Bioscompass Acquires Anti-Adhesion Gel (Orthopedics This Week) Rochester, Minnesota-based BiosCompass, Inc. has acquired the IP (intellectual property) for Adcon Gel from […]
Number of Lumbar Spine MRIs Questioned (Orthopedics This Week) Family physicians are ordering too many lumbar spine MRI scans, according to
Mitek Sports Medicine Introduces New Interference Screw Design For Faster, Easier Insertion (press release) Mitek Sports Medicine, a leading developer and
Is Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopedics Business on Safe Footing? (The Motley Fool) When it comes to health care companies, there’s no
U.S. Inspector General Issues Fraud Alert on Doctor-Owned Distributors (OrthoSpineNews) The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a warning
A study recently published in Spine examined the reoperation rate for patients undergoing spine surgery for disc herniation. Researchers used a national
OSTEOLYTIC VERTEBRA METASTASES TREATED WITH KIVA (Orthopedics This Week) A physician-driven study of 40 patients with painful osteolytic vertebra metastases who
NOTE – Written in 2013 with prediction to 2023. How Orthopedics Will Change In The Next 10 Years (The Global Dispatch)
From Hips to Knees: An Analyst’s Takeaway from AAOS 2013 (ODT) The big takeaway from this year’s annual meeting of the
Knee Implants Designed Specifically for Female Patients May Not Improve Outcomes (AAOS) Anatomic differences between male and female knees have resulted
IT’S 10,000 AND COUNTING AT AMEDICA (Orthopedics This Week) Amedica Corporation has now implanted 10,000 of its Valeo Interbody Fusion Devices
Zimmer® Trabecular Metal™ Total Ankle Introduced at 2013 AAOS Annual Meeting (press release) Innovative New Ankle Replacement Employs a Low
DJO GLOBAL LAUNCHES VITAMIN E POLY, OTHERS (Orthopedics This Week) DJO Global, Inc. is putting a series of new DJO Surgical
Booming spinal surgery triggers innovative approaches (Plastics Today) The rapid growth of efforts to alleviate lower back pain is driving innovation
Biomet and OrthoSensor Announce Partnership (press release) ARSAW, Ind. & SUNRISE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biomet, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of
FDA WARNS NUVASIVE OVER ILIF LABELING (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA sent NuVasive, Inc. a warning letter on March 12, 2013
Stryker Orthopedics Under Fire for Marketing (Lawyers and Settlements) Portage, MI: Stryker Orthopedics has come under fire from the US Food and Drug
Zimmer suing Greatbatch over production move, claims potentially millions in lost sales Zimmer (ZMH) claims that Greatbatch’s plan to move
VertiFlex®, Inc. Announces Sale of Certain Non-Core Spinal Implant Technologies to Stryker (EON) SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VertiFlex®, Inc., a leading innovator
Orthofix International Appoints Brad Mason as President and Chief Executive Officer (press release) Orthofix International N.V., OFIX +0.28% (the Company) announced today that it
DR. GEISLER’S NEW CERVICAL DEVICE (Orthopedics This Week) Click here to see a two-minute animation video of the system. A new cervical
Jury tells Johnson & Johnson to pay $8.3M over defective hip replacement (Daily Record) LOS ANGELES — A jury Friday awarded $8.3
Biotech Mesoblast seeks up to $150m (Adelaide Now) BIOTECHNOLOGY company Mesoblast is raising up to $150 million, a person familiar
Implant Makers Forced to Disclose Gifts to Orthopaedic Surgeons (DrugWatch) By September 2013, a list of payments made to physicians by
BALLOONS OUT – KIVA IN – FOR VCFS (Orthopedics This Week) For patients suffering with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) which treatment
TranS1 Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Baxano, Inc. (press release) Combination Adds Rapidly Growing Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression Technology and Large
44_SEEGRID, MAZOR ROBOTICS, SPACEX, RECONROBOTICS (FastCompany) “Its movements are accurate to within 1.5 millimeters, all but eliminating errors that require follow-up surgeries.”
New Financial Disclosure Guidelines from FDA (Orthopedics This Week) If you own shares in a mutual fund that includes a company
OIL RIG TESTS INFORM JOINT FAILURES (Orthopedics This Week) What does the corrosion in the legs of oil rigs in sea
FDA 510(k) Review Times See Improvements (Today’s Medical Developments) Review times for medical device 510(k) premarket notifications by the U.S.
DePuy Synthes “Next-Generation” Shoulder (Orthopedics This Week) DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction has introduced the Global Unite Platform Shoulder Arthroplasty System. According
DePuy Orthopaedics LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve: Class I Recall – Taper Connection May Not Accommodate Physiologic Loads (FDA Recall Notice) AUDIENCE: Orthopedics,
LinkedIn profile Tornier Names David H. Mowry President and Chief Executive Officer (press release) AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tornier, N.V. (NASDAQ: TRNX), a global
Stryker recommends more vigilant monitoring of patients with recalled hip implants (MassDevice) Stryker’s Australian division recommends regular blood tests and soft
Medical device tax: Medtech seeks state-level relief from federal levy (MedDevice) Medical device makers are pulling for some state-level relief to
Gluing the Annulus! (Orthopedics this Week) Repairing the annulus after a micro discectomy is not a new idea. But using glue
Greek prosecutors bring corruption charges over state hospital deals with DePuy (FoxNews) Greek prosecutors have brought criminal corruption charges related to
Metal-Metal Articulation: Maloney v. Schmalzried (Orthopedics This Week) “Like taking candy from a baby,” says Bill Maloney. “There is very
Smith & Nephew CEO says Memphis media reports on layoffs cause were ‘just wrong’ (Memphis Business Journal) While confirming the company
DEVICE MAKERS PASSING ON DEVICE TAX (Orthopedics This Week) Now that the first $97 million of the new device tax has
Zimmer Told to Pay Stryker $70 Million in Patent Case (Bloomberg) Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH) was told to pay $70 million to Stryker
Sunshine rules finally drop (MassDevice) The White House finally releases long-awaited Sunshine Act rules to regulate and monitor the financial relationships
First Device Taxes Paid. Spine likely to benefit (Orthopedics This Week) The government’s take on the first bi-monthly payment of the
Smith & Nephew Reduces Workforce (Memphis Daily News) Smith & Nephew eliminated nearly 100 jobs in Memphis and Andover, Mass., on
Amedica Announces Expansion Of Executive Team (press release) Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, today announced several new
OBESITY A BUMMER FOR RUPTURED DISCS (Orthopedics This Week) Obese patients are more likely to have surgical treatment for a slipped
FDA Safety Communication: Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants (FDA) Link: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm335775.htm Date Issued: Jan. 17, 2013 Audience: Orthopaedic surgeons Health care providers responsible for
SpinalMotion closes 4th tranche of $15M round (Mass Device) Medical device company SpinalMotion closes the 4th and final round of a
ZIMMER’S PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR KNEES GAINS CLEARANCE (Orthopedics This Week) Calling it “Revolutionary,” Zimmer Holdings, Inc. announced the 510(k) clearance
METAL-ON-METAL HIPS TO REQUIRE PMA (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA has decided that makers of metal-on-metal total hip replacement systems
