The Orthopedics Industry Does the US really want less invasive spine technologies?
Does the US really want less invasive spine technologies? (LinkedIn article written by David Hooper, Founder and CEO of Minimus […]
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EIT acquires 22 Patents for 3D-Printed Expandable Cage Technology Based on Living Hinges
EIT Emerging Implant Technologies Acquires 22 Patents for 3D Printed Expandable Cage Technology Based on Living Hinges from Dr. Morgan
DePuy & Wright lead the US extremities market with foot & ankle procedures
DePuy Synthes, Wright Medical Lead US Market for Orthopedic Small Bone and Joint Devices Due to Increased Foot &
Spine startup bootstraps a 3D printed cervical implant with two materials
FDA CLEARS OSSEUS’ CERVICAL IMPLANT (Orthopedics This Week) website – http://www.osseus.com/ On July 3, 2017, the FDA cleared Osseus Corporation’s new
India caps prices for total knees at $852
India introduces price controls for knee implants (Reuters) India has capped prices of orthopaedic knee implants, in the country’s latest move
Novel total hip design initiates clinicals in the US
website – http://hipinnovationtechnology.com/ Hip Innovation Technology Initiates Clinical Trial of its Novel Hip Replacement System for the Treatment of Total
The story of how Consensus Orthopedics added smarts to orthopedic devices
Also read my interview with the Consensus president HERE How Consensus Orthopedics added smarts to orthopedic devices (Medical Design & Outsourcing)
Hospitals adopting in-house 3D printing for surgery planning
Implementing In-Hospital 3D Printing (Physicians Weekly) Although 3D printing has become more popular in the last decade, few hospitals are printing
New technology to treat Facet Joint Syndrome
website – http://medovex.com/ SHAVING PROCESS TREATS FACET JOINT SYNDROME (Orthopedics This Week) The first human cases of facet joint syndrome (FJS) to
Novel Foot Fixation system cleared by FDA
NOVEL FOOT FIXATION SYSTEM AWARDED 510(K) CLEARANCE (Orthopedics This Week) website Extremity Medical The FDA has awarded 510(k) clearance for the Novel
First product for pediatric orthopedic startup for kid’s bunions
WISHBONE MEDICAL LAUNCHES EXACT OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) Read Related – Nick Deeter starts OrthoPediatrics 2.0 WishBone Medical, Inc., a
Premia Spine kicks off posterior arthroplasty device study
PREMIA SPINE LAUNCHES TOPS IDE STUDY (Orthopedics This Week) more info on TOPS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Premia Spine, Ltd. has announced the
Top 10 Sports Medicine Technologies in 2017
THE TEN BEST SPORTS MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2017 (Orthopedics This Week) The ten winning companies with the BEST new sports medicine
Globus Medical jumps into Robotics with the acquisition of KB Medical
Globus Medical Announces Acquisition of Robotics Developer KB Medical (press release) AUDUBON, Pa., Aug. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical,
Tyber Medical Receives wins clearance for its TyFix™ All-in-One Extremity Joint Fixation Device
Tyber Medical Receives 510 (k) clearance for TyFix™ All-in-One Extremity Joint Fixation Device (press release) Tyber Medical, LLC, a privately held
Is There a Method to Stryker’s Mako Madness?
Is There a Method to Stryker’s Mako Madness? (OrthoFeed) Stryker certainly can’t be accused of rushing its rollout of the robotic-arm
The Potential FDA Impact of the 2018 Presidential Budget Request
Introduction Innovation is a main driver of every industry. This is especially true for medical device companies which, in conjunction
Avalign Technologies acquires Thortex and Millennium Surgical
Avalign Technologies acquires Thortex and Millennium Surgical (Medical Design and Outsourcing) Avalign Technologies announced that is has acquired Thortex and Millennium
6 Questions with Jeff O’Donnell, who is leading a disruptive orthopedic startup with an arthroscopy in the doctor’s office
This is the eighth in a series of 6-Question interviews with the leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics
Orthopedic startup tackles post-surgical skin infections with its newest product
OsteoRemedies® introduces FLORASEAL® in exclusive private label distribution agreement with Adhezion Biomedical LLC (press release) OsteoRemedies LLC introduces its latest product
Intellirod Spine pulls in $1M in Angel funding
INTELLIROD AWARDED $1 MILLION IN “ANGEL” FUNDING (Orthopedics This Week) Read my interview with Intellirod CEO Intellirod Spine, based
5 AI predictions in healthcare in 5 years
What AI-enhanced health care could look like in 5 years (VentureBeat) This summer, KPCB partner Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends report singled out
The future of orthopedics will include 3D printing
Could the future of joint replacement be 3D? (Private Healthcare UK) In the UK, there are in excess of 160,000 hip
Top 10 innovation in Podiatry is an antimicrobial sheet made by Organogenesis
ANTIMICROBIAL NAMED TOP INNOVATION IN PODIATRY (Orthopedics This Week) PuraPly AM, an antimicrobial wound management product made by Organogenesis Inc.,
The MRI-friendly cervical disc pulls in $21M
Simplify Medical raises $21m for MR-safe cervical disc (MassDevice) Simplify Medical said today that it plans to use its $21 million Series
The FDA to use AI to accelerate device evaluations
FDA JUMPS ON AI BANDWAGON (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA is going high tech. According to Evan Sweeney, a writer for MedTech,
List of the largest industry payments to orthopedists
TOP 10 ORTHO COMPANY PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS (Orthopedics This Week) [ You can search payments for any physician or from any company HERE
Distribution Opportunity – FH Ortho – Shoulder arthroplasty, ACL/PCL repair, and Foot & Ankle recon
FH Ortho Inc. has a passion for orthopedics. Our mission is to bring to our surgeon customers and distributor partners
Zimmer Biomet CEO resigns unexpectedly
DVORAK OUT AT ZIMMER BIOMET (Orthopedics This Week) Dave Dvorak has resigned, unexpectedly, as president and CEO of Zimmer Biomet Holdings,
AI will have a profound effect on Orthopedics
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’S PROFOUND EFFECT ON ORTHOPEDICS (Orthopedics This Week) Global management consulting firm, Accenture issued a new report, Artificial Intelligence: Healthcare’s New
The UK calls for more screening for METAL-ON-METAL hip patients
NEW METAL-ON-METAL HIP RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE UK (Orthopedics This Week) Patient alerts – click here. United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Robot wars in knee surgery – Smith + Nephew and Stryker
Robot wars: knee surgery marks new battleground for companies (Reuters) The world’s top medical technology companies are turning to robots to
Rumors of the death of ACOs are greatly exaggerated
RUMORS OF ACO DEATH GREATLY EXAGGERATED (Orthopedics this Week) Gregg Masters, MPH, director of HealthInnovation Media and reimbursement gadfly, recently wrote
ConMed acquires MedShape’s ExoShape ACL portfolio
MedShape deals ExoShape ACL portfolio to ConMed (MassDevice) MedShape said today it inked a deal to divest its ExoShape ACL fixation system
The biggest disruption in healthcare will come from Apple
WILL APPLE DISRUPT HEALTHCARE? (Orthopedics This Week) Rajiv Leventhal, Managing Editor of Healthcare Informatics, wrote this week that Apple may succeed where
STUDY: There is no benefit from RF denervation
Study shows no benefit for RF denervation in back pain (MassDevice) A team of researchers from the Netherlands evaluated three clinical
FREE CONSULTATION for Engineers interested in startups
If you have always wondered about working in an orthopedic startup, contact me. I have been there. I would be
FDA clears the first 3D expandable interbody system
FIRST 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM CLEARED BY FDA (Orthopedics This Week) K2M Group Holdings, Inc. stakes claim to be the first
Smith & Nephew brings the Navio handheld robot-assisted technology to its total knees
Smith & Nephew launches total knee for Navio robot-assisted surgery platform (MassDevice) Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) said today that it’s adding
DePuy Synthes acquires nerve location technology for spine procedures
DePuy Synthes Announces Acquisition of Sentio, LLC to Enable Innovation in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., part
Are you ready for the coming AI disruption?
These 10 AI applications are poised to have the greatest impact in healthcare (OrthoFeed, Artifical Intelligence) If you have doubt that
Additive Ortho wins FDA clearance for 3D-printed bunion correction system
Additive Ortho wins FDA nod for 3D printed bunion correction system (MassDevice) Full Press Release Early-stage orthopedics company Additive Orthopaedics said today
Orthopedics: A Bright Spot for Value-Based Care
Orthopedics: A Bright Spot for Value-Based Care (MDDI) How orthopedics companies are adapting to the new reality of bundled Medicare payments
How to cut the Total Hip Replacement stay from 3 days to 0 days
HOW TO CUT THA STAY FROM 3 TO 0 DAYS (Orthopedics This Week) Kaiser Permanente found that looking at healthcare delivery
ConforMIS to launch 3D-printed hips based on patient-specific technology
FDA clears Conformis’ iTotal hip replacement (MassDevice) ConforMIS (NSDQ:CFMS) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its primary iTotal Hip replacement system.
SI-BONE goes 3D with their new iFuse implant
SI-BONE, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance and Full U.S. Commercial Launch of the iFuse-3DTM Implant, a Patented,
Startup to watch: Mazor Robotics is going through a bazaar episode
ISRAELI SECURITIES OFFICIALS REQUEST INFO FROM MAZOR (Orthopedics This Week) In late May, officials of the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) searched
Go US first! may be your best new strategy
Why U.S. first may be the new medical device development strategy (Medical Design & Outsourcing) Increased regulatory hurdles in Europe and China
Stryker invests in 3D printing with help from GE Additive
Stryker inks 3D printing deal with GE Additive (MassDevice) Stryker (NYSE:SYK) today said it inked a deal with GE Additive, the
Trice Medical pulls in funding from a key strategic to fuel commercialization
Smith & Nephew gets in on $19m Trice Medical Series C (MassDevice) Trice Medical said today it closed a $19.3