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Med Tech venture funding from a Minneapolis perspective

Weak venture funding shows ‘capital shortage’ (Minn Star Tribune)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot […]

Pioneer Surgical to open a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Ireland by the end of 2011

Pioneer Goes Irish (OTW)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends, market intel, and

Smith and Nephew and Nanotope agree to collaborate on development of Cartilage Regeneration Technology

Arrowhead Portfolio Company, Nanotope, Inc. Enters Agreement with Smith & Nephew for the License and Development of Cartilage Regeneration Technology

The American Joint Replacement Registry starts with 15 US hospitals

Keeping Tabs on Implants (WSJOnline) National joint replacement registry to launch this month (MassDevice) This new Registry, initiated by the

Stanmore Implants acquires Acrobot, a UK robot surgery company

Stanmore Implants Worldwide Buys Robot Surgery Co Acrobot (Dow Jones) Stanmore Implants Worldwide, a privately-held maker of specialized orthopedic implants,

DePuy Spine to distribute Osseon’s steerable VCF needle in the US

Osseon® Therapeutics, Inc. Signs Distribution Agreement with DePuy Spine, Inc. (Press Release)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:

Cardo Medical, a knee, hip & spine company, cuts staff in half after failing to find funding

Cardo Medical, Inc. Announces Layoffs (Press Release) Cardo Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:CDOM), sells knee, hip and spine implant systems. Cardo Medical acquired

Pioneer Surgical acquires distribution rights to SpineSmith’s Cervical Plate System

Pioneer® Surgical Technology, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Exclusive Access to the Cequence™ Cervical Plate System From SpineSmith, LP (Press

DGIMed Ortho completes first-in-man use of DISTALOCK Titanium Femoral Intramedullary Nail system in US

DGIMED ORTHO Announces First U.S. Use of DISTALOCKTM IM Nail System (Press Release)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams

DiFUSION completes rabbit study demonstrating CleanFUZE polymer prevents infections

DiFUSION Technologies Completes Successful Antimicrobial Implant Animal Trial (Press Release)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses,

2010 Best Spine Technology Award Winners

Orthopedics This Week Announces 2010 Best Spine Technology Award Winners (Press Release) Biomaterials Advanced Biologics, LLC OsteoAMP Antibacterial Ceremed Inc.

NuVasive sues Globus Medical for patent infringement of LLIF products

NuVasive Announces XLIF(R) Clinical Evidence at NASS and Initiates Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Globus Medical, Inc. (Press Release)… Unlock the

Biomimetics Therapeutics plans a $20M facility expansion to prepare for 2011 launch of it’s first product – Augment Bone Graft

Biotech firm plans $20M expansion (Nashville Business Journal)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,

TiGenix pulls in another UK grant for its cartilage cell expansion/re-implantion technology

Another Grant for TiGenix (OTW)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends, market intel,

Materialise launches interactive pre-op planning tool for CT/MRI images

Materialise Launches SurgiCase(R) Orthopaedics: A Comprehensive, Custom Solution That Assures Best Practices For The Orthopaedic Surgeeon (Press Release)… Unlock the

MiMedx Group announces a proposed $5M in Private Placement

MiMedx Group Announces Proposed $5,000,000 Private Placement (Press Release)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot

Wright Medical to pay Feds $7.9M concluding 3 years of investigation

Wright Medical to pay feds $7.9M (Memphis Business Journal) Wright Medical Settles with Government, Enters 5-Year CIA (HealthPointCapital)… Unlock the

$12M Grant to start nationwide registry of total joint patients

$12 Million Grant to Improve Joint Replacement Surgery Outcomes (HealthNewsDigest)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses,

AAOS Guideline Finds No Evidence for Vertebroplasty

Vertebroplasty: New Guideline Finds No Evidence for a Popular Back Procedure (ScienceDaily) AAOS approved and released a clinical practice guideline,

Scripps Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Study Smart Knee

Scripps Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Study Smart Knee (Scripps Health)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth

Frank Reynolds says his company will enable spinal injury patients walk again

Founder of start-up says device will one day change treatment of spinal cord injuries (Boston.com) Reynolds company will try to

Public debate of off-label use of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs)

Experts publicly debate on- and off-label use of BMPs at Medicare coverage meeting (OrthoSuperSite)… Unlock the full article and exclusive

Orthopedic implants of the future made of Titanium foam

Titanium Foams Replace Injured Bones (ScienceDaily) Flexible yet rigid like a human bone, and immediately capable of bearing loads: A

Orthovita publishes its vertebroplasty clinical data with Cortoss

Orthovita Announces Publication of 24-Month Data from Cortoss Clinical Pilot Studies in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty (Press Release) Cortoss IDE Data

Mesoblast and Angioblast Systems agree to merge creating the largest largest publicly-listed adult stem cell developer in the world

+ Mesoblast shareholders agree to merger (Sydney Morning Herold)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses,

50 Medical Device Companies to watch

50 Companies to Watch – MD+DI shines a light on notable companies (MDDI)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams

Amedica acquires US Spine for undisclosed amount

Amedica® Corporation Acquires US Spine, Further Securing Its Leadership Position in the Spinal Device Marketplace (Press Release)… Unlock the full

Dgimed Ortho is looking for $2M to further develop their distal targeting nail device that does not rely on imaging

Minnesota orthopedics firm seeks $2 million (MedCityNews)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends,

Latest spine startup casualty… Applied Spine is out of business

Gerbsman Parnters is handling the Asset Sale. Bids are due Oct 15. Asset Sale Details here Startup Losers in 2010/2009…

Medtronic is opportunistically buying companies

Weak economy aids Medtronic’s acquisition strategy (MedCityNews) Medtronic is using its considerable cash hoard to buy nine companies since 2009,

Top 10 Orthopedic procedures with the most problems

A few procedures account for most adverse events after orthopedic surgery (OrthoSuperSite) Top ten procedures that account for 70% of

Nothing wrong with FDA’s current 510(k) program according to AdvaMed

AdvaMed: The 510(k) program is just fine as is (MassDevice) “remarkably safe”.. less than 1 percent of devices cleared since

Medtronic launches the Kyphon cement system for vertebral compression fractures in Europe

Medtronic launches cement delivery system for balloon kyphoplasty in Europe (OrthoSuperSite)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth

New life and new owners for HydroCision

HydroCision Announces New Investment to Accelerate Growth of Novel Fluidjet Technology for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (Press Release) New funds

An introduction to Kahghui… a growing Orthopedic company in the emerging Chinese market

Kanghui Holdings: A Bright and Shining Star in the IPO Market (Seeking Alpha)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams

New study finds that many highly paid Med Device consultants fail to reveal their financial connections in journal articles

Medical Industry Ties Often Undisclosed in Journals (NYTimes) Nearly half the surgeons who made at least $1M in payments from