The Orthopedics Industry New collar technology goes “beyond the helmet” in prevents sports head injuries
NECK COLLAR PREVENTS HEAD INJURIES (Orthopedics This Week) “Go Beyond the Helmet” The hazards to players of football and other contact […]
Bioventus gets ready for a $150M IPO
Bone-Healing Therapies Firm Bioventus Files for IPO (Xconomy) Bioventus, a company that develops treatments that harness the body’s own biology to
The future of Orthopedics will include printing cartilage and bone
3D BIO-INK PRINTS CARTILAGE AND BONE (Orthopedics This Week) Researchers at the University of Bristol School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Novastep launches cleanSTART® sterile packaged, single-use instruments kits
Novastep launches cleanSTART® sterile packaged, single-use instruments kits (press release) Novastep US website Orangeburg, New York, June 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Zimmer’s LDR deal could force others to grow a “dealmaking” spine
Zimmer’s LDR Deal Could Force Others to Grow a Dealmaking Spine (The Street) The $1 billion transaction could inspire other medical
5.2 Million Total Knees implanted from 2000 to 2010
5.2 MILLION TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENTS (Orthopedics This Week) Doctors implanted an estimated 5.2 million total knees from 2000 to 2010, according
Study: Metal-on-metal hips impede osteoblast formation
Study: Metal-on-metal hips impede osteoblast formation (MassDevice) A study of metal-on-metal hip implants found that the metal ions released when the parts
Shame on the FDA
FORMER FDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR CHARGED WITH INSIDER TRADING (Orthopedics This Week) FDA INSIDER TRADING SUSPECT COMMITS SUICIDE (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA
Flower Orthopedics reduces surgical steps in Foot & Ankle surgery
Flower Orthopedics Launches The Flower E-Kit™ And IndicationCube™ (press release) HORSHAM, Pa., June 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Following the footsteps of the
OrthoPediatrics plans to raise $75M in an IPO with the symbol “KIDS”
Orthopediatrics Corp. files for $75 million IPO (MarketWatch) S-1 Filing Warsaw, IN-based OrthoPediatrics (Pending:KIDS) files an S-1 in preparation for a
Zimmer-Biomet may face criminal prosecution after breaching its agreement with the DOJ
DOJ: BIOMET BREACHED DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT (Orthopedics This Week) Read more… Tiger’s Timeline of DOJ versus Orthopedic Companies When Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
The ongoing case of poaching sales reps between DJO and Stryker
DJO Global, ex-Stryker reps want poaching case tossed (MassDevice) DJO Global and a quintet of ex-Stryker (NYSE:SYK) sales reps want federal judge to
ISTO Technologies is acquired by a private equity firm
Thompson Street Capital Partners Acquires Isto Technologies’ Commercial Business (ODTMag) website – ISTO Technologies website – Thompson Street Capital Partners
Zimmer’s history says that LDR Spine will move to Denver
Buyout news worries some at LDR Holding (Austin Business Journal) Austin frets proposed Zimmer Biomet takeover of LDR Holdings (MedCityNews) Zimmer Biomet
MẌ Orthopedics Receives FDA Clearance on the dynaMẌ™ Nitinol Compression Screw
MẌ Orthopedics Receives FDA Clearance on the dynaMẌ™ Nitinol Compression Screw (press release) LEXINGTON, Mass., June 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — MẌ
New FDA guidance for companies that create 3D-printed implants in Orthopedics
More from the FDA on Material Characterization for Additive Manufacturing (ODTMag) In March, I addressed here recent actions by the FDA
Doug Kohrs does it again! Medtronic acquires his low-cost hip and knee startup
I am a big fan of Doug Kohrs. Doug Kohrs is an Orthopedic/Spine startup giant. And Doug did it again!
Zimmer Biomet acquires LDR Spine for $1B (6 X sales)
Zimmer Biomet to Acquire LDR to Enhance Growth of Spine Business (press release) This positions the company to capitalize on faster
Startup wins an FDA clearance for a 3D-Printed Digital Fusion Implant
510(k) Clearance of 3D-Printed Digital Fusion Implant (press release) website… http://www.additiveortho.com/ Additive Orthopaedics, LLC, an early stage orthopedic device company, has
Priceline for orthopedics is here – patients can now put their joint surgery out to bid
MEDIBID ALLOWS DOCTORS TO BID ON SURGERIES (Orthopedics This Week) website… https://www.medibid.com/ MediBid, Inc. is a start-up company that allows patients to
Nextremity’s 2-piece hammertoe implant is shown to improve fusion rates
84% FUSION RATE VS 16% – NEW JFAS HAMMERTOE STUDY (Orthopedics This Week) A new study published in The Journal of
VIDEO: Spare The Scalpel: A Surgeon’s Perspective on the Future of Orthopedics
Spare The Scalpel: A Surgeon’s Perspective on the Future of Orthopedic Medicine (A TEDx Talk) Watch the TED talk here…
DePuy Synthes joins forces with HP for the future of 3D Printing
J&J AND HP TEAM UP 3D PRINTING FOR ORTHO (Orthopedics This Week) The biggest health care and printer companies in the
A 3D printed talus can save a patient from an ankle fusion
Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Mark Myerson Pioneers Unique New Approach to Treating Avascular Necrosis of the Talus (MDMercy) (Baltimore, MD) — The
Hiring is Better with Retained
I used to think Contingency Recruiting was the best way to find talent for your company… but I’ve changed my mind.
Mazor Robotics wins a $42M partnership and equity deal with Medtronic
Mazor Robotics inks $42m deal with Medtronic (MassDevice) Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) said today that it inked a 2-phase deal with Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) for
Two likely outcomes as Alphatec Spine winds down
ALPHATEC’S HOLE DEEPENS. WHAT’S NEXT? (Orthopedics This Week) Conditions at Alphatec have, apparently, reached the stage where a press release
First look at clinical results for Moximed’s Atlas joint unloading device
ATLAS SYSTEM FOR OA PATIENTS: FIRST RESULTS (Orthopedics This Week) The first data is out on the Atlas System, a unicompartmental
ConforMIS’ CEO believes that Robotics is NOT the answer in Orthopedics
ConforMIS’ CEO Believes Robotics Is Not the Answer in Orthopedics (MDDI) Dr. Phillipp Lang, who will leave ConforMIS as CEO when
Is transparency the future of research? SI-BONE to share clinical trial data with the world
Transparency in research: SI-BONE to make clinical trial data accessible via Yale YODA Project (YaleNews) With the ultimate goal of fostering
DePuy Synthes acquires BioMedical Enterprises’ nitinol extremities implant business
J&J Company DePuy Synthes Buys San Antonio’s BioMedical Enterprises (Xconomy) –> see all Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics BioMedical Enterprises, the San
The Status of Additive Manufacturing in the Orthopedics Industry
Additive Manufacturing Status in the Orthopedics Industry (Orthopedic Design & Technology) see all 3D Printing stories Implants expo organizer offers a
RoundTable Healthcare Partners to acquire Symmetry Surgical for $129M
RoundTable Healthcare Partners to Acquire Symmetry Surgical for $129M (HealthPointCapital) RoundTable Healthcare Partners, a healthcare focused private equity firm, entered into
3D Printing offers a better bone replacement
3D Printing Offers a Better Bone Replacement (ODTMag) see all 3D Printing stories To make a good framework for filling in
Five MIS Spine news stories from the 2016 Spine Summit
Five news items to view for the latest in minimally invasive surgery for spine (Healio) Spine Surgery Today spotlights five news
List of 14 publications on Hydroxyapatite and CaPO4
This article is for the biomaterials nerds who read OrthoStreams. Below are links to 12 recent most comprehensive reviews
Materialise CEO Calls for Common Approach in Measuring Clinical Evidence for Medical 3D Printing
Materialise CEO Calls for Common Approach in Measuring Clinical Evidence for Medical 3D Printing (press release) For more… read my
The new FDA Commissioner says “It’ all about the pain”
NEW FDA COMMISSIONER: “IT’S ABOUT THE PAIN” (Orthopedics This Week) If you’re in the business or profession of addressing pain, you’ve
Stryker debuts a new 3D-printed Posterior Lumbar Cage
Stryker’s Spine Division Debuts 3D-Printed Tritanium® Posterior Lumbar Cage at AANS Meeting (press release) ALLENDALE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stryker’s Spine division will introduce
Stryker acquires Stanmore Implants for $52M
Stryker (SYK) Acquires Stanmore Implants in GBP 35.6M Deal (StreetInsider) Stryker (NYSE: SYK) announced it has acquired Stanmore Implants Worldwide Limited
Verticore offers a crowfunded solution for low back pain without surgery
VERTECORE: CROWDFUNDING FOR MOBILE SPINAL DECOMPRESSION (Orthopedics This Week) website… Vertecore Lift Go ask “the people”…VerteCore Technologies is doing just that
Startup solves the irreparable rotator cuff problem with balloon technology
Balloon for Irreparable Rotator Cuffs! (Orthopedics This Week) see also… 50 Companies that are leading innovation in Sports Medicine Balloon as
A new algorithm can predict total hip revisions
NEW ALGORITHM PREDICTS HIP JOINT REVISION (Orthopedics This Week) Which patients are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital following
Zimmer-Biomet acquires Cayenne Medical
Multiple is 7.5 X sales – Word on the street says that Zimmer will pay $150M in total earnouts (3
A Spine company launches a new Foot and Ankle product
Centric Medical™ Announces Full Market Release of TARSA-LINK™ Stand-Alone Wedge Fixation System for Foot and Ankle (press release) LIST of 26
Stryker acquires SafeWire for MIS needles in spine surgery
Stryker buys startup to bolster safety in minimally invasive spine surgery (Fierce Medical Devices) Orthopedics implant and spine player Stryker has acquired
Implanet’s Jazz Lock is now cleared in the US and EU
IMPLANET: GREEN LIGHT(S) TO MARKET JAZZ LOCK (Orthopedics This Week) IMPLANET has announced that it has the green light from the
Orthopedic Stem Cells seeing rapid growth in the US
Orthopedic Stem Cell Use in the U.S. Projected to Rise as Competition in the Market Intensifies; Led by NuVasive (press release)
AAOS: Time for orthopedics to jump on the value-based care bandwagon
AAOS: Time for orthopedics to jump on the value-based care bandwagon (The Advisory Board Company) Navigating the transition to value-based care
3-D Printing in Orthopedics – Experts discuss the best applications and limitations
Despite a few drawbacks, 3-D printing has some promising clinical applications (Healio Orthopedics Today) See ALL 3-D stories See 3D Print