The Orthopedics Industry 3-D printed total joints are coming of age
3-D CREATED IMPLANTS GAINING GROUND (Orthopedics This Week) ConforMIS custom knees see ALL 3D-Printing articles see List of 3D Print Manufacturers in […]
Surgeon wants to use a more expensive TKA implant so must move his practice
Surgeon at Cleveland Clinic’s Fairview Hospital says he’s leaving over cost-cutting efforts (Cleveland.com) An orthopedic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic’s Fairview Hospital
Prediction: The FDA will shift to EU model of post-market evaluations
CLINICAL EVIDENCE GATHERING SHIFTING TO POST-APPROVAL (Orthopedics This Week) The U.S. relies on gathering clinical data to show a device is
Case Study: 5 Mistakes that lead to flushing $400,000 in fighting the FDA
How To Flush $400,000 Down the Drain Fighting the FDA (by Jon Speer at Greenlight Guru) How much does it cost
New technology for the most challenging trauma case – proximal humeral fractures
FIRST IN-HUMAN CASES: PH CAGE FOR PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACTURES (Orthopedics This Week) website Conventus Orthopaedics Officials of Conventus Orthopaedics, of
Finally… a second growth factor is on the market, the AUGMENT Bone Graft
Commentary: Shame on the FDA! If you replay the tape here you will find that the FDA approved the study protocol, the
The FDA opens up more information in its Medical Device Database
openFDA Unveils Cache of Medical Device Data (FDA Blog) OpenFDA is releasing information on medical devices that could spur innovation and
Integra acquires the Salto Total Ankle Replacement From Tornier
Integra LifeSciences to Acquire Total Ankle Replacement (Salto Talaris(R)) and Silastic Toe Replacement (Futura(TM)) Product Portfolios From Tornier N.V. (press release)
A ‘shout out’ to our military orthopedic surgeons
BLOG: Give a ‘shout out’ to our military orthopedic surgeons (Healio by John D. Kelly IV, MD, at the University of
Three enabling trends for 3D Printing in Orthopedics
Three Considerations For 3D Printing Of Medical Devices In 2015 (Kapstone Medical blog – posted in 3D PRINTING in JESSICA DAWKINS) Read all 3D-Printing
Stryker recalls 17,000 extremity devices worldwide
Stryker Recalls Nearly 17,000 Orthopedic Implant Devices (MedScape) Medical device maker Stryker Corporation is recalling 16,992 orthopedic implant devices because of
A second look at Stryker’s acquisition of MAKO Surgical
Stryker’s MAKO Surgical Acquisition: A Second Look (Med Device Online) To appreciate Stryker’s purchase of MAKO Surgical, we need to jump
Only two Orthopedic companies in Fortune’s “100 Best Companies To Work For”
Arthrex Among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies To Work For” (Santa Barbara Independent) Forbes Best 100 List Arthrex, an orthopedic surgical
Is the End Near for Traditional Orthopedic Implant Makers?
Is the End Near for Traditional Orthopedic Implant Makers? (MDDI) List of 3D-Print Manufacturers in Orthopedics Richard Hurley would like to
6 Questions with Ric Navarro, a serial technology innovator in the spine space
This is the forth in a series of 6-Question interviews with the Orthopedic leaders who are challenging conventional thinking. (you can read other
Lima and OrthAlign partner up in total knee surgery
ORTHALIGN, LIMA CORPORATE SIGN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (Orthopedics This Week) OrthAlign, Inc. has entered into a European distribution agreement with Lima Corporate
Cartilage Restoration – 3 case studies illustrate the current state
Restoring Cartilage: The Holy Grail of Orthopaedics (JBJS Case Connections) Introduction Theoretically, articular cartilage restoration should be a solvable biological/mechanical problem.
Study: hip arthroscopy shown to avoid hip replacement
Largest Hip Arthroscopy Study Shows Improved Outcomes (Orthopedics This Week) One surgeon…1,155 arthroscopies. Benjamin Domb, M.D., founder of the American Hip
Zimmer-Biomet to focus on cross-selling opps and non-large joints
Zimmer Biomet wants sales reps to focus on cross-selling opps and non-large joints (FierceMedicalDevices) (photo courtesy of Ed Siasoco) Your Dashboard
MedTech is preparing for an intelligent device future
Preparing for an increasingly intelligent future (Deloitte) See all Smart stories Exponential technological progress is advancing scientific knowledge, reducing costs, and
First trial complete. Durom Cup prosecution-1 Zimmer-0
ZIMMER LOSES FIRST DUROM CUP LAWSUIT (Orthopedics This Week) A Los Angeles jury has handed Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. a $9.2
The FDA will raise med device user fees more than 4%
FDA raises medical device user fees more than 4% (MassDevice) The FDA is raising the user fees medical device makers pay
The FDA clears a new 3D-printed spinal implant
FDA CLEARS 3D PRINTED SPINAL IMPLANT (Orthopedics This Week) List of 3D-Print Manufacturers in Orthopedics The Food and Drug Administration has
Amendia acquires Custom Spine
Amendia Acquired Custom Spine (HealthPointCapital) press release Amendia website Custom Spine website Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics Amendia announced that
Your products should be UDI-ready by September
Why You Need a UDI-Ready Line… or Even Better, a Sterile-Packed One (Jérôme Trividic – LinkedIn) read also Ortho Companies challenge the FDA’s
Early management moves at Zimmer-Biomet
Zimmer & Biomet shift personnel after acquisition| Personnel Moves (MassDevice) Your Dashboard for the Zimmer Biomet merger Zimmer (NYSE:ZMH), who acquired Biomet in
Bacterin acquires X-Spine for $86M (2 X sales) and renames it Xtant Medical
Bacterin to Purchase the Outstanding Common Stock of X-spine Systems, Inc., Creating Xtant Medical (press release) Bacterin website X-Spine website
Startup solves the loss of screw fixation problem with a biopolymer mesh
$6.6 MILLION FOR WOVEN ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGIES (Orthopedics This Week) website Woven Orthopedic Technologies Those at Connecticut-based Woven Orthopedic Technologies, LLC are
4WEB prints a custom porous intercalary implant
4WEB Medical’s 3D printed patient specific implant (OnlineTMD) see All 3D Printing Articles see all 3D Print Manufacturers Truss-like implant completes
OrthAlign wins Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan
ORTHALIGN WINS FROST & SULLIVAN INNOVATION AWARD (Orthopedics This Week) Kudos to OrthAlign, Inc. for its novel thinking…the company is announcing
Men and Women have different Orthopedic vulnerabilities
No Bones About it: Men and Women Aren’t Equals in Orthopedics (USAToday) Whether they’re young athletes, middle-aged adults or seniors playing competitive sports, females
The future of prosthetics is osseointegrated implants
NEW LEG PROSTHESIS GAINS FDA APPROVAL (Orthopedics this Week) Company website The conventional treatment for an amputation above the knee is
Patients play better golf after spinal fusion
GOLFERS PLAY BETTER AFTER SPINE FUSION (Orthopedics this Week) Golfers Play Same or BETTER After Spinal Fusion While you won’t want
VIDEO: Could 3D printing of biodegradable metal implants be the next big thing?
BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT METALS – NEXT BIG THING? (Orthopedics This Week) It is hazardous to try to predict the “next big thing”
Why so few women are practicing Orthopedic medicine?
Women attracted to orthopedics due to personal attributes, nature of the field (Healio) Despite lack of role models and exposure to
Medtronic acquires RF Surgical Systems for $235M
Medtronic buys RF Surgical Systems for $235 milllion website RF Surgical Medtronic has agreed to acquire California-based medical-device maker RF
6 Questions with John T. Treace, an orthopaedic extremities executive building an innovative new foot and ankle company
This is the third in a series of 6-Question interviews with the Orthopaedic leaders who are challenging conventional thinking. (you can read other
Smith & Nephew acquires Russian trauma and orthopaedics business
Smith & Nephew acquires Russian distribution and manufacturing business (press release) Read timeline of all Mergers and Acquisitions read the 2011
3 new CT studies uncover prevalence of SI Joint Degeneration
THREE NEW STUDIES: CT SCANS UNCOVER WIDESPREAD SI JOINT DEGENERATION (Orthopedics This Week) CT Scans Uncover Widespread but Asymptomatic SI Joint
Amendia acquires spine patents from SpineSelect
Amendia announces completion of SpineSelect acquisition (Healio) Amendia announced recently it has finalized the acquisition of certain assets of SpineSelect LLC.
Orthopedists are the #1 earners again
Medscape’s 2015 Physician Compensation Report (Medscape) Nearly 20,000 physicians across 25 specialties responded to Medscape’s 2015 Compensation Survey. The top three
Zimmer recalls modular hip system because of manufacturing debris
ZIMMER RECALLS M/L TAPER HIP STEMS AND NECKS (Orthopedics This Week) On June 8, 2015, Zimmer Inc. initiated a Class I
Former CEO of OtisMed sentenced to prison for commercializing products not cleared by FDA
OTISMED’S CHI SENTENCED TO PRISON (Orthopedics This Week) List of Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics Charlie Chi’s profile on LinkedIn Charlie
Medtronic Spine paid 6 surgeons over $1M in royalties last year
Minnesota devicemakers paid out $211 million to doctors, hospitals in 2014 (StarTribune) [ Find out which surgeons are consulting for which manufacturers
SeaSpine is reborn as a new public company with plenty of cash
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation Begins Trading on NASDAQ (press release) New public spine company formed from the former SeaSpine and Theken acquisitions
Integra LifeSciences acquires TEI Biosciences for $312M (4.9X last years sales)
Integra LifeSciences picks up TEI Biosciences, TEI Medical for $312m (MassDevice) Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics Read all M&A articles
The FDA answers cybersecurity questions related to medical devices
FDA answers cybersecurity questions (by Joe Hage – Medical Device Marketing Consultant, Medical Devices Group Leader, 10x Medical Device Conference Host)
Regulatory affairs advice for medical device startups
Regulatory affairs for medical device startups (MassDevice) Instilling a robust quality management system as soon as possible is crucial in becoming
SpineGuard obtains funding for its “Smart” Pedicle Screw
SPINEGUARD COMPLETES FINANCING FOR “SMART” SCREW (Orthopedics This Week) SpineGuard website SpineGuard, S.A. has finished raising the rest of a $3.1
DONE. Zimmer + Biomet = ZBH
Your Dashboard for the Zimmer – Biomet Merger ZIMMER BIOMET DEAL CLOSES (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer Biomet has finally been born.