Ortho-Space (Israel) is spun off from BioProtect and raises $1 million -

Ortho-Space (Israel) is spun off from BioProtect and raises $1 million

Xenia Venture Capital Ltd. (TASE: XENA) portfolio company BioProtect Ltd. has spun off its orthopedics operations unit and announced a […]

Amedica Announces New Global Headquarters in Salt Lake City 57,000 sq ft

Amedica (Salt Lake) Spine startup with cervical ceramic-on-ceramic spacer approved, four rounds of funding so far, IPO was planned late

Synthes wins patent suit with Medtronic covering the Synthes ProDisc-L artificial disc replacement – $21M award

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AOI Medical completes clinical trial to treat vertebral compression fractures, Ascendx launch in 2010

Ascendx: A Potentially Better Way to Treat Vertebral Compression Fractures? http://ow.ly/oCKW Proactive Investors UK… http://ow.ly/oCJQ … Your friends

Covidean’s DuraSeal dural sealant gains FDA clearance

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Stryker Adds Quality Chief

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Is A-Spine’s Vesselplasty an improvement over Kyphoplasty?

U of Penn evaluated a small series of patients using the A-Spine’s new Vesselplasty technique with the Vessel-X Bone Filling Container System.

World health authorities are not in agreement on how to address bone loss and fracture risk

W.H.O. recommends the FRAX tool to evaluate fracture risk of patients… http://www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/index.htm NYTimes… “Splits Form Over How to Address Bone

Synovis Life Technologies Reports Record Revenue of $15 Million for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2009

“Integration of Pegasus Biologics Acquisition on Track; Surgical Sales Force Expansion Nearly Complete” Reuters… http://ow.ly/odMZ … Your friends are reading

Medicrea gets FDA clearance for its PASS LP ultra low profile polyaxial spine system

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Archus Orthopedics is shutting down its operations

Archus Orthopedics, Spine Device Maker that Raised $60M, Shuts Down Amid Cash Crunch (Xconomy)… http://ow.ly/nWpg Turning out the lights (WSJ

NuVasive’s CFO resigns

Kevin C. O’Boyle http://ow.ly/nPGZ … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams

MAKO Surgical raises $54M after selling 8 million shares of common stock

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Orthofix lures Stryker exec away from Kalamazoo

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Active Implants receives a CE Class III Certificate for its TriboFit Hip System

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IWalk lands $20M to develop robotic prosthetic ankle

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Surgeons: Stem Cell Operation Could End Hip Replacements

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Senators demand that GPOs provide transparency to how vendor contracts are chosen

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HSS Researchers identify protein involved in osteoporosis and arthritis —> interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8)

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Medtronic CEO defends payments to physician consultants and stresses the value of medical devices and of surgeon alliances that can improve them

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MedIdea LLC filed a suit against Zimmer alleging infringement of 7 patents related to hip and shoulder replacements

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Study Finds Steady Drop in Hip Fracture Rates, but Reasons Are Unclear

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Osteoporosis illustration – This man is sporty, just 46 and looks healthy. Yet his bones could snap at any minute

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Interview with ConforMIS founder and CEO on custom-made implants, where he got the idea and how he raised $50M

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Sanford Clinic Neurosurgeon receives FDA clearance as a Lumbar Intervertebral Body Fusion Device – Asfora Bullet Cage

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Cardea Technology & Optasia Medical to collaborate to optimize their Vertebral Fracture Assessment Tools

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Dr. David Polly resigns from AAOS Board – Medtronic consulting issues have become an unnecessary distraction

U of Minn response to Grassley inquiry http://ow.ly/lwMu Star Tribune http://ow.ly/lkZZ Orthopedics This Week http://ow.ly/ll2B … Your friends

Private Placement in Orthopedics is Alive and Well

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US Spine launches Preference 2 Complex Spine System for scoliosis, kyphosis, trauma and tumors

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STAR ankle replacement function better than fusion – 24 month data

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Sea Worm provides model for new Surgical Adhesive

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Del Palma Orthopedic nets $1.5M in Series A funding from Knowledge Ventures, Percutaneous Monorail Technology for hand, wrist and elbow procedures

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Extremity Medical gets FDA clearance for its Hallu-X intramedullary implant for big toe fusions

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Italian Scientists turn wood into new artificial bone

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Medical device makers holding steady in battle against the recession – the Indiana perspective

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Dr. David Kraft, a Stanford pediatric oncologist, invents a better way to harvest bone marrow

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Synthes and Kensey Nash team up on Extracellular Matrix technology – Kensey to manufacture, Synthes to market

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Anika soars on FDA filing expectations, rival’s stumble

HIGHLIGHTS * Expects to submit final trial data to FDA by year end * Knee osteoarthritis injection gets

49 Spine Companies Submit Products for First Spine Technology Awards

http://ow.ly/kN20 Advanced Biologics LLC Alpha Med-Surge, Inc. Alpha Orthopaedics Inc Alphatech Spine, Inc Amedica Corporation Applied Spine ArthroCare Spine Aspen

Spinal Elements offers an interactive case study that highlights their products – take the test and see how you do

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Medtronic Units Appeal Globus Patent Judgment

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FDA panel wants more data before approving Smith & Nephew’s DUROLANE Single Injection, Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid, for knee arthritis

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FDA Panel recommends clearance for DePuy’s Pinnacle CoMplete ceramic-on-metal hip device – an industry first!

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Italian surgeons present early clinical data from SpineAlign Medical’s vertebroplasty system

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Dr. Timothy Kuklo resigns from Washington University after accused by U.S. Army officials of falsifying data in a clinical study

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Banktupt IST Spine is now sued for fraud and breach over a patent license with Mass. spine surgeons

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AAOS pushes back on Obama’s statements regarding the value of surgery and blurring the realities of physician reimbursements

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