25 Dos and Don’ts for Creating Value in an Orthopedic Startup
Guest article by Marty Wynkoop My nearly 20 years in startups have taught me several valuable lessons. Valuable, because those […]
Analysts are predicting a spike in volume of knee replacements this spring
A SPIKE OF SPRINGTIME KNEE REPLACEMENTS? (Orthopedics This Week) Is there going to be a spike of requests for knee replacement
Study: ACL reconstruction is linked to Knee Osteoarthritis
PRIOR ACLR RELATED TO KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (Orthopedics This Week) If you are a young athlete who had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
EC Statement: Metal-on-metal implants long-lasting, potentially dangerous
Metal-on-metal implants long-lasting, potentially dangerous (Healio) The European Commission recently released a fact sheet detailing the advantages, disadvantages and potential health
Stryker finds slow sales for its newly acquired MAKO Robotic Platform
Can Stryker Get More Surgeons to Use MAKO Robotic Platform? (MDDI blog) Posted in Implantable Devices by Arundhati Parmar on March
Court orders new trial for the $102M Medtronic patent case against Nuvasive
U.S. court orders new trial for damages in Medtronic patent case (Reuters) SUMMARY A federal appeals court
The story of how a 3D Printing orthopedic company came into existence
How It All Started: Mobelife (Materialize) In October 2008 at 27-years-old, I was just finishing my PhD in biomedical engineering at
Chinese surgeons use Materialize 3D printing technology to rebuild shoulder
3D PRINTING GUIDES SURGERY IN CHINA (Orthopedics This Week) Chinese doctors have used 3D printing to treat an injury referred to
Yet another sign of the coming Medical Device Commoditization
Another Sign of Medical Device Commoditization? (blog of Chris Provines) Rumors circulated this week that Cardinal Healthcare is in talks to
Book Review: The Future of Medicine is NOT in Your Hands
The Future of Medicine is NOT in Your Hands (blog article from Saif Abed, MD) Purchase this book at Amazon I
Stryker opens a European headquarters in Amsterdam
Stryker opens regional European HQ in Amsterdam (press release) Stryker recently announced the grand opening of its European Regional Headquarters in
Globus Medical acquires local manufacturer for $53M
Globus Medical Announces the Acquisition of Branch Medical Group, Inc. (press release) Globus Medical website Branch Medical Group website
The Medical Device Industry unveiled an “Innovation Agenda”
DEVICE INDUSTRY LAYS OUT “INNOVATION AGENDA” (Orthopedics This Week) AdvaMed, the medical device industry’s largest trade group, has unveiled an “Innovation
Depuy ASR Metal-on-Metal hip settlement could top $4B
DEPUY HIP SETTLEMENTS COULD TOP $4 BILLION (Orthopedics This Week) There are 1,400 new DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip patients who are
First patient is treated with the Luna 360 Interbody Fusion device from Benvenue
FIRST PATIENT TREATED WITH LUNA 360 FUSION SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) It’s a first for the spine experts at Benvenue Medical,
Fast-growing Precision Spine is now preparing for acquisitions
PRECISION SPINE REFINANCING TO GO SHOPPING (Orthopedics This Week) Privately held Precision Spine, Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey, is refinancing its
The 2.3% Medical Device Tax is responsible for 195,000 lost jobs
AdvaMed claims 195,000 jobs lost to medical device tax (MassDevice) AdvaMed claims that the medical device tax will wind up costing
Dirty Dancing actress gets her life back after receiving cervical disc technology from LDR Spine
DIRTY DANCING ACTRESS’ NECK SAVED BY MOBI-C (Orthopedics This Week) Actress Jennifer Grey was in so much pain that she wasn’t
FDA touts progress on demographic information in Clinical Trials
Recent Progress on Demographic Information and Clinical Trials (FDA blog) At FDA, one of our foremost responsibilities is to evaluate and
Where the 2014 VC money went in life sciences – by geo, by industry and the biggest deals
Life Science Startups Raise $8.2 Billion from VCs in 2014 (CB Insights) Here’s where the money in life sciences going –
Sonoma Orthopedics develops innovative Fibular Nail for ankle fracture repair
Sonoma Receives 510(k) FDA Clearance for the Minimally-Invasive FibuLock™ Nail for Ankle Fracture Repair (press release) BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Feb. 13,
Surgeons launch company with a new training tool for spinal injections
http://www.biotrasllc.com/ Dallas-based pain management doctors John East and Brandon Knutson announced today their new biomed company BioTras, LLC and unveiled
Smith & Nephew sponsors competition to solve problems in orthopaedic reconstruction, sports medicine, and trauma
Smith & Nephew returns as co-sponsor for annual M2D2 competition for entrepreneurial medical device companies (press release) LONDON, Feb. 2, 2015
Knee and hip replacements have become commonplace for active baby boomers
Orthopedic implants — once the dreaded inevitability of our final, fragile years — are now part of the lives of
3D printer makes a perfect match for a patient’s calcaneous
3D printer makes man’s heel (SBS) Doctors have used a 3D printer to help save a Melbourne man from losing his
Paragon Medical acquires German manufacturer for an undisclosed sum
Paragon Medical’s acquisition (OnlineTMD) The acquisition is another stepping stone to enhance Paragon’s position as a strategic partner for the medical
Announcement: administrative change
OrthoStreams readers: A quick administrative note. I will be stepping aside on this month to focus on a book. My partner,
Orthopedics industry legend dies – Dane Miller, Biomet founder
State pioneer in orthopedics dies (The Journal Gazzette) Live Stream of Memorial Service Dane Miller, who led boom of Biomet in
Smith & Nephew CEO Bohoun “our half price Total Joint program is a growth driver”
Smith & Nephew CEO Bohoun: No-frills Syncera program a growth driver (MassDevice) Smith & Nephew CEO Olivier Bohoun calls the ‘no-frills’
Wright-Tornier to raise $400M with debt offering
Wright Medical plans $400m debt offering (MassDevice) Wright Medical plans to float $400 million worth of senior notes. Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI)
Chicago hospital is recruiting patients for an ACL Sparing Total Knee
WANTED: PATIENTS FOR STUDY OF ACL PRESERVING SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Craig Della Valle, M.D., a hip and knee replacement surgeon
Cerapedics uses silk from a moth to create new spine bone graft
MOTH CREATES NOVEL PEPTIDE FOR SPINE FUSION (Orthopedics This Week) Cerapedics, Inc., a privately-held orthobiologics company located in Westminster, Colorado, has
8 Predictions for the Future of the Healthcare Supply Chain
8 Predictions Shaping the Future Healthcare Supply Chain (HIT Consultant) As the healthcare industry continues to change, organizations are seeking new
The 3D Printing Future has arrived! MedShape gains FDA clearance for its 3D printed titanium metatarsal plate
All 3D Printing Articles (OrthoStreams) MEDSHAPE: 510(K) FOR BONE TETHER PLATE (Orthopedics This Week) MedShape, Inc. has announced that the company has
The Baxano technology was acquired by Amendia at an asset auction
previous article.. You can buy Baxano’s product lines in bankruptcy court? Amendia Acquires Spinal Fusion Products and Technology from Baxano Surgical (press
Elizabeth Warren is fighting to repel the Medical Device Tax
Elizabeth Warren Goes to Bat for Medical Device Industry (Time) Elizabeth Warren website The populist Senator backs regulatory changes, tax credits
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg resigns
U.S. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to step down (press release) Dr. Margaret Hamburg, who as commissioner of the U.S. Food and
Wright-Tornier may have to sell off a Total Ankle to satisfy FTC for merger
Dashboard for Wright-Tornier Merger FTC BITING AT WRIGHT AND TORNIER’S ANKLES (Orthopedics This Week) Wright Medical Group, Inc. has received a
Can this naturally occurring peptide injected into the joint be used to treat Osteoarthritis?
INJECTABLE PEPTIDE TO TREAT OA? (Orthopedics This Week) While it’s not ready for prime time in human patients, a protein molecule
Case report: Use of the Mazor Robotic System in adult scoliosis surgery
Robotic Spine Surgery (KSAT) About six million people in the U.S. have scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine. When left
OrthoStreams passes 1 million visits… Thank you loyal readers
Thank you loyal readers. Wow! 1,000,000 visitors already. The blog originally started as my way of keeping up will all
Korean orthopedists review the Prime Minister’s son’s knees in public
PM nominee’s son has public health exam (Healio) The son of Lee Wan-koo, the prime ministerial nominee, underwent a medical examination
Study: The 1st PRP injection is the most effective for healing
Initial PRP injection likely more effective in healing than subsequent injections (Healio) Subsequent injections of platelet-rich plasma have been shown to
Study: Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty has gained rapid acceptance in the United States
Study findings show rapid acceptance of RSA in United States (Healio) Schairer WW, et al. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015;doi:10.1016/j.jse.2014.08.026. Since
Study: Robotic-assisted THA matches the imaging data in angles and measurements
Angles, measurements in robotic-assisted THA match imaging data (Healio) El Bitar JF, et al. Orthopedics. 2015;doi:10.3928/01477447-20150105-57. Robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty was
‘Orthopedic Capital Of The World’ is still hiring despite the new Med Device Tax
‘Orthopedic Capital Of The World’ Is Still Hiring Despite Health Law Tax (NewsOK) Amy Pritchett works as a machinist, running
FDA: Stop the using recombinant proteins and synthetic peptides in patients under 18
FDA ISSUE “SAFETY COMMUNICATION” OVER CERTAIN BONE GRAFT SUBSTITUTES (Orthopedics This Week) Stop the routine use of bone graft substitutes containing
Integra acquires Foot and Ankle product line from Metasurg
INTEGRA ADDS METASURG PRODUCT PORTFOLIO (Orthopedics This Week) Metasurg website Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation, based in Plainsboro, New Jersey, has acquired
Only 4,400 total ankles replacements done in US in 2010 but increasing
ANKLE REPLACEMENT SURGERY GAINING ADHERENTS (Orthopedics This Week) According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 4,400 people underwent total
Exactech acquires a French company for joint navigation for $9.25M
Exactech Acquires Surgical Technology Partner BlueOrtho – Analyst Blog (press release) Websites Exactech & BlueOrtho All Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics