Why are surgeons reluctant to perform total disc replacements?
RE: TDR, IT’S OBJECTIVE REALITY VS. SUBJECTIVE OPINION (Orthopedics This Week) A curious researcher from Croatia has dug into 80 studies […]
Zimmer Biomet completes first TKA with the Rosa Robot
ZIMMER BIOMET: FIRST SURGERY USING ROSA KNEE ROBOT (Orthopedics This Week) Warsaw, Indiana-based Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. has announced the
Will the FDA ban reusable orthopedic implants?
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO PROFESSOR PETITIONS FDA FOR REPROCESSING BAN (Orthopedics This Week) University of Toledo professor has petitioned the FDA
Smith & Nephew acquires meniscal repair system for $105M
Smith & Nephew expands opportunity in meniscal repair through acquisition of unique and highly complementary technology (press release) Smith &
How does a company that takes in over $400M funding get into this situation?
Conformis to lay of 10% of workforce (MassDevice) ConforMIS (NSDQ:CFMS) said yesterday that it plans to lay off about 10% of
DePuy is willing to pay $400M to settle Metal-on-Metal Hip cases
Report: J&J willing to pay more than $400m to settle Pinnacle hip cases (MassDevice) Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is willing to
The Future of Medical Education looks a lot like Netflix
The Future of Medical Education Looks a lot like Netflix: Interview with Brian Conyer, CEO of GIBLIB (MedGadget) GIBLIB, named after
K2M CFO reflects on the year
C-Suite Awards: Gregory Cole (Washington Business Journal) Greg Cole has spent a decade with K2M Group Holdings Inc., joining in 2008
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A new startup in Total Knees to keep your eye on!
Website – https://www.rejoint.life Ortho Streamers, I would like to share a hot new startup in Total Knees based in Milan, Italy.
Reverse Stemless Total Shoulder starts clinical trial in the US
FX Shoulder USA, Inc. to Begin Clinical Study on Stemless Reversed Total Shoulder (press release) FX Shoulder USA, Inc. will begin
Surgeon wins $112,452,269 in royalties spat with Medtronic Spine
SPINE SURGEON WINS $112 MILLION IN ROYALTY BATTLE WITH MEDTRONIC (Orthopedics This Week) An Indiana spine surgeon and inventor has
Outlook for orthopaedics in 2019 – providing the best care at the lowest price
Cost of health care:Stethoscope money and smartphone By focusing on improving outcomes – whether that’s through pre-operative management or more
What… a $3.15B buyout of DJO by a Welder?
$3.15 BILLION FOR DJO GLOBAL, FROM A WELDER? (Orthopedics This Week) $3.15 billion is a lot of money for
WishBone Medical acquires Response Ortho
[Read more] 6 Questions with Nick Deeter, the undisputed pioneer of orthopedic implants for kids WishBone Medical, Inc. acquires
The Cadisc-L disc disaster illustrates the need for rigorous clinical trials
The Cadisc-L from Ranier Technology is a polyurethane-polycarbonate graduated modulus spinal disc implant with physiological, progressive bending stiffness.
Zimmer recalls Biomet spine stimulators because of poor validations
Zimmer Biomet recalls spine fusion, bone growth stimulators (MedTechDive) Dive Brief: Zimmer Biomet is recalling 1,360 of its implantable spine fusion
A Spine Robot Turned This Entrepreneur Into A Billionaire. But How Well Does His Robot Work?
A Spine-Surgery Robot Turned This Entrepreneur Into A Billionaire. But How Well Does His Robot Work? (Forbes) When David C. Paul traveled
Sales Reps may be wearing out their welcome in the Operating Room
Sales Reps May Be Wearing Out Their Welcome In The Operating Room (NPR) In the operating room, surgical masks and matching
ChoiceSpine is acquired by a Private Equity group
Remember – ChoiceSpine acquires Exaxtech’s spine assets Altus Capital Partners, Inc. Acquires ChoiceSpine, LP (press release) Altus Capital Partners, Inc. (“Altus”),
Colfax acquires DJO Global for $3.1B in cash (2.6 X sales)
MedTechDive Dive Brief: Colfax has struck a $3.15 billion all-cash deal to acquire DJO Global, a manufacturer of orthopedic bracing
Today, 3 startups using Augmented Reality in surgery
3 Startups Using Augmented Reality in Surgery (Nanalyze) Tech billionaire Peter Thiel famously said, “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”
How wearables have come into Orthopedics
Read more here – Everything you need to know about the first wearable orthopedic device, TracPatch Do Wearables Have a
10 Ways Artificial Intelligence is Impacting Healthcare
Top 10 Ways Artificial Intelligence is Impacting Healthcare (AlgorthmXLab) As the ability of artificial intelligence grows it is increasingly having an
Are you sure you have a the right Notified Body?
Written by Joe Hage in the MedicalDevicesGroup on LinkedIn You know that nice, little Medical Device Directive (the MDD) you’ve
How Orthopedic CEOs can navigate the coming Digital Disruption
How medical-device CEOs can navigate digital disruption in healthcare (McKinsey & Company) Medical-device companies will need to reinvent themselves to
Everything you need to know about the first wearable orthopedic device, TracPatch
“TracPatch connects healthcare providers to what matters most: improving patient lives.” A decade ago I predicted that smart technologies would be coming
RTI Surgical acquires Paradigm Spine for $300M (7.5 X sales)
RTI Surgical® to Acquire Paradigm Spine (press release) RTI Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:RTIX), a global surgical implant company, and Paradigm Spine, LLC,
OsteoRemedies continues to bring solutions to complex musculoskeletal disorders
OsteoRemedies® Announces the First FDA Cleared Dual-Antibiotic Spacer and Bone Cement with Gentamicin and Vancomycin (press release) OsteoRemedies®, LLC, a company focused
The digital future of surgery according to J&J
The future of surgery (FastCompany) While technology can help to simplify the complex, it is often hard to see those improvements
Group helps orthopedic surgeons to cut the middleman and reduce material costs by 50-80%
OrthoDirectUSA® Launches a Revolutionary Franchise Opportunity for Surgeons that Guarantees to Reduce Healthcare Costs (press release) OrthoDirectUSA® (ODUSA) announced today
10 best new Spine Technologies in 2018
TEN BEST NEW SPINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2018 (Orthopedics This Week) Augmedics Winning Technology: xvision™ Inventors and Engineers: Nissan Elimelech, Stuart Wolf,
Zimmer Biomet using the Apple Watch to collect data from 10,000 joint patients
Zimmer Biomet launches clinical trial with Apple Watch (MassDevice) Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today that it’s launching a clinical trial using the
An Orthopedics Startup is quietly dominating Dynamic Imaging
Trice Medical is a truly disruptive orthopedic startup with great potential. read press release Trice is one of my favorite orthopedic startups. In the
The Future of Orthopedic Surgery (according to the UK)
The Future of Orthopaedic Surgery (British Orthopaedic Assoc) As the 21st century comes of age and the global burden
5 themes in MedTech right now
5 themes in MedTech right now 1) M&A is still hot 2) Digital health 3) The Bleeding Edge 4) Fears
WARNING for Orthos: Get onboard with digital patient health or get run over
New report for medtech industry has stark message: Tech coming for you (MedCityNews) A new report exhorts the medtech industry
A look into the Robot Wars at NASS
NASS 2018: Robotic platforms take center stage (MassDevice) Medtech companies in the spinal market are rushing to join the robotic revolution,
Top 21 Spine Surgeons under 40 to watch
NASS SpineLine’s Inaugural Top 21 Under 40 Jared Ament, MD, MPH (Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA) Brett Braly, MD
Orthopedic companies with digital products should engage InTouch now!
Read also – Dear CEO, the future of orthopedics is software InTouch Health Intuitive Surgical Could Help Usher
Medtronic acquires Mazor Robotics for $1.6B (13.5 X sales last year)
Read press release Medtronic strikes $1.6B takeover of Mazor Robotics (MedTechDive) Dive Brief: Medtronic is set to pay $1.64 billion to
Hanger is the first to create “network-connected” devices in orthopedics
Hanger and AT&T create industry-first, network-connected device for prosthetic limbs (press release) https://youtu.be/k4G_MPv7nGA Along with AT&T*, Hanger, Inc. (OTC PINK:
Histogenics gambles on an FDA clearance with a missed end point
STRONG DATA FROM DISAPPOINTING NEOCART TRIAL (Orthopedics This Week) So close, they were … Histogenics Corporation, that is. When it comes
Globus acquires Surgimap, a surgical planning software startup
Read Tiger’s wake-up call about Software Globus Medical (GMED) Acquires Surgimap (press release) Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal
DePuy-Synthes acquires EIT for 3D-printed titanium implants in spinal
Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH Acquires Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH to Enhance Global Offering of Interbody Spine Implants (press release) NORDERSTEDT, Germany, Sept.
Stryker acquires Invuity for $190M (4.9 X sales)
Invuity Announces Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Stryker Corporation for $7.40 Per Share in Cash (press release) Invuity, Inc.
The 1st “augmented-reality” spine surgeries are carried out by Israeli startup Augmedics
AUGMEDICS BEGINS SPINE NAVIGATION SYSTEM HUMAN TRIAL (Orthopedic This Week) Yokneam, Israel-based Augmedics has begun a first-in-human clinical trial of its
A comprehensive review of total ankle replacements versus fusion
Ankle arthroplasty – A review and summary of results from joint registries and recent studies (Bone and Joint UK) Total
CTL Medical acquires Amedica’s spine business and becomes CTL Amedica
AMEDICA ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL SPINE BUSINESS TO CTL MEDICAL (press release) SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
Distribution Opportunity – Biologics in Foot & Ankle
UPDATE! – MLM Biologics, Inc. is now approved with both the VA system (through the Federal Supply Schedule) and US Military hospitals (through