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
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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
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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
The race to acquire Medical Device Startups
The Race To Acquire Medical Device Startups (OrthoFeed) Medical device startups across the globe raised nearly $4B in equity financing in 2016, placing
You can buy a great little Total Joint company
FOR SALE: Low cost implant company with hip and knee systems NovoSource auction set for June 28 (MassDevice) Orthopedic device developer
Seattle startup launches app that helps patients with home PT exercises
New app from MedBridge aims to help patients keep on top of rehabilitation therapy (Geek Wire) For most people, treatment for a
AMB Surgical raises seed capital for the Flyte Automated Growing Rod
Accelerant Venture Capital Fund Approves Investment in AMB Surgical (press release) The Accelerant Venture Capital Fund recently approved investment in
Conventus Orthopaedics pulls in $20M to commercialize fracture repair in upper extremity
Conventus nets $20M for fracture-treating implants (Fierce Biotech) Minnesota’s Conventus Orthopaedics raised $20 million in equity that will expand commercialization
The Unsung Hero of the Ortho Industry – the Rep
The Unsung Hero of the Ortho Industry – the Rep (OrthoSpineNews) The orthopedic industry is changing faster than ever before. Whether
Trump wants to double device user fees for manufacturers
TRUMP WANTS TO DOUBLE DEVICE USER FEES (Orthopedics This Week) President Trump wants the medical device and pharmaceutical industries to pay
FDA says “NO” to the new robot system from Globus Medical
FDA JILTS GLOBUS ROBOT SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA has informed Globus Medical, Inc. that the agency is not granting
TrumpCare may cut Orthopedic volumes by 1.2%
NEW ANALYSIS: TRUMPCARE MAY CUT ORTHO VOLUMES 1.2% (Orthopedics This Week) A new analysis by one of Wall Street’s top medical
Metal-on-Metal hip lawsuits are fading away
STRYKER SETTLES FINAL METAL-ON-METAL HIP LAWSUITS (Orthopedics This Week) Stryker Corporation is putting lawsuits over its Rejuvenate Modular-Neck hip stem and
Researchers are 3D printing the meniscus out of hydrogels
CLOSING IN ON 3-D PRINTED MENISCUS (Orthopedics This Week) A damaged meniscus is hard to repair or replace. As Lauren Dubinsky
Better to recover at home after TKA or THA
HOME IS WHERE RECOVERY IS (Orthopedics This Week) Which is a better place to recover from knee or hip replacement surgery—at
Study: Metaphyseal sleeves improve early results in revision total knee replacement
MEGA MAYO STUDY FOR METAPHYSEAL SLEEVES IN REVISION TKA (Orthopedics This Week) Mayo Clinic researchers have completed a 280 patient/393 metaphyseal
More layoffs coming at Medtronic Spine in Memphis
Medtronic spinal unit trimming jobs in Memphis, but details are scarce (The Commercial Appeal) Medical device maker Medtronic is trimming jobs
Pro-industry Venture Capitalist is now heading up the FDA
GOTTLIEB SHAKE-UP COMING TO FDA (Orthopedics This Week) The U.S. Senate approved Scott Gottlieb, M.D. as the next FDA Commissioner on
“Strapping” fixation without screws is cleared in Europe
IMPLANET’S “STRAPPING” STABILIZATION SYSTEM CLEARED IN EUROPE (Orthopedics This Week) Implanet’s newest addition to its spinal stabilization system using a strapping
Study: standing TKA alignment is NOT a predictor of dynamic alignment
TKA: STANDING ALIGNMENT DOESN’T PREDICT DYNAMIC ALIGNMENT (Orthopedics This Week) Do you really need to aim for a straight limb when