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Mazor Robotics should beware of new competition from Globus
Mazor Robotics Might Need to Worry About This Potential Rival the Most (OrthoFeed) When it comes to the use of robots
New Total Ankle Replacement cleared in the US
HINTERMANN H2 ANKLE REPLACEMENT CLEARED IN U.S. (Orthopedics This Week) The Hintermann Series H2 Total Ankle Replacement System (H2) manufactured by
Total Ankle Replacements surge as the long term data looks good
Ankle Replacements Take Off as Devices Appear Durable (WSJ) Ankle replacements, a new kid on the block compared with knee
The making of a 3D-printed orthopedic Implant
The Making Of A Medical 3D Printed Metal Implant (Steve Fournier – LinkedIn) From “black” to “grey metal powder” magic of
The robotics startup, Mazor, accelerates under Medtronic distribution deal
Mazor Robotics Enters a New Era (Motley Fool) A game-changing deal with Medtronic leads to record quarterly results. Mazor Robotics a robotic
Can a New CEO Right the Ship Before Zimmer Sinks?
Can a New CEO Right the Ship Before Zimmer Sinks? (MDDI Online) Faced with an ongoing CEO search and manufacturing problems,
Augmented reality headsets are coming to orthopedic surgery
Website – Touch Surgery Youtube Video Medical startup raises £15m for augmented reality surgery headsets (The Telegraph) A London startup developing holographic
Startup creates hip navigation system without the need for pre-imaging
NO PRE- OR INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING NEEDED WITH NEWLY CLEARED SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) Imagine there’s no need for pre-operative or intra-operative
J&J DePuy can’t stop ex-rep from working for Arthrex
Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy can’t stop ex-rep from working for Arthrex distributor (MassDevice) Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes can’t stop a former
FDA clears the way for IM fixation in Extremities
See my interview with Wade Fallin HERE FDA CLEARS WAY FOR INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION FOR EXTREMITIES (Orthopedics This Week) Wade Fallin, the
Spine surgeon sues DePuy Synthes for underpaid royalties
Surgeon sues J&J’s DePuy in royalties dispute (MassDevice) A surgeon who helped Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes Spine develop instruments and implants for spine
The Mazor Robotics system is 5X better than fluoroscopic-guided and freehand procedures
First Prospective Study of Robotic-Guided Spine Surgery Reveals Five-Fold Reduction in Surgical Complications with Mazor Core™ Technology (OrthoFeed) At the North
TPG Capital takes Exactech private for $625M
See all Orthopedic M&As (by date) Exactech press release TPG Capital website TPG Capital taking Exactech private for
Smith & Nephew acquires Rotation Medical for $210M
See all Orthopedic M&As (by date) Website – http://rotationmedical.com/ Smith & Nephew puts $210m on the table for Rotation Medical (MassDevice) Smith
Stryker acquires VEXIM for $216M (7 X sales)
See all Orthopedic M&As (by date) Stryker to acquire French spinal implant maker Vexim for $216m (MassDevice) Stryker (NYSE:SYK) yesterday acquired a
A New Direction in Lateral Interbody Fusions
The lateral approach to the lumbar spine was pioneered in the late 1990s and popularized in the early 2000s. The
VGI Medical debuts unique Lateral Interbody Fusion system
VGI Medical Enters Lateral Spine Market With 1st Of Its Kind Technology (press release) VGI Medical, LLC, a privately held medical
6 Questions with Dr. Jay Yadav, the founder of MiRus, who is bringing a proprietary new alloy into orthopedics and spine
This is the tenth in a series of 6-Question interviews with leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics (read
Tiawanese OEM player competes in the US Knee and Hip implant market
Leveraging Value to Compete in the Knee and Hip Implant Market (ODTMag) When considering the knee and hip implant space, there
6 Questions with Albert DaCosta, the founder of Paragon 28 who is defining the future of extremities
This is the ninth in a series of 6-Question interviews with leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics
Will Smith & Nephew get acquired in the next 12 months?
Will the Latest Smith & Nephew Rumor Actually Pan Out? (MD+DI) It must be that time of year. Wall Street
Google enters the healthcare industry with sidewalk clinics
GOOGLE ENTERS HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WITH CLINICS (Orthopedics This Week) The latest Silicon Valley bid to disrupt a traditional industry appears to
This Startup is actually making a difference – Saving lives!
This startup is making a difference. They will save lives ! ActiveProtective is a ground floor startup in downtown
Short sellers impersonate MiMedx Executives to drive down stock price
MiMedx Group (MDXG) Warns Of Fake Emails to Impersonate Executives at Company (Street Insider) MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading biopharmaceutical
Welcome to 2020 and “see-through” surgery using augmented-reality visualization
$8.3 MILLION INVESTED IN “SEE-THROUGH” SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Israel-based Augmedics has announced that it has received $8.3 million in Series
Flower Orthopedics launches new ready-for-surgery kits for Extremities
NEW READY-FOR-SURGERY EXTREMITY KITS FROM FLOWER (Orthopedics This Week) website – Flower Orthopedics Horsham, Pennsylvania-based Flower Orthopedics has two important additions
Smith & Nephew is looking for a new CEO
Notice of Chief Executive Officer’s intention to retire by end of 2018 (S+N release) Smith & Nephew plc (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the
Xtant Medical to shut down Dayton, Ohio facility
Read the 2015 acquisition backstory – Bacterin acquires X-Spine for $86M (2 X sales) and renames it Xtant Medical Xtant
JointPoint signs exclusive deal with DePuy Synthes for hip software
JOINTPOINT, DEPUY SYNTHES SIGN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT (Orthopedics This Week) JointPoint Website Two marketers are better than one…JointPoint, Inc., based in Belleair
Wright Medical settles Metal-on-Metal lawsuits for $90M
Wright Medical inks $90m settlement deal for metal-on-metal hip claims (MassDevice) Wright Medical said this week it agreed on a comprehensive settlement
OrthoPediatrics files for an IPO with $21M in net sales
OrthoPediatrics sets price range on IPO, could bring in up to $64m (MassDevice) OrthoPediatrics yesterday priced the range on its initial
Spineology launches the Elite Expandable Interbody Fusion System
Spineology® Initiates Full Market Release of Elite™ Expandable Interbody Fusion System (press release) Spineology, Inc. the innovator in Anatomy-Conserving Surgery™,
‘Patient specific’ knee technique performs worse than other techniques in Australia
“Patient Specific” Knee Replacements – not so good after all? (Dr. Adrian Bauze) There are several competing techniques available for knee
Yes, Spine Surgery through the belly button!
SPINE SURGERY THROUGH THE BELLY BUTTON! website NovApproach Spine surgeon presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhpSrqNeDjE&t=9s The belly button may not seem to be a
HSS talks about their use of robots in joint surgery
HSS’ Use of Robotics in Surgery (Orthopedics This Week) Todd Albert, M.D. is surgeon-in-chief and medical director and Korein-Wilson Professor of
Taking the MIS TLIF to the next level
TAKING MIS TLIF TO THE NEXT LEVEL (Orthopedics This Week) In an arena of rapid technological advancement, it takes an innovation
World’s smallest IM nail is designed for the toe
When one considers the applications for an intramedullary (IM) nail, the most common are the femur, tibia, humerus and other
Beyond Gaming: How Osso VR is transforming surgical training
Beyond Gaming: How Osso VR is Already Transforming Surgical Training (Orthofeed) In a nondescript office building in downtown Palo Alto, I
Report: Attune total knee seeing “unusually high” rate of early failure
Report: DePuy’s Attune knee seeing “unusually high” rate of early failure (MassDevice) Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes’ Attune total knee arthroplasty system
Centinel Spine acquires Prodisc assets from DePuy Synthes
Centinel Spine acquires Prodisc assets from J&J’s DePuy Synthes (MassDevice) Centinel Spine has agreed to acquire Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes’ Prodisc
Could Wearables be Orthopedics’ Great Leap Forward?
Could Wearables be Orthopedics’ Great Leap Forward? (Stephen Lyman on LinkedIn) Success in orthopedics is rarely black and white. In
Bodycad launches the first 3D-printed Unicompartmental Knees
Bodycad Announces First Use of Its Unicompartmental Knee System in Patients(OrthoFeed) Website – http://www.bodycad.com/ Read – List of 3D-Printing companies in Orthopedics
Will Carbon-PEEK plating outperform metal plating?
CARBON REINFORCED PEEK FOR TRAUMA, POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE? (Orthopedics This Week) Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, based in Thornton Cleveleys, UK, was pleased to
Exactech wins design award for knee instrumentation
EXACTECH’S KNEE INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM WINS IDEA BRONZE (Orthopedics This Week) Exactech, Inc. has announced that the new Truliant Knee System’s surgical
The new FDA user fees are a heavy tax on startups
The FDA has just increased user fees. $10,000 for a 510(k) application even if it is denied. What? Four
NuVasive acquires Vertera Spine for its porous PEEK interbody technology
NuVasive Announces Acquisition Of Vertera Spine (press release) Website http://www.verteraspine.com/ Read all M&As NuVasive, Inc., a leading medical device company focused
Materialise’s upper extremity osteotomy guides aid surgeons
Materialise’s Upper Extremity Osteotomy Guides Aid Surgeons (ODT) Materialise has expanded its 3D printed orthopedic solutions to include osteotomy guides
A Lesson Learned: Don’t manipulate sales data to make your company look better
FORMER ARTHROCARE CEO CONVICTED AGAIN (Orthopedics This Week) Former ArthroCare Corporation CEO Michael Baker has been convicted for a second
CoreLink launches a clever stackable guidewire for SI joint fusions
CORELINK LAUNCHES NOVEL SI FUSION STACKABLE GUIDE WIRE (Orthopedics This Week) CoreLink website – http://www.corelinksurgical.com/ St. Louis-based spinal implant supplier, CoreLink