Mariel Therapeutics to Acquire Stryker’s BMP-7 Assets (HealthPointCapital) The biopharmaceutical company, Mariel Therapeutics, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stryker’s Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7 […]
European Commission Halts Review Of Zimmer’s Biomet Bid (MedDeviceOnline) Your Dashboard for the Zimmer-Biomet Merger The European Commission said it is
Your Dashboard for the Zimmer-Biomet Merger OVER 40,000 ZIMMER NEXGEN KNEE TIBIAL COMPONENTS RECALLED (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer Holdings, Inc. is
Intuitive Surgical Exec: Here Is Why Robotic Surgery Is Useful (Forbes) Intuitive Surgical is the maker of the Da Vinci Surgical System,
Image-to-Implant Production Offers Advantages in Knee Replacement (Orthopreneur) While many medical devices lend themselves to a “one size fits all” production
Success With Total Hip Replacements Is All About the Numbers (Arthritis Today) Surgeons who perform more hip surgeries per year have
Is This Huge Market Slowing Down? (Fool.com) Waiting for a recovery in the orthopedic market isn’t exactly waiting for Godot, but
Here’s How Much Money Doctors Actually Make (Medscape) Medscape, a subsidiary of the medical information website WebMD, has released its 2014 Physician
Surgeons describe new ligament in the human knee (ScienceDaily) SUMMARY: Two knee surgeons in Belgium have provided the first full anatomical
JOINT-REPLACEMENT DEVICES A SOCIETAL BARGAIN (Orthopedics This Week) We read a lot about the costs of medical technology to patient care
Total knee replacements: A race to the bottom (KevinMD) A total knee replacement is a very common operation and more than 700,000
Med-tech player NuVasive sets up in Waterford with 30 high-skill jobs (Silicone Republic) Medical-device company NuVasive Inc is establishing an international
SEC Subpoenas Biomet for Potential FCPA Violations (Compliance Week) SEC Filing BioMet said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last
FIRM OFFERS NEW COATING FOR THR (Orthopedics This Week) An Israeli company is tackling a long-term problem faced by patients who
CHINA TESTS REPORT CARTILAGE REGROWTH (Orthopedics This Week) A clinical trial of human adipose-derived mesenchymal cell (haMPC) therapy for knee osteoarthritis
FTC SENDS “SECOND REQUEST” TO ZIMMER/BIOMET (Orthopedics This Week) Your Dashboard for Zimmer-Biomet The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent Zimmer
Tides Turn for These Orthopedic Firms (MorningStar) With the announcement that Zimmer (ZMH) plans to acquire Biomet, the competitive dynamics in the orthopedic implant
Arthrodesis may be better indicated after failed TAR than re-arthroplastyArthrodesis may be better indicated after failed TAR than re-arthroplasty (Healio) With
STEM CELLS GOING TO THE DOGS (Orthopedics This Week) Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. has entered into an agreement to develop and commercialize
OLYMPUS HALTS OP-1 EFFORT (Orthopedics This Week) Olympus Biotech Corporation has put a fork into its efforts to commercialize OP-1. After
Anthony G. Viscogliosi Comments on Stryker Acquisition of Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (press release) Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi) today announced
Emerging Markets Heat Up for Device Makers (Motley Fool) Want a deeper analysis? With the medical device industry struggling for growth, leading
BIOMARKERS MAY PREDICT OSTEOARTHRITIS (Orthopedics This Week) Researchers have found a correlation between the presence of biomarkers in the blood, known
Tommy John Surgery, a Rising Epidemic? (Athletico) If you follow professional baseball, I am sure you have observed an alarming rate
GET ON FDA’S CLOUD (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA’s collective heads are in the clouds when it comes to “Big Data.”
Double Trouble: Two New FDA Draft Guidances on Social Media (OrthoSpineNews) Two NEW FDA DRAFT Guidances On the Use of Social
Medtronic got hacked, company reveals (MassDevice) Medtech titan Medtronic reveals that it and 2 other device makers suffered cybersecurity breaches last
OBESITY DRIVING KNEE REPLACEMENTS OVER HIPS (Orthopedics This Week) More knees are being replaced in the U.S. than are hips and
Benvenue Medical Secures $64 Million Financing (press release) Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, announced
Does Medtronic’s Match With Covidien Leave Smith & Nephew Solo? (WSJ Blog) Smith & Nephew SN.LN -0.47% PLC has missed out on the bouquet
Medtronic to buy Covidien for $42.9 billion, rebase in Ireland (Reuters) (Reuters) – U.S. medical device maker Medtronic Inc (MDT.N) said on
Medtronic Wants to Implant Sensors in Everyone (OrthoSpineNews) Today, when doctors suspect that a patient has a cardiac arrhythmia that could
Is Medtronic a Buy? What Analyst Day Revealed (Motley Fool) Medtronic’s (NYSE: MDT ) June 6 analyst day was by no means light
Microport announces $100 million expansion in Arlington (Memphis Business Journal) MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. today announced it will expand its Arlington headquarters
New medical research targets best time for joint replacement surgery (UMass Med) UMMS data shows fixed improvement score across typical patient
MEDTRONIC SQUASHES SMITH & NEPHEW TAKEOVER REPORT (Orthopedics This Week) Bloomberg reported on June 4, 2014 that Medtronic, Inc. is joining
Google Glass Enters the Operating Room (OrthoSpineNews) Before scrubbing in on a recent Tuesday morning, Dr. Selene Parekh, an orthopedic surgeon
Medtronic a big user of tax havens, holding $20.5 billion overseas (Star Tribune) A study shows that it’s among the companies
Smith & Nephew Has Multiple Suitors First Stryker and Now Reportedly Medtronic (MDDI Online) Orthopedics company Stryker has shown an interest
The case for early deals in med tech (MedDevice) The time is now for big medical device companies to lift their
JURY CONVICTS FORMER ARTHROCARE CEO AND CFO (Orthopedics This Week) Michael Baker and Michael Gluk have been found guilty of fraud
OVER 50% TKR PATIENTS OBESE – NEW JBJS STUDY Obesity is associated with longer hospital stays and higher costs in
MEDTRONIC SPINE SALES DECLINE – WAITING FOR INFUSE AND KYPHOPLASTY (Orthopedics This Week) Medtronic Inc.’s overall spine sales declined by 2%
GENERIC DEVICES – IT’S ABOUT DISTRIBUTION (Orthopedics This Week) Generic orthopedic devices can replace 80% of implants sold by conventional vendors,
Stryker denies planning Smith & Nephew bid (press release) Video of Kevin Lobo interview with Fox U.S. medical devices manufacturer Stryker Corp SYK.N
Layoffs: Zimmer aims to ‘keep everybody’ following $13.3B Biomet mega-merger (Mass Device) Your Dashboard for Zimmer-Biomet Zimmer is poised to become
DVORAK AND BINDER ENCOURAGE ZIMMER/BIOMET EMPLOYEES (Orthopedics This Week) Letter to Zimmer-Biomet Employees Dave Dvorak and Jeff Binder (the CEOs)
Biomet CEO: Medtech helps curb healthcare costs | MassDevice.com On Call (MassDevice) Biomet CEO Jeffrey Binder defends medical devices against reports
Report: Deals in the medical device sector rose 200% in Q1 (MassDevice) Link to PWC report The total value of acquisitions
THE DOWNSIDE OF ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY? (Orthopedics This Week) Joint, Cartilage Damage Caused by Rotator Cuff Surgery? A new study indicates
