ObamaCares Killer Device Tax
ObamaCare’s Killer Device Tax (WSJ) Much of the political conversation in Washington these days concerns innovation, job creation and competitiveness. But […]
MAKO Surgical is sued by Investors for failing to disclose a business downturn
MAKO Surgical Sued in Florida (Walter Eisner @ OTW) Well that didn’t take long. Just a few days after MAKO Surgical
Collaborative Spine Research Foundation Announces Board Focusing on Spine Care
Collaborative Spine Research Foundation Announces Board; Group Focuses on Advancing Science, Practice of Highest-quality Spine Care (press release) The Collaborative Spine
OIC, the Generic Implant company in Reno, is revolutionizing the price of implants
New products, new customers jumpstart sales for OIC (Northern Nevada Business Weekly) The Orthopaedic Implant Company, (website here) whose mission is
Biomedical Structures introduces breakthrough textile weaving for tendons and ligaments
Biomedical Structures Introduces Breakthrough Medical Textile Weaving Capabilities for Artificial Tendon and Ligament Applications (press release) Biomedical Structures LLC (BMS),
Growth in Extremity Replacements is outpacing Hips and Knees
Extremity Replacement Gaining on Hips & Knees (Biloine Young @ OTW) Move over hips and knees—the extremities are coming. A report
Dutch Biomaterials giant to acquire Kensey Nash for $350M in Cash for Stock
Royal DSM offers to buy Kensey Nash for about $350 million in cash Deal is expected
OrthoSensor, an intelligent Orthopedics Leader, bags $15M funding
The Future of Orthopedics is Smart Implants (related article) OrthoSensor, Intelligent Orthopedics Leader, Secures an
All eyes on DePuys “Bellwether Trial” for Metal-on-Metal Hip Lawsuits
“Bellwether Trial” for DePuy ASR Hip Lawsuits (Walter Eisner @ OTW) More than 6,000 lawsuits have been filed in state and
Coming to a town near you – Metal-on-Metal ambulance chasing lawyers
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Rice Students develop a user-friendly Bone-Lengthening Distractor Device
Students Develop Bone-Lengthening Device (Biloine Young @ OTW) Life is about to get a whole lot better for children undergoing distraction
Former Kyphon Marketing Manager sentenced to 45 months jail time for operating fake supply company
Former Kyphon Marketing Manager Sentenced to Jail (Walter Eisner @ OTW) Jennifer Rutherford, the former senior marketing manager for Kyphon, Inc.
Alabama Doc Treats Athletes With Image-Guided Stem Cell Therapy
Alabama Doc Treats Athletes With Stem Cells (Biloine Young @ OTW) An Alabama physician, Jason Williams, M.D., at Precision StemCell of
Orthofix divests its sports medicine business, Breg, to the private equity firm for $157.5M cash
Orthofix International Announces Signing of Agreement to Sell Sports Medicine Business Unit to Water Street Healthcare Partners (press release) Orthofix International
Joint resurfacing startup, Arthrosurface, reaches $100M in WW sales
Arthrosurface reaches $100M mark Franklin joint resurfacing company Arthrosurface Inc. announced today that for the first time, the 11-year-old company
Exactech collaborates with MMI on Clinical Study
Exactech and MMI Team Up On Trial (Biloine Young @ OTW) Exactech, which will soon be conducting a BiPhasic Cartilage Repair
Medtronic to create internal registries to catch problems earlier
Medtronic to Ramp-Up Device Inspections (Biloine Young @ OTW) Medtronic, Inc., the world’s largest stand-alone medical device maker, is no longer
DePuy Spine launches a new transfacet pedicular fixation device, the Viper F2
New Posterior Fixation System From DePuy Spine (Walter Eisner @ Depuy Spine) DePuy Spine, Inc. has a new transfacet pedicular fixation
NLT SPINE comes to Europe with its innovative eSpin discectomy device
NLT SPINE Receives CE Mark for its eSpin™ Device and Performs First Clinical Cases in Europe NLT SPINE, a developer
Orthopedic survey: U.S. knee/hip market has hit bottom
Orthopedic survey: U.S. knee/hip market has hit bottom (MassDevice) A survey of orthopedic docs by investment bank Leerink Swann yields mixed
UK Registry: No increased risk of Cancer with a Metal-on-Metal hip
Cancer No Threat to Metal Hips (Biloine Young @ OTW) Patients who received metal-on-metal hip replacements are at no more risk
Next Orthopedic IPO is Vexim, a French Spine startup
Vexim Plans IPO (HealthPointCapital) French spine company Vexim is planning to IPO on the NYSE Alternext next month. Vexim developed the SpineJack procedure for the
Extremities leader, Tornier is moving all US-based operations to Minnesota
Tornier Announces 2012 Facility Consolidations (press release) Tornier N.V. (NASDAQ: TRNX), a global medical device company focused on providing surgical solutions
Study: Activity lower than patients hoped after knee replacement
Activity lower than patients hoped after knee replacement (Reuters) After recovering from knee replacement surgery, patients’ physical activity levels with their
New Hampshire may soon be outlawing PODs
New Hampshire Outlawing PODs? (Walter Eisner @ OTW) The New Hampshire House of Representatives recently passed legislation to prohibit health care
BioRestorative Therapies Announces Closing of License Agreement for Adult Stem Cell Disc/Spine Procedure
BioRestorative Therapies Announces Closing of License Agreement for Adult Stem Cell Disc/Spine Procedure (press release) BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (“BRT” or the “Company”)
No greater cancer risk for patients with Metal-on-Metal hip implants
No greater cancer risk for patients with metal-on-metal hip implants, study says (OrthoSuperSite) Patients with metal-on-metal implants stand no more chance
1st Battle in the coming Generic Implant wars – Synthes is trying to shut down Emerge Medicals Generic Trauma Implant business
Former Synthes sales rep counter-sues in generic ortho devices battle (Mass Device) Former Synthes sales rep turned Emerge Medical CEO John
Amedica launches Dynamic Bone, a demineralized cancellous bone that expands after hydration
Amedica Corporation Launches Dynamic Bone™ and DryFlex Allograft Products (Sacramento Bee) Revolutionary Expandable Bone Graft and Resorbable Adhesion Barrier Broadens Company’s
Smith and Nephew acquires biomedical simulation company
London company buys O.C. medical software firm (Orange Co Register) LifeModeler Inc., a San Clemente software company, has been acquired by
Biomet makes a public bid to acquire DePuy Trauma Business for $280M Cash
Biomet Announces Offer to Acquire DePuy Trauma Business (press release) Biomet bids on DePuy unit (Fort Wayne Gazette) Biomet, Inc. a
FDA will consider more rigorous testing for Metal-on-Metal Hip products
FDA Will Review MoM Hip Safety (MedPageToday) FDA seeks more advice on metal hip implants (FDA press release) The FDA “is considering
Medtronic pays $85M to settle Investor class action lawsuit regarding Infuse profits
Medtronic to settle suit for $85 million (Star Tribune) Medtronic said Friday that it has agreed to settle a federal securities
Spine startup Globus Medical to Raise $100M in IPO This Year under symbol GMED
read the Globus Medical S-1 Say it Ain’t So – Globus Medical Files For Estimated $100M IPO (Josh Sandberg @ OrthoSpineNews) Medical
Spine Startup, Lucero Medical, draws an FDA Warning Letter after inspection
Spinal fusion device draws FDA warning letter (Josh Sandberg) Spinal device company Lucero Medical has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug
Biomet Pays Feds to enter into DPA for Bribery Charges in Argentina, Brazil and China
Biomet Pays to Defer Bribery Prosecution (Walter Eisner @ OTW) The U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division (DOJ) announced on March
Biomet Pays $22M Fine to the Feds in a Medical Device Bribery Settlement involving Argentina, Brazil and China
Biomet Pays $22 Million In Latest Medical Device Bribery Settlement (Wall Street Journal) Orthopedic manufacturer Biomet Inc. agreed to pay more than $22
Orthovative Technologies wins competition with good posture feedback device to reduce back
Orthovative Technologies wins Wake Forest competition (Triad Business Journal) Orthovative Technologies, a company started by Wake Forest MBA student David Smitherman and Wake
DePuy Unloaded ASR Hip Implant Inventory before Recall was Initiated
DePuy Unloads ASR Hip Implant Inventory After Problems Were Known (BlogInjury) In 2009 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raised
Researchers surprised by metal ion levels in Metal-on-Metal hips after 5-years
Researchers surprised by metal ion levels in 5-year follow-up of MoM THA implants (OrthoSuperSite) The 5-year postoperative metal ion levels plateaued in cases
Study finds dramatic differences in probability of Fractures from Country to Country
Fractures: Vast Geographic Differences (Elizabeth Hofhienz @ OTW) Fractures…they’re all over the map. The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Working Group on
Meet the Future – Generic Implant Providers are Breaking Into Large Hospital Buying Groups
Emerge Medical Awarded an Orthopedic Trauma Agreement with the Premier Healthcare Alliance (press release) Read all of the GENERIC IMPLANT Articles
Synthes partners with Kuros Biosurgery to develop biomaterials for spinal applications
Kuros and Synthes, Inc. Announce License and Development Agreement (press release) Kuros Biosurgery AG, a biotechnology company focused on the development of
Anti-kickback Charges Against Exactech Dropped
Anti-kickback Charges Against Exactech Dropped (Walter Eisner @ OTW) Exactech, Inc.’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in
Tepha, a Biomaterials startup in Boston, pulls in $11.3M in funding
Tepha absorbs $11.3M in equity (MassHighTech) Absorbable medical devices firm Tepha Inc. has raised $11.3 million in equity funding from 38 unnamed investors,
OrthoStreams “Book of the Month” is the only Guide on Orthopedic Oncology Tumor Surgery
An In-depth book of “Operative Techniques in Orthopedic Surgical Oncology” is Only Guide on Orthopedic Oncology Tumor Surgery Co-author James
Families Sue Synthes after deaths during unapproved Bone Cement Clinical Trial
Families Sue Synthes Over Bone Cement (Walter Eisner @ OTW) The families of two patients who died during surgery that used
In India, Cultured Cartilage Cells re-injected into young patients to Repair Cartilage
Cultured Cells Injected to Repair Knee (Biloine Young @ OTW) Faced with a patient with a severely disabling injury on her
UK Regulators Launch Investigation into Safety of Metal-Metal Hip Replacements
Metal Hip Replacement Safety Fears As Medical Regulators Launch Investigation (Huffington Post UK) An investigation has been launched
More shareholders sue Medtronic over Infuse claims
More shareholders sue Medtronic over Infuse claims (MassDevice) Another lawsuit is lodged against Medtronic accusing its officers and directors of falsely