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 […]
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
84% FUSION RATE VS 16% – NEW JFAS HAMMERTOE STUDY (Orthopedics This Week) A new study published in The Journal of
Spare The Scalpel: A Surgeon’s Perspective on the Future of Orthopedic Medicine (A TEDx Talk) Watch the TED talk here…
J&J AND HP TEAM UP 3D PRINTING FOR ORTHO (Orthopedics This Week) The biggest health care and printer companies in the
Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Mark Myerson Pioneers Unique New Approach to Treating Avascular Necrosis of the Talus (MDMercy) (Baltimore, MD) — The
I used to think Contingency Recruiting was the best way to find talent for your company… but I’ve changed my mind.
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
ALPHATEC’S HOLE DEEPENS. WHAT’S NEXT? (Orthopedics This Week) Conditions at Alphatec have, apparently, reached the stage where a press release
ATLAS SYSTEM FOR OA PATIENTS: FIRST RESULTS (Orthopedics This Week) The first data is out on the Atlas System, a unicompartmental
ConforMIS’ CEO Believes Robotics Is Not the Answer in Orthopedics (MDDI) Dr. Phillipp Lang, who will leave ConforMIS as CEO when
Transparency in research: SI-BONE to make clinical trial data accessible via Yale YODA Project (YaleNews) With the ultimate goal of fostering
J&J Company DePuy Synthes Buys San Antonio’s BioMedical Enterprises (Xconomy) –> see all Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics BioMedical Enterprises, the San
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 (HealthPointCapital) RoundTable Healthcare Partners, a healthcare focused private equity firm, entered into
3D Printing Offers a Better Bone Replacement (ODTMag) see all 3D Printing stories To make a good framework for filling in
Five news items to view for the latest in minimally invasive surgery for spine (Healio) Spine Surgery Today spotlights five news
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 (press release) For more… read my
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’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 (SYK) Acquires Stanmore Implants in GBP 35.6M Deal (StreetInsider) Stryker (NYSE: SYK) announced it has acquired Stanmore Implants Worldwide Limited
VERTECORE: CROWDFUNDING FOR MOBILE SPINAL DECOMPRESSION (Orthopedics This Week) website… Vertecore Lift Go ask “the people”…VerteCore Technologies is doing just that
Balloon for Irreparable Rotator Cuffs! (Orthopedics This Week) see also… 50 Companies that are leading innovation in Sports Medicine Balloon as
NEW ALGORITHM PREDICTS HIP JOINT REVISION (Orthopedics This Week) Which patients are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital following
Multiple is 7.5 X sales – Word on the street says that Zimmer will pay $150M in total earnouts (3
Centric Medical™ Announces Full Market Release of TARSA-LINK™ Stand-Alone Wedge Fixation System for Foot and Ankle (press release) LIST of 26
Stryker buys startup to bolster safety in minimally invasive spine surgery (Fierce Medical Devices) Orthopedics implant and spine player Stryker has acquired
IMPLANET: GREEN LIGHT(S) TO MARKET JAZZ LOCK (Orthopedics This Week) IMPLANET has announced that it has the green light from the
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 (The Advisory Board Company) Navigating the transition to value-based care
Despite a few drawbacks, 3-D printing has some promising clinical applications (Healio Orthopedics Today) See ALL 3-D stories See 3D Print
SpineSource Launches Expandable Lumbar Interbody Cage in U.S. (OrthoSpineNews) SpineSource, Inc. announced today the U.S. launch of the L-Varlock Lumbar Cage.
This is a rare personal article to my readers. I never write about myself, but I have a special announcement.
Top Four Emerging Trends Impacting the Global Spine Surgery Market (ODT Magazine) The global spine surgery market is expected to grow
Bone drill developer wins hard science incubator award (Wyoming Business Report) The Wyoming company behind the invention of a high tech
LDR: GOOD NEWS AT FIVE YEARS (Orthopedics This Week) LDR Holding Corporation has announced the publication of “Prospective, Randomized Comparison of
Doctors Experiment With New Way of Fixing the A.C.L. (NY Times by CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS) Anterior cruciate ligaments often tear on
ArthroMeda gets $2M for hip replacement sensors (MedCityNews) In order for arthroplasty surgery to restore proper joint function, surgeons must carefully
Seismic for the Spine (Orthopedic Design and Technology) Magnetic resonance image isn’t everything. A new University of Alberta study shows that
Defective Hip Lawsuit Funding Firm, Fair Rate Funding, Reports $502 million Verdict in Pinnacle Hip Implant Trial (press release) Fair Rate
Fusing Innovation to the Spinal Sector (by Sean Fenske, Editor @ Orthopedic Design and Technology) TranS1’s Jeff Schell shares his experience
OK TO PLACE ACETABULAR CUP OUTSIDE “SAFE ZONE?” (Orthopedics This Week) In a retrospective study, Cleveland Clinic researchers set out to
Study Compares Carbon Footprint of Single-Use and Reusable Surgical Instruments (Orthopedic Design and Technology) A lifecycle study performed by Solvay Specialty
FDA ORTHO PANEL TO VOTE ON CARTIVA SYNTHETIC CARTILAGE IMPLANT (Orthopedics This Week) Cartiva website The FDA’s Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices
3 Takeaways from the Annual Meeting of AAOS (by Arundhati Parmar at MDDIonline) How is bundled payment in joint replacement going to affect
ConforMIS sues Smith & Nephew, launches iTotal PS knee implant (press release) Result of the ConforMIS-Wright Medical lawsuit ConforMIS Announces Settlement of
Zimmer Biomet Completes Acquisition of Ortho Transmission (HealthPointCapital) press release here Zimmer Biomet completed the acquisition of Ortho Transmission, LLC, a
Specific MoM hip implant linked with increased risk of heart failure in men Men who underwent primary hip arthroplasty with
THE MOST INCREDIBLE ORTHOPEDIST YOU’LL EVER READ ABOUT (Orthopedics This Week) Wikipedia page “Hasta la vista, baby.” The day that Munjed
