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.
BMJ starts campaign to reduce knee arthroscopy procedures
BRITISH JOURNAL DROPS BOMB ON KNEE ARTHROSCOPY (Orthopedics This Week) The British Medical Journal (BMJ) is conducting a campaign called “Too
IlluminOss implants first humeral fractures with light-curable IM system
IlluminOss Medical Announces the Successful Treatment of First U.S. Patients With Innovative Light-Curable Bone Stabilization System (press release) Dr. Felix Cheung
Stryker says that acquisitions are the top priority for our $2.6B in cash
Stryker: Acquisitions our top priority for cash (MassDevice) Stryker (NYSE:SYK) told analysts this week that mergers & acquisitions are its top
Medtronic CEO: We’re looking at early-stage acquisitions
Medtronic CEO: We’re looking at early-stage acquisitions (MassDevice) Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO Omar Ishrak said yesterday that the medical device titan is planning
Surgeon explains how he uses the MAKO Robot for knee replacement
Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Ronald Hillock Explains the MAKO Robot (Blog: Voyager Med) I am frequently asked by patients and their families
Surgeon explains why David Wright is sidelined with spinal stenosis
Running Doc: Explaining spinal stenosis, which has Mets captain David Wright on the disabled list (Daily News) David Wright has been
FDA approves for the activL artificial disc for one-level lumbar use
Aesculap Receives FDA Approval for the activL® Artificial Disc for One-Level Lumbar Use (press release) Intelligent Motion Technology for Total Disc
Bellwether trial over Zimmer’s NexGen knee to start
ZIMMER AND NEXGEN GO ON TRIAL IN OCTOBER (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer recalls over 40,000 NexGen Total Knee Replacements Lawyers in
The US Total Joint Registry is growing rapidly as it gains new certification
FORCE-TJR Certified as Qualified Clinical Data Registry (Orthopedics This Week) FORCE-TJR Registry website Since 2010 the details of 30,000 total
Q&A with 3 men who are revolutionizing Orthopedic training
BLOG: Gain surgical experience from experts (Healio) ———————-Background———————– Mobile technology has the potential to help educate colleagues around the world through
New public spine company formed from the former SeaSpine and Theken acquisitions
Integra Lifesciences Divests Spine Business (HealthPointCapital) Original announcement… Integra LifeSciences spins-off its Spine and Biologics Businesses 2011 acquisition of SeaSpine 2008
New data documents the significant rise in THA procedures
Number of THA procedures significantly increased since 2000 (Healio) Recently published data show the quantity of total hip arthroplasty procedures performed
Wearables, Doctors on Demand, and Health Tech Startups
Hot Spots For Health Tech Startups (TechCrunch) Whether activity trackers, smartwatches or sensors, wearables have made fitness and wellness an always-on
First cervical disc implanted with polycrystalline diamond material
FIRST TRIADYME CERVICAL DISC IMPLANTED (Orthopedics This Week) Dymicron website the press release An American surgeon, William D. Smith, M.D., has
Stryker licenses Tetranite, a substance that provides immediate fixation of bone to bone and bone to metal
LaunchPad Medical Executes Definitive License Agreement with Stryker for Novel Bone Adhesive Technology (press release) LaunchPad Medical, LLC announced today that
Acumed launches new version of award winning App
Acumed Launches App Version 3.0 (press release) Acumed, a leading manufacturer of orthopaedic surgical solutions, is pleased to announce that the Acumed App version
Neurosurgeon pleads guilty to $11M fraud for unneeded surgeries
Birmingham doc admits to $11M fraud for unneeded surgeries (Detroit Free Press) A Birmingham neurosurgeon pleaded guilty today to performing unnecessary
3D Printing partnership announced – Materialise and Consensus Orthopedics for knees
Materialise NV Announces Collaboration With Consensus Orthopedics (press release) Consensus to Use Materialise’s Knee Guide System, Allowing Surgeons Working With Consensus’
Intellijoint Surgical brings smart intra-operative tools to total hip surgery
Intellijoint Surgical Introduces Its Smart Tool for Hip Surgery, intellijoint HIP™, to the United States (press release) Intellijoint Surgical, a Canadian
How 3-D Printing Is Changing Cardio and Ortho Applications
How 3-D Printing Is Changing Cardio and Ortho Applications (QMED) While 3-D printing is catching on, medical device manufacturers should consider
Vertiflex wins FDA PMA clearance for Superion Interspinous Spacer
VERTIFLEX’S SUPERION INTERSPINOUS SPACER APPROVED (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA issued a rare PMA Approval Order (pre-market approval) on May 26,
Six questions that Orthopedic Surgeons ask about Stem Cells
SIX QUESTIONS TOP SURGEONS ASK ABOUT STEM CELLS (Orthopedics This Week) How do you know the viability of stem cells and
The Smart Bandage has arrived!
SMART BANDAGE MONITORS VITAL SIGNS (Orthopedics This Week) It was bound to come—a smart bandage that could monitor whatever was happening
Ceramic-on-ceramic hips have higher tendency to squeak and break
Ceramic-on-ceramic bearing surfaces may increase risk of squeaking, total implant fracture in THA (Healio) A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials found