Spine Surgeon sues NuVasive for Breach Of Contract
World-renowned Orthopedic Surgeon Sues Medical Device Company For Breach Of Contract (The Sacramento Bee) Dr. Andrew Cappuccino claims NuVasive, Inc. failed […]
Stryker buys Chinese Orthopedic company for $764 million
Stryker to Acquire Trauson Holdings for $764 Million (Orthopedics This Week) Stryker announced plans today to acquire Trauson Holdings, the leading trauma
Layoffs at Zimmer Spine in Austin effect 95
http://www.massdevice.com/news/layoffs-zimmer-spine-getinge-shutter-plants-texas At least 95 Texas medical device employees will lose their jobs this year after Zimmer Spine closes its facility
Stryker says that its Modular Hip Recall will cost up to $390M
Stryker Says Hip Recall to Cost Up to $390M (Claims Journal) Stryker Corp on Wednesday said a hip implant recall
Sonoma Orthopedic Products launches new procedure for repair of Clavicle Fracture
Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc. Announces Launch of New VELOX™ procedure with Sonoma CRx® clavicle repair device Sonoma Orthopedic Products,
Moximed implants first Kinespring for early knee arthritis in the US
Moximed Implants First Kinespring System (Orthopedics This Week) Early intervention for OA…Moximed, Inc. has announced that its KineSpring System, an implantable
Amedica, the spine startup with Silicon Nitride, borrows $21.5M
GE Capital Closes $21.5 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility for Amedica Corporation (press release) GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services announced today
DFINE signs exclusive distribution agreement with Biomet for vertebral RF therapy
DFINE Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Biomet (press release) SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DFINE, Inc., the developer of minimally invasive radiofrequency (RF)
Arthroscopy start-up raises $19.5M to develop suturing for tight spaces
California start-up making surgical tools for orthopedics procedures raises $19.5 million (MedCity News) Ceterix Orthopaedics, based in Menlo Park, California, which
ArthoCare buys out a tissue repair startup, Eleven Blade Solutions, for $7M
ArthoCare buys out Calif.’s Eleven Blade (Austin Business Journal) Medical device maker ArthroCare Corp.has reached a $7 million stock purchase agreement with
DJO Global Acquires Exos Corporation
DJO Global Acquires Exos Corporation (press release) DJO Global, Inc. (“DJO Global” or the “Company”), a global provider of medical device
FDA slaps Zimmer with Class I Recall for Spine device
The FDA slaps Zimmer with Class I status for a global medical device recall of spinal surgery instruments (MassDevice) MASSDEVICE
TranS1 Spine will settle fraudulent coding case for $6M
TranS1 Inc. has reached a tentative agreement to settle a federal investigation for $6 million (Orthopedics This Week) The U.S. Department
Is this the best Pedicle Screw in the World for Osteoporotic bone?
BEST PEDICLE SCREW IN THE WORLD? (Orthopedics This Week) Israel-based Expanding Orthopedics Inc. announced that the Rizzoli Institute in Bologna, Italy,
Medtronic has bought into 80% of China’s Tier-One Hospitals
MEDTRONIC BUYS ACCESS TO 80% OF CHINA’S TIER ONE HOSPITALS (Orthopedics Today) What’s medical product distribution worth in China? Apparently about
NuVasive gets Japanese approval for CoRoent interbody fusion devices
JAPAN OPENS ARMS TO NUVASIVE’S COROENT (Orthopedics This Week) NuVasive, Inc’s CoRoent Large Impacted and CoRoent Large Tapered titanium alloy implants
Zimmer Spine Issues Urgent WW Recall of Interbody Spacer Instrument
Zimmer Spine Issues Urgent Worldwide Medical Device Recall of the Inserter Instrument for the PEEK Ardis® Interbody Spacer (press release) MINNEAPOLIS,
Orthofix to pay $43M to resolve Bone Growth Stimulator Investigation
Orthofix Concludes Bone Growth Stimulator Investigation (press release) Orthofix International N.V., (NASDAQ:OFIX) (the Company) announced today that it has resolved all
Cerapedics, a startup with a new growth factor for bone grafting, raises $19M
Cerapedics Secures $19 Million Series C Financing (press release) http://www.cerapedics.com/ Cerapedics, Inc. announced that it recently completed a Series C round
Medical companies brace for ‘devastating’ ObamaCare tax, prepare for layoffs
Medical companies brace for ‘devastating’ ObamaCare tax, prepare for layoffs (FoxNews) Andre DiMino has been running medical device company ADM Tronics
Smith and Nephew spinout, Bioventus, is expanding in Memphis
Bioventus to Expand Memphis Location (Tenn Gov) Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty today joined with Bioventus
Med Devices companies across the US are bracing for the new medical device tax
Spectrum, SpineSource brace for medical device tax (St Louis Biz Journal) Medical device companies expect a new federal tax to start
BMPs and cancer – controversy, misinformation and a shortage of clinical studies
BMP Issue Not Going Away…Registries on the Rise…and More (Orthopedics This Week) BMP Issue Not Going Away A certain spine surgeon
UPDATE: Stryker settles with DOJ in the OtisMed knee investigation
Former OtisMed Corp. (NYSE:SYK) CEO Charlie Chi admitted to intentionally distributing knee replacement surgery cutting guides after the company’s application
Off-Label Use and Promotion is protected by Federal Court
Off-Label Use and Promotion Protected by Federal Court (Orthopedics This Week) Federal appeals court panel said on Monday, December 3, that
The new DePuy Spine President quits after a few months
The Worldwide President of Depuy Synthes Spine, Namal Nawana, just announced his resignation this morning after only a few months
Stryker Invests $30M in Overseas Device Research and Development
US$30m R&D investment at medical devices giant Stryker’s Cork operation (Silicone Republic) Twenty new R&D jobs are to be created as
AdvaMed Chief predicts a delay to the new 2013 Med Device Tax
AdvaMed Chief Predicts Device Tax Delay (Orthopedics This Week) Stephen Ubl, the president and CEO of the world’s largest medical technology
Dramatic Rise in Shoulder Arthroplasty
Dramatic Rise in Shoulder Arthroplasty (Orthopedics This Week) Shoulder Arthroplasty Exploding John Sperling, M.D., M.B.A. is professor of Orthopedic Surgery at
Two New FDA Rulings Expand Integra’s Product Offerings
Two New FDA Rulings Expand Integra’s Product Offerings (Orthopedics This Week) Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration approved an
Total Knee and Total Hip surgery rates vary widely across the US
Variation in TKA & THA Rates (Orthopedics This Week) The rate at which surgeons perform hip and knee replacements as well
Bioventus, an orthopedic products startup, leases $5M Office, creates 44 Jobs
Bioventus Leases $5M Office, Creates 44 Jobs (Area Development) Bioventus, an orthopedic products producer, will invest $5 million to lease 40,000-square-foot
Happy Holidays! Stryker to fire 1,000 employees by year end
Stryker Corp. to complete planned layoffs of 1,000 workers by end of 2012 (Michigan Live) Stryker Corp.’s planned layoffs of 5
Wright Medical buys BioMimetic’s Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) for $190M
Wright Medical to buy BioMimetic for $190M (Bloomberg) Press Release from Wright Medical device maker Wright Medical Group Inc. plans to
Duke Researchers have successfully created articular cartilage
Go Duke! Researchers Create Joint Cartilage (Orthopedics This Week) Step by step researchers are closing in on a major goal in
Synthes Recalls Every Fixation Nail System Sold Since 2004
Synthes Recalls Every Fixation Nail System Sold Since 2004 (Orthopedics This Week) Synthes Trauma has recalled every single Trauma Fixation Nail
RTI Biologics launches new biologic implant for orthopedic and spine surgeries
RTI Biologics launches new biologic implant for orthopedic and spine surgeries (Equities) RTI Biologics Inc., or RTI, a processor of orthopedic,
Corin to be acquired by Italian Ortho Manufacturer for $48M
Corin set for £30.5m takeover (Insider Media) Italian consortium 2IL Orthopaedics Ltd has made an offer of £30.5m to acquire orthopaedics
Change at the top for Tornier – Doug Kohrs retires
Tornier Appoints David H. Mowry as Interim President and CEO (press release) Tornier N.V., a global medical device company focused on
Another Generic implant startup enters the fray –> NovoSource
Orthopedic implant startup hopes to find market share with lower-cost proven technology (MedCityNews) NovoSource Inc. doesn’t claim to have the next cutting
Intrinsic Therapeutics lands $11.6M in new funding for treatment of herniated lumbar discs
Intrinsic draws up $11.6M funding round (MassHighTech) Spinal implant maker Intrinsic Therapeutics Inc. has landed another round of equity, options and warrants
Stryker Announces Changes to Executive Leadership
Stryker Announces Changes to Executive Leadership (press release) Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) announced today the appointment of David K. Floyd to the
The Future of Orthopedics Hinges on Technological Improvements
Orthopedics’ Future Hinges on Technological Improvements (MedicalDeviceNow) Orthopedic companies should focus on value rather than product innovation in order to survive
FDA approves new concentrated platelet rich plasma system by Cytomedix
FDA approves new concentrated platelet rich plasma system (Helio) Cytomedix Inc. received FDA clearance for the use of its Angel Concentrated
The Ten Best New Spine Technologies of 2012
The Ten Best New Spine Technologies of 2012 (Orthopedics This Week) are Biomet, Inc., ISTO Technologies, Inc., Medtronic Spine and Biologics,
ConforMIS, the personalized joint replacement company in Boston, is expanding 4X
ConforMIS Growing, Moving (Orthopedics This Week) ConforMIS, Inc. has relocated its headquarters to 28 Crosby Drive in Bedford, Massachusetts, bringing the
Obamacare’s silent job killer – the Medical Device Tax
Column: Obamacare’s silent job killer (USAToday) The Affordable Care Act’s medical device tax harms the economy and patients. Obamacare has been
Too Much Knee Surgery? Dirty Details of Medicare Review, and More.
Too Much Knee Surgery? Dirty Details of Medicare Review, and More (Orthopedics This Week) Dr. Donald Shelbourne, founder of the Shelbourne
Zimmer pulls metal-on-metal Durom acetabular hip implants from Australian market
Zimmer pulls metal-on-metal Durom acetabular hip implants from Australian market (MassDevice) In another blow to the metal-on-metal hip implant market, orthopedic
TransCorp Spine Receives Spine Tech Award For SpinePortTM MIS Access System
TransCorp Spine Receives Spine Tech Award For SpinePortTM MIS Access System (press release) TransCorp Spine, a minimally-invasive, spinal-device company received the