The Orthopedics Industry Trend: The spike in Tommy Johns surgery is “alarming”
Spike in Tommy Johns Due to “Pitch Younger, Pitch Faster, Pitch More Often” (Orthopedics This Week) The culprit in the recent […]
Trend: Hip outcomes improving – Surgeon tells us why
With hip new techniques, replacements last longer (UT-San Diego) The average age in the U.S. for patients needing a hip replacement
Lawyers in a chess match over the Zimmer NexGen Knee lawsuits
NEXGEN PLAINTIFFS LAWYERS BITE BACK AT ZIMMER (Orthopedics This Week) Lawyers representing plaintiffs in the NexGen lawsuits say Zimmer Holdings, Inc.’s
Documents show that a mystery 2nd suitor chased Biomet but ceded early to Zimmer
Second suitor ceded early to Zimmer in chase for Biomet (MassDevice) Your Dashboard for the Zimmer-Biomet merger A 2nd suitor for
Which Tommy John Surgery Is Best? Answer: Neither!
Which Tommy John Surgery Is Best? Answer: Neither! (Orthopedics This Week) It’s a first-in-the-literature…Jim Bradley, M.D., M.S., a sports medicine specialist
Chinese government to favor Chinese Orthopedic manufacturers over US Orthopedic manufacturers
A New Wrinkle For China’s Medical Device Market (Forbes) This week, China’s National Health and Planning Commission (NHPC) threw foreign medical
Japan regulators review the Biomet-Zimmer merger for anti-trust
Japan probes Biomet-Zimmer merger (MassDevice) Your Dashboard for the Zimmer-Biomet Merger Japanese regulators are the latest to probe the pending merger
Zimmer gets news coverage on the Zimmer Trabecular Metal Total Ankle success story
New technology improves success rate of ankle replacement surgeries (FoxNews) Arthritis can be debilitating anywhere in the body, but for 61-year-old
DOJ goes after a spine surgeon and distributor for inducements
United States Pursues Claims Against Neurosurgeon, Spinal Implant Company, Physician-Owned Distributorships and Their Non-Physician Owners for Alleged Kickbacks and Medically
Australia offers real cash rebates for R&D startup money spent
Australia’s Massive MedTech Tax Incentive (from the LinkedIn Medical Devices Group) Did you know there’s millions of Australian tax incentive
Hospitals are learning to live without reps in the OR
HOSPITALS EVICT SALES REPS FROM ORs (Orthopedics This Week) A growing number of hospitals are excusing sales representatives from the operating
Study raises questions about new Joint Implants
Study Raises Questions About New Joint Implants (MedPageToday) Innovations to devices used in joint replacement have been introduced without sufficient evidence
Ex-ArthroCare executives get 10 and 20 year prison sentences
Ex-ArthroCare executive sentenced to 20 years in prison (Reuters) A U.S. judge sentenced the former chief executive of surgical device maker
Arthrex wins $225M defense department contract
Arthrex outbids nearly 60 competitors to win a contract with the U.S. Defense Dept. that’s worth $255 million Arthrex won a
Integra LifeSciences names leader of Spine and Extremities businesses
Integra LifeSciences Announces Changes Within Its Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies Business (press release) Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) today announced that Mark
Former FDA head says biotech business model ‘is basically falling apart’
Former FDA head says biotech business model ‘is basically falling apart’ (Boston Business Journal) A former head of the U.S. Food
ZIMMER develops a “once-in-a-lifetime” hip replacement that lasts 34 years
ZIMMER TOUTS “ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME” HIP REPLACEMENT (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer Holdings, Inc. says it has the only laboratory tested hip replacement technology
Integra Lifesciences wants to sell its Spine businesses – SeaSpine & Theken Spine
Integra Lifesciences Expresses Interest to Divest Spine Business (HealthPointCapital) Last week, Glenn Coleman the CFO of Integra Lifesciences, expressed to analysts
New generic startup, Impact Medical, sells a $90 screw
OREGON UPSTART OFFERS $90 SCREW (Orthopedics This Week) List of Low Cost Ortho Companies The headless 3 millimeter compression screw placed
Q&A with Maurice Ferré, who founded, then sold MAKO for $1.65B
Q&A with Maurice Ferré: What’s next after MAKO? Serial entrepreneur Maurice Ferré, who co-founded MAKO Surgical, contemplates his next endeavor
Magnesium implants that can biodegrade or promote bone growth
Magnesium surgical implants can be designed to biodegrade, promote bone growth (phys.org) Ask anyone who has a surgical pin in their
S&N jumps into the forefoot extremities market
S&N ENTERS FOREFOOT MARKET WITH HAT-TRICK (Orthopedics This Week) Toes in distress now have an option available from Smith & Nephew,
IRS is having trouble collecting the new 2.3% medical device tax
Report: The IRS is having trouble with the medical device tax (MassDevice) A U.S. Treasury report on Obamacare’s medical
Stryker settles hip implant suit against J&J-DePuy-Synthes
Stryker settles hip implant suit against J&J’s DePuy (MassDevice) Stryker Corp. settles a patent infringement lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson’s
Medicrea finally gets FDA clearance for K-JAWS Cervical Compression Staple
AFTER LONG WAIT COMES APPROVAL (Orthopedics This Week) It took a long time but the U.S. Federal Drug Administration finally approved
Crowdfunding has reached the Spine Startups now
CROWDUNDING FOR SPINAL TECHNOLOGY (Orthopedics This Week) Poets, politicians, and public servants have been lamenting the fickle crowd since before Roman
Shanghai surgeon operates on distal radius fracture wearing Google Glass
Shanghai surgeon operates wearing Google Glass (WantChinaTimes) Chen Yunfeng, chief orthopedist at Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, wore Google Glass while carrying
Smith & Nephew will sell knees and hips at 33% discount under Syncera program
Smith & Nephew Unveils New Discounted, Hospital-focused Sales Model (HealthPointCapital) Smith & Nephew unveiled a new hospital-focused sales model that will offer two of the
Beijing hospital performs world’s 1st 3D printed vertebra replacement
A hospital in Beijing has carried out the the world’s first 3D printed vertebra surgery (CNTV) The surgery replaced the second
How much is an Orthopedic Surgeon worth to a hospital? Answer: $2.7M
How much is a physician worth to a hospital? About $1.4M (Dallas Business Journal) Irving-based Merritt Hawkins’ new 2013 Survey of
Ouch! Former Integra LifeSciences employees admit to hospital fraud scheme
Former Integra sales rep, manager admit to $800k hospital fraud scheme (OrthoSpineNews) Filings: USA versus Daniel Metz USA versus Charles Carey
Spotlight on Titan Spine, an emerging growth Spinal Fusion company
Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag) This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report
Spotlight on IlluminOss, an emerging small bones fracture repair company
Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag) This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report
Spotlight on Benvenue Medical, an emerging growth Spine company
Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag) This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report
Spotlight on ConforMIS, an emerging growth Joint Replacement company
Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag) This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report
Symmetry Surgical sold to Tecomet for $450M
List of all Mergers and Acquisitions SYMMETRY MEDICAL SELLING OEM SOLUTIONS (Orthopedics This Week) Symmetry Medical Inc. will be selling its
UPDATE: Zimmer sues Stryker for Trojan Horse scheme to steal its customers
UPDATE… Most Of ZMH / SYK Sales Trade Secrets Suit Survives Law360, Los Angeles (August 06, 2014, 7:02 PM ET) —
Commentary: When to operate on a torn ACL?
To Operate or Not to Operate? That Is (Still) the Question (JBJS) Commentary on an article by Hege Grindem, PT, PhD,
Smith & Nephew will cut implant prices in half with the “no rep” option
Read the list… 14 Low Cost Implant Companies SMITH & NEPHEW GOES REP-LESS WITH SOME HIPS AND KNEES (Orthopedics This Week)
Trend: Chinese hip and knee patients are getting younger
Average age of degenerative joint disease patients declines (China Post) The average age of degenerative joint disease patients has been dropping
JBJS asks: Are we over-treating Clavicular Fractures?
EDITOR’S CHOICE: Are We Overtreating Clavicular Fractures? (JBJS) This is my first Editor’s Choice for OrthoBuzz as new Editor-in-Chief of JBJS. I
Faster recovery and less pain in Knee Revisions with the use of a trabecular metal cone
Faster Recovery, Less Pain in Knee Revision (Orthopedics This Week) AAOS news New technique promising to treat revision TKR bone loss
The bone and joint regenerative medicine market will double in 7 years
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE MARKET ON GROWTH SPURT (Orthopedics This Week) According to a new market research report published by Transparency Market Research, the
Three guys and a better pedicle drill
THREE GUYS AND A BETTER PEDICLE DRILL (Orthopedics This Week) Garages and basements are iconic and sacred spaces in the history
Smith & Nephew CEO talks to being a large acquisiton target
Smith & Nephew sees more sector deals, not under investor pressure (Reuters) CEO sees continuing tax-driven inversion deals in sector Low-cost
Infuse bone graft lawsuits are piling up on Medtronic
Medtronic Infuse—Another Bone of Contention (Lawyers and Settlements) Another Medtronic Infuse bone graft lawsuit has been filed against the company, again for providing
First-half 2014 medtech acquisition values surpasses 2013 in total
First-half medtech acquisition value surpasses 2013 total (EP Vantage) Source EP Vantage Company Thermo Fisher Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, Ansell, Bausch + Lomb, Baxter International, Bayer, bioMérieux, Cardinal
Wow! The IRS has collected $1.4B in medtech excise tax payments in 2013
Exclusive: IRS collected $1.4B in medtech excise tax payments in 2013 (MassDevice) The IRS calculates that medtech companies paid the federal
DePuy-Synthes eliminates all non-sales travel in a bold cost-cutting measure
DEPUY SYNTHES CONTINUES COST-CUTTING (Orthopedics This week) DePuy Synthes continues its cost-cutting measures. According to a July 17, 2014, Wall Street Journal
Wright Medical and Tornier are left patiently looking for an acquirer
Wright Medical And Tornier See A Desirable Partner Choose Another (Seeking Alpha) Summary Stryker was expected to be a buyer in