Bioventus Acquires Bioness for $110M
Bioventus Acquires Bioness, Inc. (press release) Bioventus Inc. (Nasdaq: BVS) (“Bioventus” or the “Company”), a global leader in innovations for active […]
What? The FDA issues safety warning for STAR Ankle after 23 years of clinical history.
The STAR Ankle has early poly fracture issues, so the FDA issued a warning (scrolll down for FDA statement). How
Dear Product Development Engineer: There is an empowering role waiting for you in a smaller culture!
I’m a 30-year Product Development leader and a Recruiter. I have a soft spot for young Engineers and would like
SeaSpine acquires 7D Surgical for $110M
Website – https://7dsurgical.com/ Website – https://www.seaspine.com/ SeaSpine to buy 7D Surgical for $110M (MassDevice) Spine surgery tech company SeaSpine Holdings (NASDAQ: SPNE)
New trend? Powerhouse hospitals partnering with industry to make implants onsite.
READ MORE – Orthopedics is going bespoke HSS and LimaCorporate Open First Provider-Based 3D Design and Printing Center for Complex
Where’s the implant? OSSIO ushers in natural bone fixation. First screw case and fresh funding.
OSSIO Announces U.S. Launch and First Commercial Use of the Bio-Integrative OSSIOfiber®Compression Screw Portfolio (press release) Turn up the volume
Avalign acquires Slice Manufacturing and creates Avalign Additive
AVALIGN TECHNOLOGIES ACQUIRES SLICE MANUFACTURING STUDIOS (Orthopedics This Week) Bannockburn, Illinois-based Avalign Technologies, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Slice
Virtual reality simulations are creating better orthopedic surgeons
Virtual reality simulations are creating better surgeons (Utah Business) A twenty-something woman in scrubs stands alone and articulates her hands
What’s the difference between Hiring and Recruiting?
Hiring Hiring is when a company posts a job online. Maybe on the website or Indeed or wherever. Included is
Is AI the next big advancement in Orthopedics?
AI is the Next Great Advancement in Orthopedic Technology (reposted from Proprio News) Website – https://www.propriovision.com/ From sophisticated surgical planning
How antifragile is your company?
Orthopedics was blindsided by the unexpected pandemic. What’s next? Nobody knows, but there will be another one. There will be
How can your Messaging get more traction on LinkedIn?
It’s harder EVERY DAY to get noticed on LinkedIn. There are 170 million users on LinkedIn in the US alone.
What drives the leadership behavior in a Big Ortho?
My opinion is that it’s all about incentive risk. Incentive Risk In the big orthos, it’s hard for leaders to
Home-based digital PT beats in-the-office PT
Study finds promise in digital programs for treating knee pain (MedCityNews) A randomized, controlled study published in JAMA Open found
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
Medical Sales College – is it worth it ?
Young sales folks often ask me how to break into orthopedic sales, a field that’s both rewarding and challenging. One
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
Death of the Orthopedic Sales Generalist
I was talking with a successful sales executive today and realized that orthopedics sales are changing. The shift is gradual, but
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.