Yale Review of Infuse Study to Begin – “Does Infuse work? and Is Infuse safe?”
Did Medtronic Sell and Unsafe Product? (Star Tribune – Business) Krumholz Begins Infuse Study (Bilione Young @ […]
Large diameter metal-on-metal hip replacements yield high failure rate, corrosion
Large diameter metal-on-metal hip replacements yield high failure rate, corrosion (OrthoSuperSite) One recent investigation from U.K. researchers
The Rise of Reverse Total Shoulder Surgery
The Rise of Reverse Total Shoulder Surgery (Biloine Young @ OTW) If the patient is over 70,
Knee Osteoarthritis patient numbers are soaring
Knee OA Patient Numbers to Soar (Biloine Young @ OTW) If current trends continue, nearly 6.5 million Americans
GOP senators grill FDA devices chief Jeff Shuren on review times
GOP senators grill FDA devices chief Shuren | FDA Roundup (MassDevice) Republican senators grill FDA medical device
ExtraOrtho, a Memphis-based external fixation startup, is acquired by Zimmer
ExtraOrtho website Funding in 2009 Zimmer press release Memphis-based ExtraOrtho is acquired by Zimmer
Did Medtronic sell an unsafe product?
Did Medtronic sell an unsafe product? (Star Tribune – Business) Under fire, the company looks to
Knee Hospitalization Rates Soar
Knee Hospitalization Rates Soar (Bilione Young @ OTW) Women and men between the ages of 45 and 64
Hip impingement surgery is becoming more and more popular in sports medicine
Hip Procedure Grows Popular Despite Doubt (NYTimes) It is one of the most popular operations in sports
TranS1 launches Minimally Invasive Lateral Access Fusion System
TranS1 Inc. Announces Launch of Minimally Invasive Lateral Access Fusion System (press release) TranS1 Inc. (Nasdaq:TSON), a pioneer in minimally
Smith & Nephew increasing R&D Budget by $300M to focus on BRIC markets
Smith & Nephew saves research spend for emerging markets (The Telegraph) Smith & Nephew, the maker of artifical hips and knees,
Stryker layoffs strike chords of political and economic concerns in Michigan
Stryker Corp. layoff plans strike chords of political and economic concern (Kalamazoo Gazette) KALAMAZOO — Stryker Corp.’s plans to layoff about
Stryker sues DePuy, Wright and Zimmer over hip implant patent
Stryker sues DePuy, Wright and Zimmer over hip implant patent (MassDevice) Stryker Corp. files a trio of lawsuits against
Orthopedic Device Makers Take a Step Back – Competitive advantages appear to be weakening
Orthopedic Device Makers Take a Step Back (Morningstar) Competitive advantages appear to be weakening. Orthopedic industry moat trends are
Today’s primary UniCompartmental Knee Replacement may become tomorrow’s complicated revision
Today’s primary UKR may become tomorrow’s complicated revision (OrthoSuperSite) PRAGUE — Researchers at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital discovered
Stryker plans to lay off 5% of its workforce ahead of the med-tech tax
Stryker plans to lay off 5% of its workforce ahead of the med-tech tax Stryker Corp.
Knee arthritis is striking at younger and younger ages
Knee arthritis striking at younger ages (Chicago Sun-Times) Arthritis of the knee is striking Americans at younger ages, new research
Researchers solve the problem of sterile handling of autologous stem cells
Stem Cells Grow in Plastic Bags (Bilione Young @ OTW) Researchers working in Germany have come up with a solution to
Thoracic Spine Surgery: A New Technique to Avoid Operating on the Wrong Level
Thoracic Spine Surgery: A New Technique to Avoid Operating on the Wrong Level (American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)) It
OrthoData, spine fusion startup, plans to move from Louisville to Cleveland
OrthoData raises $1.1 M round for spinal fusion monitor (July 2008) Spine fusion device startup eyes Cleveland move, more funding (Brandon Glenn
Mako Surgical revenues surge 60% in the quarter while losses widen
Mako Surgical reports 60% surge in revenue (Brian Bandell @ South Florida Business Journal) Mako Surgical Corp. continued
Spinal USA launches 2 new spine systems
Spinal USA Introduces New Devices (Biloine Young @ OTW) Spinal USA, headquartered in Pearl, Mississippi, introduced two of the firm’s
The Top Ten Best New Spine Technologies for 2011
The Top Ten Best New Spine Technologies for 2011 (Robin Young @ OTW) The winners of the
Pivot Medical, a hip arthroscopy startup, raises $32M in financing
Pivot Medical Raises $32 Million in Series C Financing (press release) Emerging Leader in Hip Arthroscopy Rolls
Toyota enters orthopedics with robotic technology aimed at helping patients walk
Toyota robotic technology aimed at helping patient’s ambulate and rehab quicker Toyota recently announced exciting new robotic technology aimed
VC life science investment dropped in the last quarter
VC life science investment wanes in Q3 (MassDevice) Venture capitalists’ investments in life science companies waned during the third
DFine to pay $2.39M fine to DOJ after whistleblower reports surgeon kickbacks
Whistleblower Costs DFine $2.39 Million for Kickbacks (written by Walter Eisner @ OTW) A whistleblower has struck San Jose,
Research sheds light on Debris, Wear, and Cellular Pathways in failed total joints
Debris, Wear, and Cellular Pathways (written by Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW) Now researchers at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert
J&J’s $21.3B acquisition of Synthes to go through EU antitrust review by March 2012
EU opens probe into Johnson & Johnson’s Synthes buy (press release) — EU launches investigation due to
Medtronic launches the new T2 Altitude Expandable Corpectomy Device
Medtronic Announces Global Launch of the T2 Altitude™ Expandable Corpectomy Device (press release) Medtronic Announces Global Launch of
3 controversies discussed at NASS (North American Spine Society)
Controvery # 1 The treatment of VCFs Controvery #2 The role of surgery in
LDR receives FDA clearance for 1st ALIF stand-alone spine cage
LDR First With Oblique ALIF Stand-Alone Cage (written by Walter Eisner @ OTW) LDR has received clearance from
Spineology to distribute BioDlogics products derived from amniotic tissue
Spineology website BioDlogics website Spineology to Distribute BioDlogics Products (press release) Spineology Inc., the innovator in anatomy
Wright Medical feels the drag of sliding sales, DOJ compliance, and restructuring costs
Restructuring charges put Wright Medical in the red in Q3 (Memphis Business Journal) The implementation of compliance
Mazor Robotics Systems have been used in over 15,000 Spine surgeries Worldwide
Mazor Robotics Systems Guide Placement of Over 15,000 Spine Implants Worldwide Mazor Robotics Ltd (TASE: MZOR),
K2M acquires the BLUE RIDGE Hybrid Cervical Plate System
K2M Announces Technology Acquisition and Debut of BLUE RIDGE Hybrid Cervical Plate System at 2011 North American Spine Society
Medtronic CEO Ishrak nixes a possible Spine spinout
Medtronic CEO Ishrak nixes spine spinout (MassDevice) Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak puts the kaibosh on suggestions
Milliniem predicts the Global spine market growth through 2020
Milliniem Research Group: US Markets for Spinal Implants 2011… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth
9 new spine products from K2M at NASS
K2M Continues its Momentum with Nine New Products at 2011 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting (press release) K2M,
4 new spine products from Globus Medical at NASS
Globus Medical to Highlight New MIS and Deformity Products at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting Audubon, Pa.-based
Messy details emerge regarding Stryker’s sale of OP-1 to Olympus for $60M
Stryker to sell OP-1 to Olympus to $60M for all bone applications (news from Dec 2010) The Forecast
Social networking and online marketing efforts have a real ROI for Orthopedic practices
Social networking, online marketing efforts have real return on investment (OrthoSuperSite) This month’s 4 Questions interview is with Gregory
There is an overuse of MRIs by Sports Medicine Orthopedists
Sports Medicine Said to Overuse M.R.I.’s (Gina Kolata @ NY Times) Dr. James Andrews, a widely
What are the changes in Surgeon payments after the DOJ settlement are done?
Post-DOJ Settlement, Researchers Note Changes in Payment Patterns (written by Lauren Uzdienski @ HealthPointCapital) A new study published in the
New HipSextant is a simple mechanical navigation system that aligns the Hip Cups intraoperatively
HipSextant website HipSextant™ Navigation System Receives Its First Commercial Use (press release) Device Aligns Hip Implant
Arthrosurface Launches the World’s 1st Talus Resurfacing Implant for the Ankle
Arthrosurface Launches World’s First Talus Resurfacing Implant for the Ankle (press release) Arthrosurface, Inc. (www.arthrosurface.com), the developer of less-invasive joint
Minnesota Representative Erik Paulsen is raising money to rein in the FDA’s uncertain approval process
Venture Capitalists Put Money on Easing Medical Device Rules (NY Times) One afternoon last spring, a little-known congressman from
Report: Biotech Funding Trends & Observations from 2007 – 2011
The new normal for biotech (Ernst & Young) Pressures on the business model: funding There’s good and bad
Report: Predicts that Motion Preserving Spinal Non-Fusion Procedures will Growth into 2017
Companies & Markets: Global Spinal Surgery Devices Market Forecast to Reach USD 12.6 Billion in 2017 (press release) Spinal
Analysis: Patients are delaying joint replacement surgery and affecting device sales
As patients put up with pain, device sales suffer (Reuters) Orthopedic surgeon John Tongue sees more patients these days who