Should highly cross-linked polyethylene be considered the Gold Standard for THA?
Should HXLPE Be Considered the Gold Standard for THA? (AAOS 2014) Since its development, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has been […]
K2M readies for $100M IPO under the ticker KTWO
K2M Group Files for IPO of Up to $100 Million (WSJ) K2M, now the biggest private spine company, turns 10 years
How Has THA Implant Usage Changed Since 2001?
How Has THA Implant Usage Changed Since 2001? (AAOS 2014) According to a study presented yesterday by Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA,
Are Total Hip patients getting younger?
Are THA Patients Getting Younger? (AAOS 2014 Annual Meeting News) A study presented yesterday by Jacob M. Drew, MD, suggests that a
Metal-on-Metal hip implants present diagnostic challenges
MoM Hip Implants Present Diagnostic Challenges (AAOS 2014 Annual Meeting News) Tribocorrosion occurring as articular surface loss at metal-on-metal (MoM) junctions
Whatever happened to squeaky hips?
Whatever Happened to Squeaky Hips? (AAOS) In recent years, squeaking hips have been reported in some patients with total hip arthroplasties
2 percent of Americans currently have a hip or knee replacement
Study: 2 percent of Americans have new hips, knees (KTAR) It’s not just grandma with a new hip and your uncle
Biomet files for $100M IPO to help pay off debt from 2007
Biomet files for IPO to help pay off buyout debt (MarketWatch) Orthopedic device manufacturer Biomet Inc. filed plans Friday for
First Asian Joint Replacement company enters the US Market
United Orthopedic Corporation Enters U.S. Market (press release) Website http://www.uocusa.com/ Today, United Orthopedic Corporation (UOC) – a leading international designer, manufacturer, and
Doctors testing silk screws and plates as a resorbable solution
Doctors testing silk screws and plates for bone fracture repair (DVice) We’re all familiar with how people who have nasty bone
1,000 INFUSE patients have sued Medtronic so far
Medtronic Sued by 1,000 Infuse Patients (MedPageToday) Medtronic said about 1,000 people have sued the company over its bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)
INFUSE lawsuit may go to jury
INFUSE LAWSUIT MAY GO TO A JURY (Orthopedics This Week) far, U.S. Supreme Court “Preemption” decisions have kept Medtronic, Inc. from
The end of the road for OP-1, Olympus shuts down its Biotech Division
Olympus Corporation Announces Plans To Discontinue Operations For Its Biotechnology Division In The U.S. (press release) Read all stories regarding the
First surgery use of a disposable cordless power tool for bone cuts
SINGLE USE, CORDLESS POWER TOOLS DEBUT IN SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Thomas Ferro, orthopedic surgeon and Medical Director of the Bone
The Artelon extremities tissue implant is acquired and brought to US
Artelon® Product Line Under New Ownership, Relocates Operations from Sweden to U.S. (press release) International Life Sciences, LLC (dba, Artelon®) acquired
Biomet said to be preparing for an IPO
BIOMET SEEKING $1 BILLION IN IPO? (Orthopedics This Week) According to the Wall Street Journal, Biomet, Inc. is in talks with bankers
Stryker acquires 2 more companies – Berchtold and Pivot
STRYKER BUYS TWO COMPANIES IN FEBRUARY (Orthopedics This Week) Download our 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE Over the course of two days
Will Stryker’s Acquisition Spree Strike It Rich?
Will Stryker’s Acquisition Spree Strike It Rich? (Daily Finance) Download our 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE Orthopedics giant Stryker’s impressed Wall Street in the
Guest Article: Medical Device Outsourced R&D – A Disruptive Innovation
Medical Device Outsourced R&D – A Disruptive Innovation (for OrthoStreams, by David Skinlo, Marker Medical www.markermedical.com) Clayton Christensen coined the term
Growing trend in flat-fee bundled payment for Joint Surgeries
ONE-BILL JOINT SURGERY GROWING (Orthopedics This Week) Is the practice of charging one inclusive payment for surgical services, sometimes called “bundled
Preview for the upcoming 2014 STEM CELL SUMMIT in New York
NEW YORK STEM CELL SUMMIT: 2014 PREVIEW (Orthopedics This Week) Sales of stem cell products in 2013 skyrocketed, we estimate, 42%
Major and Sweeping Changes coming to the FDA
MAJOR AND SWEEPING CHANGES PLANNED FOR FDA (Orthopedics This Week) Like the British navy sailing to the Falkland Islands, the Food
New Stryker profile available for download from OrthoStreams
Click here to download PDF 4-PAGE OVERVIEW INCLUDES THESE SECTIONS: About Sales Globally Current Landscape Corporate Foibles Key
Is the IPO market soft or is Amedica’s story soft?
Amedica lowers IPO price range, boosts shares on offer (Mass Device) Amedica lowers the price range for its impending initial public
Court Chills Reliance POD Alert Challenge
COURT CHILLS RELIANCE POD ALERT CHALLENGE (Orthopedics This Week) Chill out, dude, and don’t bleed until you’re shot! That’s in essence
Federal Court dismisses POD lawsuit… no injured party
Court Dismisses POD Lawsuit Against OIG (press release) On February 5, 2014, a federal court dismissed a challenge to the U.S.
Biomet anticipates $50M total payout to Metal-on-Metal hip patients, at a cost of $200K per revision
Hip implant payout tops $50 million (Journal Gazette) 800 part of Biomet settlement Biomet Inc. has agreed to pay a base
Engineers at Wash U use $3M NIH grant to re-engineer rotator cuff repairs
Researchers blend orthopedics, engineering to better repair torn rotator cuffs (ECNMag) Rotator cuff tears are among the most common orthopedic injuries
Additional Analysis of the Smith & Nephew acquisition of ArthroCare
Smith & Nephew spend $1.7bn on well-timed ArthroCare buy (Evaluate Group) Smith & Nephew’s $1.7bn cash purchase of a sports medicine specialist, ArthroCare, means
Another first for Google Glass in Orthopedic surgery
ANOTHER GOOGLE GLASS ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Live streaming to the patient’s family? U.S.-based Indian orthopedic surgeon Selen G.
Biomet loses $56M Metal-on-Metal hip case, 900 more cases to go
JUDGE APPROVES $56 MILLION BIOMET METAL HIP SETTLEMENT (Orthopedics This Week) A Federal judge approved settlement of Biomet, Inc.’s metal-on-metal hip
Smith & Nephew acquires ArthroCare for $1.7B (4.5 X sales)
Smith & Nephew strengthens global sports medicine business through agreement to acquire ArthroCare for $1.7 billion (press release) Smith & Nephew
Early studies show microspheres may prevent bone infections after joint replacement
Early studies show microspheres may prevent bone infections after joint replacement (Eurekalert) Currently more than 1 million knee replacements and hip
Wright Medical acquires two extremities startups for $90M and $35M – Solana and OrthoPro
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Solana Surgical, LLC and Entry into Definitive Agreement to Acquire OrthoPro, LLC (press release)
Amedica plans to raise $35M from its public offering
Amedica looks to $35M U.S. IPO (MassDevice) Read Amedica’s S-1 Form Amedica says it’s looking to raise between $32 million and
K2M, now the biggest private spine company, turns 10 years old and gets ready to go public
K2M TURNS 10 – BIGGEST PRIVATE SPINE COMPANY (Orthopedics This Week) Johhn Kostuik, M.D.’s baby is 10 years old and has
Replace the hip, improve the heart
CHANGE THE HIP, IMPROVE THE HEART (Orthopedics This Week) Does having a total hip or knee replacement benefit a patient’s heart?
Atlanta medical device company lands $11M to launch smart materials orthopedics technology
Atlanta medical device company lands $11M to launch smart materials orthopedics technology (MedCityNews) MedShape, Inc., an Atlanta, Ga.-based medical device company, announced it
Death Rate After Hip, Knee Replacements Has Dropped Sharply
Death Rate After Hip, Knee Replacements Has Dropped Sharply: Study (HealthDay) Experts credit advances in post-surgical care for lower risk
In healthcare today, there is little transparency of the implant pricing
IMPLANT COSTS – A HEALTH CARE SECRET (Orthopedics This Week) How much does a new hip cost? The doctors who implant
Irish fracture repair startup gets €1.8m in funding for Hip Fracture device
X-Bolt Orthopaedics Secures €1.8m for Hip Fracture Product (Irish Times) Dublin-based X-Bolt Orthopaedics, a hip fracture fixation company, has secured €1.8
Stem Cell Therapy Following Meniscus Knee Surgery May Reduce Pain, Restore Meniscus
Stem Cell Therapy Following Meniscus Knee Surgery May Reduce Pain, Restore Meniscus (press release) A single stem cell injection following meniscus
Kevin Stone throws his opinion into the recent Meniscus Debate
STONE ON THE GREAT MENISCUS DEBATE (Orthopedics This Week) Clinical Research proves that a partial meniscus trim for a degenerative meniscus
Arthrocare finally gets some relief from its sales fraud nightmare
ARTHROCARE GETS RELIEF FROM DISCOCARE NIGHTMARE (Orthopedics This Week) ArthroCare Corporation’s long DiscoCare nightmare under a previous management team appears
98 year old gets new Total Knee, begs the question – How old is too old for a Joint Replacement?
HOW OLD IS TOO OLD FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT? (Orthopedics This Week) 98-yr-old Yemen citizen gets knee replacement (Times of India) Is
Dutch are doing a one-step Autologous Chondrocyte knee repair with harvested stem cells
INSTANT AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE REPAIR (Orthopedics This Week) Instant Autologous Chondrocyte Repair! The orthopedics department at UMC Utrecht in the Netherlands has
OrthoSpace’s resorbable InSpace Balloon reduces rotator cuff pain for patients
New Implant Eases Rotator Cuff Pain (JewishVoiceNY) Company website Orthopedic balloon startup raises $2.6M to treat shoulder Already in use in
Globus Medical acquires robotics developer Excelsius Surgical
Globus Medical a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, today announced that it has acquired Excelsius Surgical. Excelsius Surgical is developing a next
SI-Bone reaches 10,000 procedures to fuse the sacroiliac joint
SI-BONE REACHES 10,000 IFUSE PROCEDURES (Orthopedics This Week) SI-BONE, Inc. is announcing that it has reached the 10,000 procedure mark with
ArthoCare makes deal with DOJ – enters into 2 year deferred prosecution agreement
ArthroCare Announces Entry into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (press release) Read all DOJ Timelines… Timeline of DOJ versus Orthopedic Companies ArthroCare Corp.(NASDAQ: