms + robotics)
Robotic surgery breakthrough (Scitech Europa) Researchers from Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), University of the West of England, UK, have
J&J expands VR surgical training globally
J&J Institute Takes Virtual Reality Surgical Training Worldwide (Surgical Products Mag) The Johnson & Johnson Institute recently announced the expansion of
STUDY: In TKA, disposable cutting guides = metal cutting guides
Can a Single-Use and Patient-Specific Instrumentation Be Reliably Used in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Multicenter Controlled Study (Journal of Arthroplasty)
The art of recycling of orthopedic implants after cremation
After cremation: Recycling surgical implants (BBC) Photography student Harry Lloyd-Evans photographs surgical implants that are recovered and recycled after cremation.
3D printed ceramic plate will turn into bone after FX is healed
This implant heals broken bones while transforming into natural bone (World Economic Forum) New Bones When a bone breaks, medical devices
An Engineering review of surfacing technologies in 3D Printing for orthopedic implants
WARNING – This is a very technical article for Engineers. Enjoy. –Tiger Topology Optimization in Medical Implants: Where are we
A snapshot of the regulations for Artificial Intelligence in medical devices
Artificial Intelligence: The Game Changer of Medtech (MDDI Online) The year 2018 has seen a good influx of innovative medical devices.
How technology is changing Sports Medicine
The Future of Sports Medicine (Medical Futurist) Not only the experience of sporting activities and events, but also rehabilitation after sports
Top 10 Innovations In Podiatry
Top Ten Innovations In Podiatry Whether it’s a new advance for treating the Charcot foot, a promising wound care dressing,
VR surgical training is coming into the top medical schools
Osso VR Surgical Training Makes Push Into Med School (Forbes) Osso VR, a virtual reality surgical training platform, announced on June
Extremities startup designs a better thumb implant
Website – Loci Orthopaedics Loci Orthopaedics Ltd. announce the closing of a €2.75M seed round investment to commercialise a new
A brand new SI Joint Fusion System is cleared by the FDA
Press Release from Tenon Medical Website -Tenon Medical NEW SI JOINT FUSION SYSTEM CLEARED (Orthopedics This Week) There’s another sacroiliac joint
Orthofix pivots into spine + extremities
Orthofix pivots to spine, extremities (MassDevice) Orthofix (NSDQ:OFIX) said yesterday that it’s planning a pivot to the spine and extremities market beginning
12 Truths that only an Orthopedic Sales Rep Knows (pre-COVID)
12 Things Only Medical Device Sales Reps Understand (MoveMedical blog) You are a sales professional, you just want to sell. You want
What preferences matter to hip/knee surgeons?
Physician preference items: what factors matter to surgeons? Does the vendor matter? (Medical Devices: Evidence and Research) http://youtu.be/JPvsaSw4waw Background: The