The OrthoVation Center, a Fort Wayne orthopedic incubator, is opened with four startups
First four startups are: Del Palma Orthopedics, Nanovis, BioSpine, and Sites Medical. Whitley County Company Introduces New OrthoVation Center (MSNBC) […]
Connecticut Researchers are turning embryonic stem cells into chondrocytes
Connecticut Researchers Turn Stem Cells into Chondrocytes (HealthPointCapital)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
The Medical Device industry contributed 436K jobs to economy
Report: Med device industry contributes 436K jobs to economy (Fierce Medical Devices) … check out the full report here (.pdf) The medical
Medtronic uses royalties to compensate surgeon inventors – Dr. Larry Lenke’s small royalty adds up to over $1M/year
Medtronic backs top doc with royalties (St Louis Business Journal)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
Austin has become a hotbed for spine startups – 14 total (Tiger Buford is quoted in the article)
Austin filled with ‘spine’ startups (Austin Business Journal)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
MAKO is taking its robot to Scotland for a randomized clinical knee trial
MAKO Surgical Corp. to conduct clinical study in Scotland (OrthoSuperSite)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses,
How should Investors navigate Orthopedics, the largest sector in the medical device industry?
The orthopedics sector is now a $43 billion worldwide market, and is considered the single largest segment of the medical
OrthoCyte is spun out to develop novel stem cell technology for musculoskeletal disorders
Arnold Caplan, PhD from Case Western will serve as CSO. He was the founder of Osiris Therapeutics. BioTime Forms New
Wright Medical’s ethics are questioned after a major league umpire patient experiences a failed ceramic hip (caution: very one-sided Bloomberg article)
New Hips Gone Awry Expose U.S. Kickbacks in Doctors’ Conflicts (Bloomberg Business)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
Wright Medical enters the skin grafting wound market with a new micro-morselizing system
Wright Medical launches new skin grafting system (Memphis Business Journal) Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces Global Commercial Launch of the
Curexo’s ROBODOC used in total hip surgery for the first time
Curexo’s Next-Generation ROBODOC(R) Assists in First Surgery (PRNewsWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
New Zealand Researchers closer to making implants from seashells that will ultimately be replaced by bone
Research another step towards orthopaedic implants made from shell (Victoria News Article)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
Tornier to test the IPO markets with a planned raise of $205M
Tornier is the #1 foot & ankle company in the US and the #2 shoulder company worldwide. Orthopedic device firm
Mountain Biking spinal injuries are studied for the first time
Riding Into Spinal Injuries (Orthopedics This Week) 40% of mountain biking accidents involve spinal cord injuries 80% are cervical injuries
BioSyntech is toast! Assets sold to Piramal Healthcare Limited for $3.7M
Superior Court authorizes the sale of BioSyntech’s Assets (NewsWire) http://piramalhealthcare.com/ http://www.biosyntech.com/en/… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth
Minimus Spine, developer of ozone injection technology, lands $1M from Angel Investors
Austin-Based Minimus Spine Locks up Nearly $1M from Angel Investor (CityBizList)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth
Ascension Orthopedics is betting on its PyroCarbon Shoulder… but it is a long journey
Ascension is ready to bring PyroCarbon to shoulder replacement, but first it will have to contend with the FDA, payors,
Smith & Nephew opens a plant in Beijing to make hip and knee instruments
S&N Opens Beijing Plant (OrthopedicsThisWeek)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends, market intel,
Some Surgeons Reconsider Use of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Some Surgeons Reconsider Use of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants (NewsInferno)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot
Anulex Technologies lands 5th round of private equity financing totaling $20M
Funds will support commercialization for the Xclose Tissue Repair System, and feasibility work on Rimclose. Anulex Technologies, Inc. to Raise
Complex Spine Procedures are on Rise in Older Patients
Complex Spine Procedures on Rise in Older Patients (MedPageToday) “I think overall there probably is too much fusion happening at
Total Ankles Replacements now trump ankle fusions for treatment of late-stage OA
New opinion from American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Effective Alternative Treatments Available for Chronic Ankle Disability (PRNewsWire)…
RoboDoc 2 used in first total hip case in the US
Sutter First in Nation to Use Next-Generation ROBODOC® for Hip Replacement (PRNewsWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
Guaranteed!… “No knee replacement for 4 years” with BioniCare device
VQ OrthoCare Unveils “The Better Knee Guarantee” on the BioniCare Treatment System (Pitch Engine) VQ OrthoCare’s BioniCare System is the
DOJ Declares War on Orthopedists
Watching a watershed case in Idaho that forces Orthopedists to accept price controls. As some have predicted, “health care reform”
Medtronic paid out $15.7M to US doctors in Q1
Medtronic Voluntarily Discloses Doctor Pay (WS Journal)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends,
Surgeons are dropping Metal-on-Metal hips
25% of Surveyed Orthopedic Surgeons Plan to Reduce Their Usage of Metal-on-Metal Primary Total Hip Implants Over the Next Year
FDA is talking about making applications transparent to the public
FDA May Make Application Info Public (HealthPointCapital) Per the recommendations of a transparency task force, a wider range of information
Can Medtronic Spine stop the market share erosion?
Medtronic Sofamor Danek is lost 2.5% market share in Q1 and Kyphon sales are down 4%. Hawkins announced management
UK Identifies Higher-than-Anticipated Revision Rate for DePuy’s ASR
Revision rate of 4-5% probably related to cup position. UK Identifies Higher-than-Anticipated Revision Rate for DePuy’s ASR (HealthPointCapital)… Unlock the
Exactech Acquires Polyethylene Supplier for $5.5M cash
The company wants to control it proprietary technology used in its direct compression molded polyethylene tibial components. Exactech’s Total Knee
Survey: a third of people with arthritis in the UK are in so much pain they can’t have sex
A third of people with arthritis in the UK are in so much pain they can’t have sex, according to
SuperPATH minimally invasive total hip procedure is marketed by Dr. Chow in Phoenix
Jimmy C. Chow, M.D highlights the SuperPATH, or Supercapsular Percutaneously-Assisted Total Hip, (also known as the “Northern” Approach or “Northern Exposure”
Industry Veterans form VentureMD and Raise Fund to Invest in Medical Device Start-Up
Industry Veterans form VentureMD and Raise Fund to Invest in Medical Device Start-Up (BusinessWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
Michigan scientist discovers cheaper way to roughen the titanium implant surfaces
Michigan Scientist Develops New Nanotube Coating for Implants (HealthPointCapital) Nanotubes that Heal: Engineering Better Orthopedic Implants (Michigan Tech News)… Unlock
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is hosting the first Asia-Pacific Meeting
IOF Launches Regional Meetings IOF will be in Singapore Dec 10 – 13, 2010 Epidemiology of Fractures: East vs. West
Pseudotumor formation was main cause of revision in study of metal-on-metal THA
Pseudotumor formation was main cause of revision in study of metal-on-metal THA (OrthoSuperSite) “We are not sure, but we think
Engineer developing robotic device to put back the pieces in a complex fractures
Engineer to create 3D puzzle to mend broken bones (Physorg) Engineer is developing a robotics device that can put the
OrthoX’s new bone cement will last 100 times longer than conventional bone cements
OrthoX’s innovation is a new kind of bone cement that, according to president and founder James Mason, should last 100
Trend – Younger patients are getting total knee replacements
Patients used to have knee replacements in their late 60s or later, Dr. Figgie says he now is more often
Vail doctor at center of growing niche in Orthopedics: hip arthroscopy
Hip surgeries not just for A-Rod anymore (Summit Daily) Used minimally in the 1980s, hip arthroscopies have become much more
ISTO’s breakthrough in cartilage regeneration —> harvested cartilage cells from deceased juveniles
ISTO’s Cartilage Regeneration Breakthrough (Orthopedics This Week) The paper, “The Potential of Human Allogeneic Juvenile Chondrocytes for Restoration of Articular
Olympus buys $12M of stock in Small Bone Innovations
Olympus Corporation Makes Strategic Investment in Small Bone Innovations, Inc (BusinessWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth
Pulmonary emboli after joint arthroplasty – higher rates seen in Total Knee cases and in women
Higher rate of PE after joint arthroplasty seen in women and TKA cases (OrthoSuperSite)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
Researchers in British Columbia have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like muscle
Researchers in Vancouver, Canada, have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like muscle. Novel material ‘mimics muscles’ (BBC News)
The Robot War in Total Joints is escalating – new funding for Curexo’s Robodoc technology
Curexo Technology Corp Raises $13.2 Million (PRNewsWire) ROBODOC, a CUREXO Technology Company (Sacramento, CA) In total hip surgery applications, the
Good press for SNN’s Visionaire system for patient matched knees – one patient’s story
Custom-made joints: Replacement knees now a perfect fit (The Record Herald – Wayneboro, PA)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
Is the BIRMINGHAM the clear winner among Hip Resurfacing Systems?
New Data Reinforces the Proven Safety and Effectiveness of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System (PRNewWire)… Unlock the full article and
Stryker makes strategic play into Robotics
Stryker Enters Strategic Marketing Agreement With Intuitive Surgical (PRNewsWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses,
Landec acquires Lifecore Biomedical for $40M in a biomaterials play
Landec Corporation Acquires Lifecore Biomedical (EON) Landec acquires the stock of Lifecore for $40M in cash, plus potential earn-outs