A stem cell Research Center with a focus on osteoarthritis opens in the UK
UK Opens Stem Cell Research Center (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) Scientists at Newcastle University and Arthritis […]
Five Things Industry Can Do to Support True FDA Reform, and Restore Public Confidence
Five Things Industry Can Do to Support True FDA Reform, and Restore Public Confidence (written by Luke Timmerman
75% of med-tech companies go overseas 1st because of FDA lead times and unpredictability
Report: More than 75% of med-tech companies go overseas first (MassDevice) More than three-quarters of medical device makers go
Q&A with Dr. Lon S. Weiner, Co-Founder of Nextremity Solutions, Foot & Ankle surgery startup
Nextremity Solutions website Lon S. Weiner, M.D., Co-Founder and Director of Nextremity Solutions, LLC (OrthoPreneur) Nextremity Solutions was started in
Exactech announces 1st surgeries with Novation Crown porous metal acetabular cup
Exactech: First Implantations of New System (written by Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW) Melting electrons and breaking through to a
J&J DePuy’s Pinnacle total hip implant complaints are mounting up
DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Complaints Mount (NewsInferno) The FDA has been receiving a growing number of Adverse
Vexim to market the SpineJack for spinal column fractures in India
SpineJack Heads to India (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) Vexim, the med-tech company out of Toulouse, France, will soon
Spinal USA to add 25 new jobs in Jackson, Miss.
Spinal USA Expands, Creates U.S. Jobs (press release) Spinal USA website JACKSON, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spinal USA, LLC is lowering the
Surgeons discuss the risks and benefits of short-stem total hip implants
Uncertainty and lack of data complicate use of short-stem total hip implants (OrthoSuperSite) Hip implants featuring a shortened femoral stem are
OsteoGeneX spins off a new bone-grafting licensing entity, OssFi, with $1.8M in financing
OsteoGeneX spins off bone-grafting unit, boosted by $1.8M in financing (Kansas City Business Journal) OsteoGeneX Inc. has spun off a
Medtronic’s new CEO –> US should “absolutely” adopt the EU Regulatory System
MDT’s Ishrak: U.S. Should “Absolutely” Adopt EU Regulatory System (written by Lauren Uzdienski @ HealthPointCapital) In comments to the Financial
FDA Commisioner, Margaret Hamburg, is asking industry for help to reverse the lack of innovation
FDA commish Hamburg looks to spur med-tech innovation (MassDevice) Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the head of the FDA, put out a
WSJ editorial “How the FDA Could Cost You Your Life”
How the FDA Could Cost You Your Life (written by Dr. Scott Gottlieb for The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Gottlieb
FDA works to improve science used to approve medical devices
FDA works to improve science used to approve medical devices (press release) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center
What is NuVasive up to? …acquiring an intraoperative monitoring provider?
NuVasive… Is this a brilliant new business or do they see the end of spine
Joint registry report finds Metal-on-Metal hip replacements more prone to revision
Joint registry report finds metal-on-metal hip replacements more prone to revision (OrthoSuperSite) Metal-on-metal hip replacement device failure is still a cause for
DJO Global announces US Commercial Leadership Transition
OUT! DJO Global Announces US Commercial Leadership Transition (press release) Andrew Holman, executive vice president of U.S. commercial operations at
Infuse lawsuit: Judge orders Medtronic to produce safety data on bone growth protein
Infuse lawsuit: Judge orders Medtronic to produce safety data on bone growth protein A federal judge in Minnesota orders
MAKO Surgical Robot now performs Hip surgery in addition to Knee surgery
MAKO Surgical website MAKO’s Robot Now Does Hip Surgery (written by Walter Eisner @ OTW) After receiving FDA clearance
Study finds knee arthroscopy and ACL reconstruction are cost-effective in improving Quality of Life
Study finds knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction cost-effective (OrthoSuperSite) Knee arthroscopy and ACL reconstruction are cost-effective, according to this retrospective analysis of
SpineGuard pulls in $6.2M in funding to launch PediGuard for improved pedicle screw placement
SpineGuard Nabs $6.2M SpineGuard has added $6.2 million in funding to expand its platform for enhanced spinal screw placement, which
UK Joint Replacement Registry finds that Poly-Metal hips outlast Metal-Metal hips
Plastic Outwears Metal in Joints (Biloine Young @ OTW) An analysis of the rate of hip joint replacements
TranS1 to raise $20M through a new public offering
TranS1 Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock (press release) WILMINGTON, N.C., Sept. 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Report: Biologics is growing faster than Implants
Biologics Growth Faster Than Implants (Biloine Young @ OTW) The rush to engage in stem cell research is leading to
High profile athletes run to stem cell treatment with PRP injections
Athletes Opt for Stem Cells (Biloine Young @ OTW) The news that Peyton Manning went to Europe to receive stem
MARS Study seeks to answer the question… why do ACL reconstructions fail?
Study Seeks Answers to ACL Failures (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) Here is the problem: More than 200,000 anterior
Medtronic wins patent battle with NuVasive – 4th largest patent infringement award this year
Medtronic’s big win over NuVasive (MassDevice) Medtronic scored a big win yesterday in its patent war with NuVasive
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