The Orthopedics Industry An FDA perspective on the use of 3D printing in medical applications
An FDA perspective on the use of 3D printing in medical applications (Plastics Today) A dedicated follower of 3D printing in […]
Mimedx receives subpoena from Office of Inspector General, HHS
Mimedx receives subpoena from Office of Inspector General, HHS (Press Release) MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading regenerative medicine company
CMS releases new J-code for a one injection Monovisc manufactured by Anika Therapeutics
Anika Therapeutics receives CMS J-code for osteoarthritis solution (Healio) Anika Therapeutics recently announced the CMS has assigned a unique Health care
Study: Cartilage loss is accelerated after common meniscus surgery
Arthritis and cartilage loss may follow common knee surgery (Medical News Today) A popular surgery to repair meniscal tears may increase
Dent: Repealing the 2.3% medical device excise tax should be #1 priority in 2015
Medical Device Tax: Rep. Charlie Dent puts repeal at top of GOPs priority list for 2015 (MassDevice) Pennsylvania Republican Charlie Dent,
Biomet bribery probe may stall Zimmer Merger
Biomet Bribery Probe Looms Over Zimmer Merger (Medical Device Online) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange
Study: No difference in outcomes with simultaneous bilateral TKA
No significant difference in clinical outcomes found in simultaneous bilateral TKA (Healio) Patients who underwent simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty experienced
And the latest high-profile athlete to receive stem cell injections OUS is… Rafael Nadal
TENNIS STAR TREATED WITH STEM CELLS (Orthopedics This Week) The doctor for international tennis star Rafael Nadal has told The Associated
Now the Zimmer-Biomet merger is stalled in foreign bribery investigations
Inquiry Into Foreign Bribes at Biomet Hangs Over $13 Billion Merger (NYTimes) From the skyscrapers of Wall Street to the factories
Can Hip Arthroscopy Be Performed With Conventional Knee-Length Instrumentation?
Can Hip Arthroscopy Be Performed With Conventional Knee-Length Instrumentation? (Arthroscopy Journal) Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether
Habitual running ‘may protect against knee osteoarthritis, not cause it’
Habitual running ‘may protect against knee osteoarthritis, not cause it’ (Medical News Today) Contrary to previous research, a new study suggests
New test for Osteogenesis Imperfecta or brittle bone disease
NEW TEST FOR BRITTLE BONE DISEASE (Orthopedics This Week) Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is, also known as “Brittle Bone” disease. Doctors identify
3-D Printing Is Changing the Future of Prosthetics
3-D Printing Is Changing the Future of Prosthetics (TheDailyBeast) Thanks to 3-D printing, a lifetime of prosthetics will cost less than
Medacta completes first 3D printed guide surgeries in US
MEDACTA COMPLETES FIRST MYSPINE SURGERIES IN U.S. (Orthopedics This Week) Medacta USA, the American subsidiary of Medacta International, SA, has completed
Treatment of open fractures in children is challenged by Johns Hopkins
SURGERY UNNECESSARY FOR OPEN FRACTURES? (Orthopedics This Week) New work from researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center is challenging the clinical
The case of a total joint patient with a metal allergy
METAL ALLERGY SAGA RESOLVED AT HSS (Orthopedics This Week) After nine months of aching knees, shoulders, arms and legs, Diane Velluci
Rumors that Stryker will acquire Smith & Nephew ‘soon’
Report: Stryker could move for Smith & Nephew ‘soon’ (MassDevice) A Stryker move for Smith & Nephew could reportedly come as
Reverse total shoulders on the rise
HSS SURGEON: SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY AND REVERSES ON THE UPTICK (Orthopedics This Week) Shoulder Arthroplasty, Reverse Replacement On the Rise Within the
With 3D Printing, Medical Devices Are Cool Again
With 3D Printing, Medical Devices Are Cool Again (TechCrunch) The recent and successful human implantation of a 3D-printed vertebra at Peking University
FDA approves first ever 3D stereoradiographic planning tool for hips
EOS imaging Obtains FDA Approval for hipEOS, the First 3D Stereoradiographic Planning Software for Hip Arthroplasty (press release) PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EOS imaging
Breaking down some Orthopedic statistics
Breaking Down Orthopedics (MDNews) Increasing numbers of older patients are safely undergoing major elective orthopedic procedures, even as hip fracture remains
Life in an Orthopedic Startup – what’s it like?
What’s it really like working at a startup? by Tiger Buford Background – This article is written for all of
New Harvard Study Could Change Orthopedics Forever
New Harvard Study Could Change Orthopedics Forever (Orthopedics This Week) In what is likely the one of the first-ever attempt to
A glimpse into the future of orthopedics – sensors in implants
The Artificial Knee Meets the Internet of Things (QMED) Posted in Orthopedics by Brian Buntz on December 8, 2014 In 2012,
New kind of knee surgery provides much needed stability for ACL repair
New kind of knee surgery provides much needed relief for patients (Orthopedics This Week) A new kind of knee surgery is
Study: Running does not cause OA
RUNNING DOES NOT CAUSE OA (Orthopedics This Week) Is osteoarthritis (OA), the most common joint ailment afflicting middle-age and older adults,
Texas manufacturer acquires an Italian Orthopedics manufacturer
COORSTEK MEDICAL ACQUIRES ITALIAN ORTHO FIRM (Orthopedics This Week) CoorsTek Medical website CoorsTek Medical, LLC, a company affiliated with CoorsTek, Inc.
Zimmer proposes selling knee and elbow lines to satisfy EC
Zimmer Provides Update on the European Commission Review Process Relating to the Pending Merger with Biomet, Inc. (press release) WARSAW, Ind.,
Stryker CEO Lobo: “For every POD that goes away a new POD seems to pop up”
Stryker CEO Lobo: “For every POD that goes away a new POD seems to pop up” (Stryker Earnings Conference Call) Operator: Welcome
Old is new… Biomet developed a quieter, more natural ACL/PCL preserving knee
Quieter, ACL/PCL Preserving, More Natural Knee! (Orthopedics This Week) A team of joint preservation superstars have dusted off a concept that
Surgeons are puzzled when “healed” athletes crash a burn
“HEALED” ATHLETES CRASHING AND BURNING! (Orthopedics This Week) Athletes Who Frighten the Best Surgeons When David Altchek takes a phone call
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Zimmer may have to divest Uni-compartmental Knees and Shoulders to do the Biomet deal
ZIMMER GIVES EUROPEANS MORE TIME FOR ZIMMER/BIOMET DEAL (Orthopedics This Week) Unicompartmental Knees and Shoulder Divestitures? When the Europeans announced their
Analysis: Stryker + Smith & Nephew
Smith & Nephew Still Entices as Regulators Loom: Real M&A (Bloomberg) A deal between Stryker Corp. (SYK) and Smith & Nephew
Corin acquires Optimized Ortho with technology in implant component posititioning
Corin Group acquires Australian orthopaedic technology leader Optimized Ortho (press release) Corin Group acquires technology to help improve component positioning in
Will Stryker bid on Smith & Nephew this week?
Will Stryker bid on Smith & Nephew this week? (MassDevice) Speculation mounts again about a possible Stryker offer for Smith &
Zimmer-Biomet announces executive leadership changes
Zimmer Announces Executive Leadership Team And New Name Of Combined Company Following Closing (press release) WARSAW, Ind., Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/
Implanet announces 6 new distribution agreements at NASS
Implanet Stands out at the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting and Signs Six New Distribution Agreements (OrthoSpineNews) BORDEAUX, France
Surprisingly, INFUSE sales growth is carrying Medtronic Spine
INFUSE SALES LEADING MEDTRONIC SPINE TO HEALTH (Orthopedics This Week) Medtronic Inc.’s spine’s most
Got a $10-million idea? Nobody cares… go bigger
This is a long article. First comments by Joe Hage on LinkedIn about a panel discussion at the recent IN3
The Top 11 Spine Technologies in 2014
THE ELEVEN BEST NEW SPINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2014 (Orthopedics This Week) …you can read the selection process and judges at end
How 3-D printing is revolutionizing medicine
PRINT THYSELF (New Yorker Magazine) How 3-D printing is revolutionizing medicine. February of 2012, a medical team at the University of
5 disruptive factors that will negatively impact the Medical Device industry
Study: Medical device industry facing $34 billion revenue hit (Healthcare Daily) The confluence of five forces could create a $34 billion
Histogenics, a knee cartilage repair biotech company, to raise $60M in IPO
An unmet need for knees: Biotech Histogenics sets terms for $60 million IPO (OrthoSpineNews) Histogenics, a biotech developing a therapy for
First patient receives Zyga’s Facet Restoration device
ZYGA’S FACET RESTORATION STUDY HAS FIRST PATIENT (Orthopedics This Week) The first patient is enrolled in Zyga Technology, Inc.’s facet DUET
Japan implements major changes to its Medical Device registration process
Major Changes to Medical Device Registration Process in Japan (Emergo) Revised medical device registration and approval requirements in Japan will become
How the smart Orthopedic companies are hacking FDA and ISO Compliance
Building a QMS system that is compliant is a real pain for a small company. So far, there haven’t been
MedTech Venture capital is dead and it’s starting to stink
Dr. Tom Fogarty: Venture capital is dead and it’s starting to stink (MassDevice) The director of the Fogarty Institute, medtech legend
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The FDA clears the 1st patient-specific spinal rod
FDA CLEARS FIRST PATIENT-SPECIFIC SPINAL ROD (Orthopedics This Week) The French-based Medicrea Group says it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for