Ellipse Technologies completes a first-in-man dynamic adjustment at the University of Hong Kong. Using MAGEC Technology, a single minimally invasive surgical procedure is […]
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., a leader in orthopedic extremity implants, announces the recent hiring of two veteran executives, L. Robert
Bruce Robie, Ph.D., company VP of Research and Development said, “The two key elements of an optimal dynamic stabilization device
A researcher from Cambridge University’s engineering department has been awarded a €1.5m (£0.9m) grant from the European Research Council (ERC)
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Tubular Retractors The biggest technological advance, in the estimation of Dr. Ogden, has been the invention of tubular retractors, which
BioMedFlex’s thin coatings feature chemical inertness, high flexural strength, wear resistence, low friction, non-reflective and electrically insulating characteristics, among others differentiating
Seth Greenwald, DPhil (Oxon), director, Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, discusses the elements of a successful Mobile Bearing Knee System. In the
Patients in rural areas are more likely than urban dwellers to undergo total knee and hip replacement surgeries, a new
AxioMed Spine has completed the first part of its third financing round, raising $6.4 million from ”leading venture capital firms,” which were
Arthrex Inc. has won an appeal in federal court over a patent infringement lawsuit filed by a competitor, reversing
HealthPointCapital sat down with Adam Weitz, Founder and CEO of Ortho Kinematics to talk about his company’s technology, unmet needs in
Robert John Dougall, 44, a past vice president at DePuy International, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, was charged in a
Stryker to acquire Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a company that helps hospital recycle medical devices designed for a single use. The
JBJS reprinted data from the Fracture Reduction Evaluation (FREE) study. With 300 patients enrolled at 21 Eu sites were suffering
“Let’s say you lost an arm. The only thing I can offer you now is a prosthesis. With CTA you
MiMedx Group Inc., backed by health-care hotshot Parker “Pete” Petit, is developing biomaterial-based products for use in musculoskeletal specialties, based
Third quarter total revenue growth of 7.7 percent over third quarter 2008 Sports Medicine and ENT product sales increased
HydroCision says offering curved access for its fluidjet technology can “assist physicians in reaching difficult-to-approach areas of the back through very
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EnBIO (Ireland) develops specialised coatings that are used in medical implants. The company’s latest product, OsteoZap, is a coating that
Blue Belt: Super Cutter on the Way (Orthopedics This Week)… http://ow.ly/EAdd Blue Belt Technologies, Inc. Closes Series A
Free Download here —> http://ow.ly/Ez9N Timely analysis of global bioscience private and public capital investment activity made available by
EDUCATION: Graduated from Denmark-Olar High School, Denmark, South Carolina in 1982; received a bachelor of
CEO Larry Jasinski and other representatives of the Natick, Mass.-based spine start-up showed a video describing their vertebroplasty
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Themes Motion Preservation a Shadow of its Former Self Reports of Small Company Deaths are (Somewhat) Exaggerated Stem Cells Minimally
On sale for several years in Europe, and more recently in Canada, Latin America and Australia, KRYPTONITE(TM) Bone Cement is
Pioneer(R) Surgical Technology, Inc. and Bonovo(R) Orthopedics, Inc. Establish Foothold in Fastest Growing Spine Market in the World PRNewsWire…
Ellipse Technologies, Inc. Receives CE Mark Clearance for the MAGECTM System for the treatment of Spinal Scoliosis BusinessWire…
Integra announced that it will suspend the enrollment of new patients in the clinical trial for DuraGen Plus® Adhesion
This debt restructuring will give Zimmer $800M for acquisitions. HealthPointCapital… http://ow.ly/D0Qs… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI) announced the appointment of Lance A. Berry as Senior Vice President and CFO, effective
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Winning spine technologies for 2009, by category, were: Biomaterials Covidien BioSurgery, DuraSeal Spine Sealant Invibio Ltd., PEEK-OPTIMA
BioSyntech is analysing the clinical data from 41 patients at 12 month follow-up in the ongoing Canadian/European clinical trial assessing the efficacy
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Cardo Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CDOM), an orthopedic medical device company based in Beverly Hills, California, announced today that
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TiGenix, a privately held medical technology company based in Cambridge, the United Kingdom, will issue ~3.7MM shares to purchase all
A spinal cord stimulator implant produces a tingling feeling to help reduce chronic pain without the
DePuy intends to phase out much of the work at its Leeds site. Threat to 280 jobs at the site. From
SpinalMotion, developer of the investigational Kineflex® lumbar and Kineflex/C® cervical disc implants for treating patients with DDD, reported that it has
Covidien (NYSE: COV), announced the launch of DuraSeal™ spine sealant, the first product approved by the FDA for intra-operative sealing of the
The Spine startup is commercializing the KineGraph VMA (Vertebral Motion Analyzer) to measure quantity and quality of inter-vertebral motion. Investors
Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) announced today that it has acquired OtisMed Corporation, a privately held, software technology firm.
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Alphatec now has access to EquivaBone, CarriGen and biologics in the ETEX pipeline. EquivaBone is a proprietary combination of demineralized
Kosciusko County says it’s bracing for a massive economic hit, if the House’s version of health care reform is
