Stryker to pay $13.2 mln to settle civil bribery charges (press release) Stryker (download 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE) agreed to pay >US $13.2MM to settle alleged […]
Amedica And K2M Partner To Expand Distribution Of Silicon Nitride Interbody Spinal Fusion Devices In Europe (press release) Amedica Corporation, a
EU Parliament: No PMAs here please The European Parliament today votes not to require medical devices to undergo an approval
Life Sciences IPO Boom Leaves Out Medical Devices (WSJ Blogs) Biotechnology startups have stampeded to the public markets this year, but
MEDTRONIC CLAIMS “FIRST” IN LATERAL ACCESS SPINE SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Medtronic, Inc. says it has scored a first by introducing
THE TEN BEST NEW SPINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2013 (Orthopedics This Week) The winners of the 2013 Orthopedics This Week Best New Technology award
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Biotech International (press release) Wright Medical to buy French firm for $75
Medical Devices and the Great Deflation (MassDevice) The medical device industry’s financial growth has been cut dramatically following the Great Recession,
STUDY: NO INTENTIONAL BIAS IN MEDTRONIC BMP STUDIES (Orthopedics This Week) Study Finds NO Intentional Medtronic BMP Bias His national database
Medical Device Manufacturer Plans Expansion (OnlineTMD) “From pharmaceutical to orthopedic leaders, Indiana’s sound fiscal policies, low-tax structure, and talented workforce continue
Small Device Companies May Bear Biggest Brunt of Controversial Tax (OrthoSpineNews) Large companies making medical devices such as artificial knees are
MESOBLAST ACQUIRES OSIRIS’ CULTURE EXPANDED STEM CELL THERAPEUTIC BUSINESS (press release) MELBOURNE, Australia and NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Benvenue Medical Receives Spine Technology Award For Kiva® VCF Treatment System (press release) Award from Orthopedics This Week Honors Best
Biomet Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Lanx, Inc. (press release) Biomet, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of musculoskeletal
Bone Therapeutics’ allogeneic osteoblastic product to enter clinic for the treatment of delayed union fractures (press release) BONE THERAPEUTICS, the leading
SpinalMotion adds another $11 million to a funding round begun back in 2011, taking the total raised to nearly $26
Arthrex Ordered to Stop Selling Infringing Products (press release) Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, announces
Orthopedic companies are giving up on the US Market. Throwing in the towel. Orthopedic device companies have found themselves in
Study: It Pays to Undergo Orthopedic Surgery (Literally) The jokes began well before the Big Reveal. NBC Nightly News anchor
EU panel approves FDA-like requirements for medical devices (MassDevice) A European Commission panel approves more stringent regulation of medical devices akin
CARTILAGE CELLS HAVE BODY CLOCK: EFFECT ON OA? (Orthopedics This Week) Researchers from the University of Manchester have determined for the
MEDICAL TOURISM GROWS IN INDIA (Orthopedics This Week) Medical tourism is booming in India, according to the Times of India, with surgeons
Did Stryker Mako Mistake? (OrthoSpineNews) Stryker (download 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE) plans to pay a pretty penny for robot-assisted surgery outfit MAKO
Stryker to Acquire Mako Surgical for About $1.65 Billion (Wall Street Journal) Stryker Corp (download 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE) agreed to acquire Mako Surgical Corp. MAKO and its
Solana Surgical Receives FDA Clearance, Launches the FuseFORCE™ SuperElastic Fixation System (press release) Solana Surgical, LLC (Solana), a growth extremity company,
LDR Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering (press release) LDR Holding, which develops medical devices for use in spine
Alphatec Spine Announces Intent to Restructure Scient’x Business Operations (press release) Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a
AdvaMed Statement on Final Unique Device Identification Rule (AdvaMed) FDA.gov, AdvaMed statement, UDI Resource from FDA Janet Trunzo, senior executive vice president, technology
Trinity Orthopedics Today Announced the Acquisition of Expanding Concepts LLC’s Patent Portfolio (OrthoSpineNews) website… http://trinity-ortho.com/ Trinity Orthopedics, a spine technology company,
Columbus® Knee System and OrthoPilot® Navigation System Used in Study That Concludes Navigation as Proven Method for Improved TKA Alignment
MOIRAI ORTHO‘S PIR SYSTEM NAILS CE MARK (Orthopedics This Week) Moirai Orthopaedics, L.L.C. is an orthopedic implant development company in Metairie,
link to–>OrthoDirectUSA An Ailing Healthcare Environment® Most healthcare professionals understand that, when a patient is sick, sometimes it
Provide Warranties for Hip & Knee Implants, Consumer Union Asks Implant Makers (OrthoSpineNews) The policy arm of Consumer Reports is calling
FLOWERCUBES PROMISE TO CUT ORTHOPEDIC COSTS (Orthopedics This Week) By only providing the tools needed, the FlowerCube will challenge the orthopedic
Aurora Spine Corporation Completes Initial Public Offering (press release) Aurora Spine Corporation (“Aurora Spine”) is pleased to announce that it has
JOINT REPLACEMENT READMISSION PENALTY $265,000 (Orthopedics This Week) Medicare pays for hospital stays. Medicare also counts how many patients are readmitted
Biomet Metal Hip Lawsuit to Proceed (OrthoSpineNews) A lawsuit accusing Biomet of selling a faulty metal hip will proceed, after the
Federal Trial over DePuy ASR Hip Implants Set to Start Next Week (OrthoSpineNews) The first federal trial over DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.’s
Orthopedics firm chooses Warsaw (Fort Wayne Business) website… http://www.nextremitysolutions.com/ A 5-year-old New Jersey-based orthopedics company is relocating its headquarters to Warsaw. Nextremity
Active Implants LLC Closes $26.0 Million Financing Round (press release) Active Implants LLC, the technology leader in cushion bearing orthopaedics with
The Medtronic Effect: 3 Trends for Medical Device Company Diversification (OrthoSpineNews) Medtronic, one of the largest medical device manufacturers in the
ZIMMER’S PATIENT SPECIFIC SHOULDER SYSTEM CLEARED FOR U.S (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA has given Zimmer Holdings, Inc. permission to
ADVERSE EVENT GUIDANCE CHANGES FROM FDA (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA recently issued a 54-page draft guidance to help device manufacturers
Stryker Recalls Spinal Implant, Gets ‘Deadly’ FDA Label (OrthoSpineNews) Stryker (download 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE) is recalling lots of a device used
Would We Know If A Medical Device Was Hacked? (OrthoSpineNews) The absence of reported hacks on medical devices doesn’t mean they
ORTHOPEDICS VISIONARY, LEW BENNETT, DIES AT AGE 87 (Orthopedics This Week) Lew Bennett, one of the founders of Howmet (later Howmedica
Docs brace for sunshine as industry gifts go public (FierceMedicalDevices) Starting this month, medical device and drug companies are disclosing every
Rolla engineers design glass implant that can grow new bone (SLToday) Sometimes medical advances don’t come from the medical field at
California Research Team Prints Cartilage with an Inkjet Printer (ODT Magazine) While companies such as ISTO Technologies and Integra LifeSciences work
J&J Said to Weigh $3 Billion Settlement of Its Hip Implant Cases (OrthoSpineNews) Replacement Surgeries Dangerous Guess Other Trials Broad Outline
