Analysis of MAKO Surgical’s robot and implant business
Surgical Robot Wars (Motley Fool) The stakes are getting higher. During the most recent MAKO Surgical (NASDAQ: MAKO) conference call, CEO Maurice Ferré noted […]
FDA asks J&J’s DePuy to recall unused “custom” implants
FDA asks J&J’s DePuy to recall unused custom implants (Mass Device) Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopedics recalls all unused custom
2 Former Arthrocare Execs Charged With $400M Fraud
Medical Execs Charged With $400 Million Fraud (Courthouse News) Two former executives of medical device maker Arthrocare were arrested Wednesday and
Men continue to dominate Orthopedics, but women are slowly catching up
Orthopedics Remains Male Dominated Specialty (Orthopedics This Week) Men dominate orthopedic surgery but women are catching up—sort of. Orthopedics has the
Too Many Shoulder Replacements? Philadelphia surgeon raises concern
Too Many Shoulder Replacements? Massachusetts Healthcare Reform Flawed (Orthopedics This Week) Joseph Abboud, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon at the Rothman
Former FDA Reviewer Speaks Out About Intimidation, Retaliation and Marginalizing of Safety
Former FDA Reviewer Speaks Out About Intimidation, Retaliation and Marginalizing of Safety (OrthoSpineNews) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is often
Innovative Israeli robot spine company, Mazor Robotics, lands $15M
Mazor Robotics Enters into Agreement with Investors to Receive up to $15 Million (press release) Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE: MZOR), a
Why This Little Two Year Old Girl Loves 3D Printed Magic Arms
Why This Little Two Year Old Girl Loves 3D Printed Magic Arms (Forbes) Watch Video 3D printing is regularly touted as
Medtronic is looking for acquisitions in China to boost its presence there
Medical device producer announces M&A strategy (China Daily) Medtronic Inc plans to bolster its presence in China via mergers and acquisitions of local companies, becoming the first multinational medical equipment provider to announce such astrategy in the world’s fastest-growing medical device market. Simon Li, vice-president of the US-based company and president of Medtronic Greater China,said that the medical device producer already has some candidates and is still looking forothers. He refused to provide names of the potential targets. Medtronic, the largest producer of heart pacemaker… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
The Value of MIS approach in Total Hip and Total Knee surgery is Questioned by Study
MIS Value in THR, TKR Questioned (Orthopedics This Week) Do the advantages of minimally invasive total hip replacement (THR) or total
Wow! Biomet finalizes a $1,000,000,000 Debt Offering
Biomet Completes $1,000,000,000 Debt Offering (press releaes) WARSAW, Ind., Aug 08, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Biomet, Inc. today announced the completion
Mako Surgical shareholders file 6 lawsuits in 4 months after stock dives
Mako Surgical shareholders file 6 lawsuits in 4 months after stock dives (MassDevice) Mako Surgical reveals 6 shareholder lawsuits filed in
70% of Pedicle Screws are misplaced
70% Screw Misplacement, NASS’s Fall Offensive, and more (Orthopedics This Week) Screw Misplacement in 70% of Cases?! Researchers from New York
Wright Medical receives subpoena seeking Profemur Hip documentation
Wright Medical Gets Subpoena Seeking Profemur Hip Documents (Wall Street Journal Online) Orthopedic-device maker Wright Medical Group Inc. (WMGI) recently received
Smith & Nephew, armed with $221M cash, is looking for “bolt-on” acquisitions
M&A: Smith & Nephew looks to make moves (press release) British medical device company Smith & Nephew is still on the
Compliance has completely overrun Ortho companies who now focus only on “risk avoidance”
Compliance Gone Wild (OrthoSpineNews) While Federal Investigators have the Brinks trucks lined up delivering penalty revenues in the billions, today’s pharmaceutical
Study: Believe it or not! Cataract Surgery Reduces Hip Fractures
Cataract Surgery Reduces Hip Fractures (Orthopedics This Week) It only makes sense…if you can see better, then you see that thing
Spinal Elements launches PEEK interbody implant with Titanium Porous Coating
Spinal Elements®, Inc. Announces Launch of Ti-Bond™, Titanium Porous Coating for its Lucent® PEEK Interbody Implants (press release) Spinal Elements, a
Carticept Medical studies the Cartiva cartilage device versus MTP fusion in clinical study
Cartiva: On the Way to PMA (Orthopedics This Week) http://www.carticept.com/cartiva.html Cartiva, Inc. has just completed enrollment in the MOTION trial, an
NewVert completes biomechanical testing for the Octopus Spinal Annular Repair System
NewVert, Ltd., Announces Completion of Initial Round of In-Vitro Biomechanical Testing for the Octopus Spinal Annular Repair System (press release) NewVert
DJO Surgical to develop percutaneous osseointegrated prosthesis (POP) for above the knee amputees
DJO Global’s DJO Surgical Business Unit Signs Agreement with University of Utah to Develop Implant Prosthesis to Aid Above the
Clemson University to improve outcomes for Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA)
Exploring ways to improve knee implant design, surgical techniques, and patient selection criteria (Clemson Univ) Picture of the knee testing rig
Study: Medical Device Industry Faces ‘Unprecedented Challenges’
Medical Device Industry Faces ‘Unprecedented Challenges’ (AAMI) The United States is the world leader in medical devices, but regulations, taxes, and
Histogenics pulls in $49M to support commercial development of Cartilage Repair products
Histogenics Closes $49 Million Series A Fundraising to Support Commercial Development of Transformational Cartilage Repair Products (press release) –Proceeds to Drive
Wright Medical filed a petition to block Smith & Nephew’s Metal-on-Metal Hip approval
Wright Medical sought to block Smith & Nephew’s metal-on-metal hip implant (MassDevice) See timeline at bottom of article Wright Medical filed
Strange bed fellows, Exactech & Conmed, team up on medical education programs
CONMED Corporation and Exactech to Partner in North America on Comprehensive Medical Education Programs to Treat the Continuum of Shoulder
MAKO Surgical shakes up management after a disappointing quarter
MAKO Disappoints in 2Q; Shakes Up Management (Orthopedics This Week) On July 9, MAKO Surgical Corp. announced “slower than expected growth”
Physician’s Assistant sentenced for accepting kickbacks from Orthofix for ordering bone growth stimulators for 7 years
RI physician’s assistant sentenced for kickbacks (Boston.com) A Rhode Island physician’s assistant has been sentenced to six months in prison and
Finally, something new in Spine: K2M Launches Rail 4D for correction of spine deformities
New in Spine: K2M Launches Rail 4D (Orthopedics This Week) K2M, Inc. has announced the debut of its new Rail 4D
Stryker misses earnings estimate while searching for new CEO – financial analysis of Quarter
Stryker 2Q12: Slightly Disappointing; Searching for New CEO (Orthopedics This Week) Stryker Corporation reported $2.106 billion in sales for the second
Globus Medical anticipates an IPO price at $16-$18 which will bring in $200M
Globus Medical Sees IPO at $16-$18 a Share (Reuters) Spinal implant manufacturer Globus Medical Inc said it expected its initial public
Israeli Cartilage Repair startup raises $10M to continue to study Agili-C
$10 Million Raised for Cartilage Repair (Orthopedics This Week) An Israeli medical device company, CartiHeal Ltd, which was spun off from
Teleflex sells OEM Orthopedics Business to Tecomet for $45M
Teleflex Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell OEM Orthopedics Business for $45.2 Million (press release) Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global
New Joint Replacement startup moves to Warsaw with 13 employees
Iconacy Joins Warsaw Orthopedics Family (Stacey Page Onlie) A new orthopedic company coming to Warsaw was granted tax abatements Monday night
Generics are Coming! Generics are Coming!
Generics are Coming! Generics are Coming! (written by Dr. Blair Rhode for ORTHOPRENEUR Nov 2011) Blair Rhode, M.D. is a sports
MAKO Surgical gaining traction with its RIO robots for total knee and hip surgery
MAKO Surgical Corp. Reports Selected Operating Results for the Second Quarter 2012 (press release) Second Quarter 2012 Highlights Nine RIO(R) systems
iWalk gets $3M in financing for its bionic knee and ankle prostheses
iWalk gets $3M, launches BiOM for more amputees (Mass High Tech) Weeks after launching a new version of its bionic ankle
Trends in orthopedics – Joint sales down, Spine sales up
Joint down, spine up: Trends in orthopedics (MassDevice) Free Summary Report of Technologies Group purchasing organization Novation reports on recent trends
Total Hip Modular Necks – Is this the next phase of Hip Failures?
Stryker Hip Stem Recall Raises Warnings (Orthopedics This Week) While a blue ribbon FDA panel was wrestling with problems associated with
Stryker voluntarily recalls 2 total hip systems with modular-necks
Stryker Initiates Voluntary Product Recall of Modular-Neck Stems (press release) Stryker has voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems.
Chinese Orthopedic Implant company acquired for $35.5M (4.6 X annual sales of $7.7M)
Mindray Medical Jumps Into Orthopedic Implants (Investors.com) China’s Mindray Medical International, (MR) the world’s No. 3 maker of patient monitors, expanded into
9 Growth Drivers effecting the Orthopedics boom in China
China Orthopedic: What Drives The Growth? (Seeking Alpha) China has around 200 million people over the age of 60 now, with
Report predicts growth or decline in each spine market segment through 2020
Growth in spine surgery technologies to 2020 (Med Market Diligence) Driven by aging populations and technological advances leading to improved devices
Stryker continues to cut jobs reducing Workforce by 5% ahead of the 2.3% Medical Device Tax
Stryker to Cut New York Jobs (Orthopedics This Week) According to a “WARN” notice filed with the state of New York,
Greatbatch/Precimed to Relocate Ortho Unit from Switzerland to Fort Wayne and Tijuana
Greatbatch to Relocate Ortho Unit – Analyst Blog (Nasdaq Blog) Medical technology company, Greatbatch Inc. recently proposed to relocate Greatbatch Medical’s orthopedics manufacturing
Positive Clinical Results for the NLT Spine’s PROW FUSION for spinal fusion in transforaminal (TLIF) procedure
NLT SPINE: Positive Results for PROW FUSION (Orthopedics This Week) Go in small, but deliver a big footprint…NLT SPINE has announced
Longer lasting Joint Implant material developed at Colorado State is now working in humans
Joint Implant Material Created at Colorado State University Now Working in Humans (Colorado State) FORT COLLINS – A new, longer-lasting joint implant
Med Device companies are concerned that the 2.3% tax will stunt research and result in workforce reductions
Mass. reaction: Insurers feel better while device makers ill (Boston Herald) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts CEO Andrew Dreyfus hardly
Benvenue Medical bags $25M in Series D Financing to study its innovative VCF systems
Benvenue Medical Secures $25 Million Series D Financing (press release) Spine Company is Well-Poised for Rapid U.S. and Global Sales in
Synthes sale to J&J was driven to benefit its Chairman, Hansjoerg Wyss
J&J’s Synthes deal purportedly benefited chairman (Bloomberg News) Johnson & Johnson’s $21.3 billion buyout of Synthes Inc. shortchanged the medical-device maker’s