Spine startup focusing on disc herniations, Intrinsic Therapeutics, names Cary Hagan as CEO
Intrinsic Therapeutics website Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc. Names Cary P. Hagan as President & CEO (press release) WOBURN, Mass., Sept. […]
Infuse bone-growth protein lawsuits are starting to pile up for Medtronic
Infuse lawsuits pile up for Medtronic | Legal News (MassDevice) A Florida woman is the latest in what’s sure to
Simpirica Spine closes $22M in funding for the LimiFlex stabilization device
Simpirica Spine website Simpirica Spine Closes $22 Million Series C Funding Led by Norwest Venture Partners (press
Arthrosurface’s new shoulder resurfacing device is taking off
Arthrosurface website Arthrosurface Revenue Growth Bolstered by Shoulder Product Solution (press release) FRANKLIN, Mass., Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/
Wright Medical restructures and announces DOJ monitoring extension
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Reaches Agreements with U.S. Attorney’s Office and OIG (EON) Wright Medical Group plans to cut
“The Spine Journal” is accused of methodological errors and bias by “Orthopedics This Week”
Orthopedics This Week Accuses The Spine Journal of Methodological Errors and Bias (press releasee) Orthopedics
Advances in gene therapy and stem cell research are leading to double-digit annual sales growth in the orthopedic biomaterials market
Big growth in biomaterials market (Health Care Finance News) Ortho device companies expand to boost profits NEW YORK – Advances
Medical Device Tax could threaten jobs & innovation according to AdvaMed
Study: Device Tax Could Threaten Jobs, Innovation (written by Lauren Uzdienzski @ HealthPointCapital) A new study evaluating the 2.3% device industry excise tax quantifies
Is the US losing Orthopedic talent and innovation? …Orthopedists answer
Reporter’s Notebook (written by Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW) Dear OTW Reader: Big theme this week…U.S. losing talent and innovation?
Integra LifeSciences acquires Ascension Orthopedics for $65M to build its extremities franchise
Integra LifeSciences Announces Agreement to Acquire Ascension Orthopedics (press release) The numbers… $65M cash IART pays 3.4 X
4 new devices at the 2011 ASSH Hand Surgery conference in Las Vegas
What’s New in 2011 at the ASSH? Acumed’s new Acu-Loc ®2 Volar Distal Radius Plating System http://www.acumed.net
Jeff Shuren to add new training for premarket reviewers at FDA
New Training For FDA Reviewers (written by Walter Eisner @ OTW) The FDA’s chief device regulator, Jeff Shuren, M.D., has
Why Smith and Nephew is an attractive takeover target
Why Smith & Nephew is an Attractive Takeover Target (Investment U) Smith & Nephew Shares Advance After Takeover
Veteran Orthopedic Executive David Floyd Named OrthoWorx CEO
OrthoWorx website Former DePuy Orthopaedics CEO Floyd lands with OrthoWorx (MassDevice) David Floyd, the former CEO of DePuy
Swiss biotech firm invents a minimally invasive “fracture putty” that heals Osteoporotic fractures in load bearing areas
Swiss Firm Touts Osteoporosis Treatment (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) The Worldwide, an osteoporotic bone breaks every
Texas spine surgeon finds fusion success by simply injecting adult stem cells into cages
Adult Stem Cells – Roses of Texas (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) Texas docs are at it again!
Swiss startup, Ozics, takes a new approach to mending osteoporotic bones
Ozics website Ozics And The Future Of Mending Bones (written by Jennifer Hicks, Forbes contributor) The worldwide orthopedic market
Study finds that TranS1’s AxiaLIF has lower complication rates than open techniques
Study: AxiaLIF – Low Complications (written by Walter Eisner @ OTW) A study published in the September
Medtronic, NuVasive Spar Over Surgical Patent Infringement in Jury Trial
Medtronic, NuVasive Spar Over Surgical Patent Infringement in Jury Trial (Bloomberg) Medtronic Inc. (MDT) and NuVasive Inc., makers of medical
Total Knee surgery performed using surgical navigation on an iPod Touch in Mumbai
Mumbai surgeon performs knee replacement surgery using iPod Touch (Money Control) Orthopedic Surgery With iPod Touch (Technology Review India) In cooperation with
AAOS estimates 600% increase in Knee Replacements in the next decade
AAOS Estimates 600% Increase in Knee Replacements (written by Jonathan Cluett, M.D. @ About.com) The American Academy
New CEO, Omar Ishrak, is striving to restore growth at Medtronic
Omar Ishrak Striving to Restore Growth at Medtronic (written by Lauren Uzdienski @ HealthPointCapital) On Medtronic’s
Researchers are competing to coax chondrocytes into creating cartilage
New Cartilage for Knee Pain (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) In a process not unlike the race to map the
Report details global tissue and cell technologies available today in orthopedic surgery
Tissue/Cell Technologies in Orthopedics and Spine Surgery (Mediligence) The use of tissue engineering and cell therapy technologies
The Stryker mobile training center to start touring 10 cities in China
Strykermobile Begins China Tour (written by Walter Eisner @ OTW) The Strykermobile has hit China to demonstrate
J&J DePuy jumps into the customized knee replacement market with its TruMatch system
DePuy Joins Customized Knee Surgery Club (written by Walter Eisner @ OTW) DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. has jumped into the
Metal-on-Metal Hip implant complaints surge… even as the dangers are studied
Hip Implant Complaints Surge, Even as the Dangers Are Studied (written by BARRY MEIER and JANET ROBERTS @ NYTimes) The
Wright Medical’s Compliance Officer resigns before the conclusion of the deferred prosecution agreement
Wright Medical Compliance Officer Resigns (written by Walter Eisner @ OTW) Lisa L. Michels resigned as Vice President and Chief
Patellofemoral partial knee replacement is a viable option for patients with kneecap OA
Kneecap Reconstruction a Viable Option (written by Bilione Young @ OTW) Five percent of 500,000 is 25,000. That is
J&J DePuy’s handling of the ASR hip recall sparks questions
RPT-INSIGHT-DePuy’s handling of hip recall sparks questions (Reuters) J&J’s DePuy unit hires third party to handle recall
What should we expect from Medtronic under their new CEO?
PREVIEW-Medtronic investors look for new CEO’s plan (Reuters) Medtronic to report earnings on Aug. 23 New CEO to be pressed
Facebook relaxes its restrictions on Device Manufacturers
example – Wright Medical’s facebook page Facebook Opens Comments on Device, Drug Manufacturers’ Pages (written by Lauren Uzdienski @
Need a new hip? Someday you may grow your own
Need a new hip? Someday you may grow your own (USAToday) In a decade or so, people now clamoring for
Stryker Orthopaedics licenses smart total knee trials from OrthoSensor
Stryker Orthopaedics Enters into Agreement with OrthoSensor for Intelligent Surgical Platform (press release) MAHWAH, N.J. and SUNRISE, Fla., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —
Israeli startup focusing on osteoarthritis knee treatment raises $8M
Knee treatment co Apos raises $8m (Globes Israel Business) The company, which has developed a device for the
The FDA releases draft guidance on the PMA process
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on the PMA (written by Laura Uzdienzski @ HealthPointCapital) Furthering its efforts at transparency in
Biomet making steps towards a planned $26M expansion
Biomet’s upgrades buoy jobs (Journal Gazette) Biomet Inc.’s incremental steps toward a planned $26 million expansion have created
Arthrex expands into a 240,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center
Arthrex purchases Lee County warehouse (NewsPress.org) Arthrex Inc., a medical device manufacturer based in Naples, is expanding into Lee
Medtronic is expanding its presence in China to 2,000 employees
Medtronic to Double Chinese Workforce (written by Sander Duncan @ HealthPointCapital) Medtronic sees a bright future in China, seeking
Orthopedic surgeons in Austin are injecting bone marrow stem cells into knee joints to reduce inflammation
Texas Docs Injecting Stem Cells (Bilione Young @ OTW) Dr. Robert Johnson, an orthopedic surgeon in Austin, Texas, took stem cells
Study finds top-ranked hospitals typically run by physicians
Study finds top-ranked hospitals typically run by physicians indings published in Social Science and Medicine report that the top-performing hospitals are
Zimmer is fighting the legal advertising in some 78 lawsuits regarding the NexGen Knee
Zimmer Targeting Legal Advertising in NexGen Knee Replacement Fight (NewsInferno) Zimmer Holdings is targeting advertising run by plaintiffs’ law firms
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset management firm, takes big position in Wright Medical
Blackrock takes big position in Wright Medical (MassDevice) BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) is cashing in some of its chips
Ascendx Spine closes $4.8M in financing to prepare for launch of VCF cement repair system
Ascendx Spine™ Closes on $4.8 Million ‘Mixed’ Financing (press release) WINTER PARK, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ascendx Spine™ (www.ascendxspine.com), formerly AOI Medical, announced
Patient Safety at surgical residencies has declined, and Dr. Herndon is leading the crusade to fix it
Patient Safety on the Wane? (Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW) When Dr. James Herndon, a former president of the AAOS
The Spine Market is in Decline – Blogger speculates
Interesting Blog post regarding the slow down in Spine and speculation as to who tomorrow’s leaders will be. Downgrading
Print Your Own Teeth: Rapid Prototyping Comes to Dentistry
Print Your Own Teeth: Rapid Prototyping Comes to Dentistry (ScienceDaily) What if, instead of waiting days or weeks for a
J&J DePuy plans $27 million upgrade
DePuy plans $27 million upgrade (Sherry Slater @ Journal Gazette) One of Warsaw’s Big Three is getting a little bit bigger.
Medtronic hires Yale University to review Infuse study results
Medtronic Giving Yale Grant to Review Bone Growth Data (written by Barry Meier @ NY Times Health)
Researchers develop test that measures the amount of titanium in patients’ blood
Quantifying Titanium in Implants (written Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW) According to new research published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry,researchers from Spain