10 ways to detect a Physician wannapreneur
10 Ways to detect a physician wannapreneur (Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA via LinkedIn) All things healthcare has replaced sex and real estate as […]
Research: Orthopedic implants linked to a form of skin cancer in rare cases
Chronic contact allergy from metal orthopedic implant linked to aggressive form of skin cancer (OrthoSpineNews) In rare cases, patients with allergies
Next IPO in Ortho: Histogenics plans for $65M
Histogenics Proposes $65M IPO )HealthPointCapital) Histogenics Corporation filed an S-1 to raise up to $65 million through an initial public offering
The case for going generic in Orthopedics
Going generic: Should medical device companies ditch the incremental upgrades? (MedCityNews) Premiergeneric CEO Susan DeVore ruffled a few audience feathers at
Newer hip implants are not better! The conclusion reached after a comprehensive review of 118 studies
Most New Devices Not Better After All? (Orthopedics This Week) In reviewing 118 studies and 15,384 implants, researchers from the Netherlands
3 reasons why Orthopedic Surgeons make poor decisions
Three Reasons Surgeons Make Poor Decisions (Orthopedics This Week) James G. Wright, M.D., M.P.H., surgeon-in-chief at the Hospital for Sick Children
For Sale: all of AxioMed Spine assets after burning through $70M
AxioMed Spine Corp. is up for sale (Crains Cleveland Business) AxioMed Spine Corp. has been put up for sale by its
Positive movement to repeal and refund the 2.3% Device Excise Tax
House Passes Legislation that Both Repeals and Refunds the 2.3% Device Excise Tax (HealthPointCapital) In the last action till after the
Three big issues have emerged regarding the 2.3% MedDevice tax
Medical device tax: A hat trick of futility (MassDevice) The medical device tax has achieved such a hat trick of futility
NY Hospitals to perform free Joint Replacement surgeries for the uninsured
FREE JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY FOR NEEDY (Orthopedics This Week) Christmas will arrive early for a few joint replacement patients who will
So far, the Sunshine Act disclosures are 33% incomplete
To view the Open Payments physician payment dataset, click here: www.cms.gov/openpayments SUNSHINE ACT DISCLOSURES OFF TO CLOUDY START (Orthopedics This Week)
Zimmer acquires ETEX for its biologics portfolio
—-> List of all Mergers & Acquisitions Zimmer Acquires ETEX Holdings, Inc. (press release) Zimmer Expands Portfolio of Early Intervention and Joint
Trend: Increasing musculoskeletal pain seen in young adults. Is early intervention needed?
Weekly musculoskeletal pain on the rise among young adults Research from Finland shows an increase in the prevalence of frequent
Veteran hip and knee implant manufacturer raises $8M
Orthopedics maker raises $8M to expand hip and knee joint offerings (MedCityNews) Consensus Orthopedics just raised $8 million from Los Angeles-based
Infographic: The LDR back story on one page
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Trend: Hospitals bundle knee and hip replacement costs
OrthoCarolina of Charlotte to bundle knee, hip replacement costs (Charlotte Observer) Hospital leaders in Charlotte talk a lot about transforming the
Pediatric Orthopedics versus Adult Orthopedics
WHAT DIFFERENTIATES PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS FROM ADULT ORTHOPEDICS? By: Dr. Christopher Hydorn and Jennifer Cooper, PA-C, Moore Center for Orthopedics Children are
Is the Biomet CEO Jeff Binder going to China?
WILL JEFF BINDER FOLLOW BLACKSTONE TO CHINA? (Orthopedics This Week) Is Biomet, Inc., CEO Jeff Binder going to China? Xinrong Best
Orthofix CFO bails after 6 months amid deepening financial fix
Orthofix CFO bails after 6 months amid deepening financial fix (MassDevice) Orthofix International CFO Mark Heggestad steps down after just
For an ACL rebuild, the Patellar Tendon beats out the Hamstring
Patellar Beats Hamstring for ACL Rebuild (MedPageToday) This guest column is by C. David Geier Jr., MD, an orthopedic surgeon and
Baxano Surgical to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Its MIS Spine Business
Baxano Surgical to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Its MIS Spine Business (press release) Baxano Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:BAXS), a medical device company
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