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Augmented reality startup, MediView XR, raises $4.5M in funding
MediView XR Out Of Stealth With X-Ray Vision And $4.5 Million In Funding (Forbes) A Cleveland Clinic-backed XR medical visualization
CurvaFix wins FDA clearance for steerable fixation in the pelvis
CurvaFix website – https://curvafix.com/ FDA CLEARS STEERABLE RODSCREW FOR PELVIC REPAIR (Orthopedics This Week) Trauma fixation device maker, CurvaFix, Inc.,
The hype from the 2019 AAOS – 10 new orthopedic products
10 orthopedic products from AAOS 2019 you need to know (Medical Design & Outsourcing) The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)annual
How Orthopedic CEOs can navigate the coming Digital Disruption
How medical-device CEOs can navigate digital disruption in healthcare (McKinsey & Company) Medical-device companies will need to reinvent themselves to
OsteoRemedies continues to bring solutions to complex musculoskeletal disorders
OsteoRemedies® Announces the First FDA Cleared Dual-Antibiotic Spacer and Bone Cement with Gentamicin and Vancomycin (press release) OsteoRemedies®, LLC, a company focused
The digital future of surgery according to J&J
The future of surgery (FastCompany) While technology can help to simplify the complex, it is often hard to see those improvements
10 best new Spine Technologies in 2018
TEN BEST NEW SPINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2018 (Orthopedics This Week) Augmedics Winning Technology: xvision™ Inventors and Engineers: Nissan Elimelech, Stuart Wolf,
Zimmer Biomet using the Apple Watch to collect data from 10,000 joint patients
Zimmer Biomet launches clinical trial with Apple Watch (MassDevice) Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today that it’s launching a clinical trial using the
The Future of Orthopedic Surgery (according to the UK)
The Future of Orthopaedic Surgery (British Orthopaedic Assoc) As the 21st century comes of age and the global burden
Hanger is the first to create “network-connected” devices in orthopedics
Hanger and AT&T create industry-first, network-connected device for prosthetic limbs (press release) https://youtu.be/k4G_MPv7nGA Along with AT&T*, Hanger, Inc. (OTC PINK:
Can an Elastic Plate result in a better Fusion?
CAN AN ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE PLATE DELIVER BETTER FUSION? (Orthopedics This Week) The load-sharing that occurs in the interbody space during
Finally, a solution for getting the right products into the OR every time
“There’s got to be a better way.” I have been to hundreds of surgeries worldwide. It always amazes me how
Magnetic Kyphoplasty may be able to access hard-to-reach spine cancers
Surgical Cement Heals Spinal Fractures with Magnetic, Targeted Drug Delivery (ODTMag) Patients with spinal fractures caused by tumors or osteoporosis
Treace Medical redefines bunion surgery with a new 3D correction that actually lasts
Treace Medical Announces Presentation of Positive Clinical Data Supporting Lapiplasty® 3D Bunion Correction™ for the Surgical Management of Bunion Deformities (press
The 10 Best Sports Medicine Technologies in 2018
THE TEN BEST SPORTS MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2018 (Orthopedics This Week) The ten winning companies with the BEST new sports medicine
“Power T Handle” is used in the first spine surgeries
website – http://powerthandle.com/ POWER WITHOUT COMPROMISES YES works as manual “T” handle YES works as low speed, high torque power driver YES preserves “feel”
Top 10 Innovations In Podiatry
Top Ten Innovations In Podiatry Whether it’s a new advance for treating the Charcot foot, a promising wound care dressing,
VR surgical training is coming into the top medical schools
Osso VR Surgical Training Makes Push Into Med School (Forbes) Osso VR, a virtual reality surgical training platform, announced on June
A brand new SI Joint Fusion System is cleared by the FDA
Press Release from Tenon Medical Website -Tenon Medical NEW SI JOINT FUSION SYSTEM CLEARED (Orthopedics This Week) There’s another sacroiliac joint
Sports Med startup wins FDA clearance for new meniscus repair system
Arcuro Medical Website Arcuro Medical Receives FDA Regulatory Clearance (press release) MISGAV, Israel, June 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Arcuro Medical Ltd. (“Arcuro”), a portfolio company of The Trendlines
Are you ready for the smart operating rooms of the future?
The Operating Room of the Future (Orthofeed) A host of changes hold out the promise that surgery will be more efficient,
Will VR simulation training create a better orthopedic surgeon?
Can VR training churn out better surgeons? (MedCityNews) As technology makes inroads into healthcare, traditional assumptions regarding medical education and training
6 Questions with Nick Deeter, the undisputed pioneer of orthopedic implants for kids
This is the eleventh in a series of 6-Question interviews with leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics (read
The innovation trends in Medtech are NOT what you think
Keeping an Eye on the Latest Trends in Medtech (MD+DI) From artificial intelligence and augmented reality to the medical Internet of
The 3 most valuable AI applications in Orthopedics
The 3 most valuable applications of AI in health care (VentureBeat) Artificial intelligence could prove to be a self-running growth engine
An Israeli startup is showing us the future of spine surgery with augmented reality
Augmedics completes second successful cadaver study with the xvision-spine (XVS) AR surgical navigation system (press release) Augmedics, a developer of an
Is This the Uber of Spine Surgery?
Is This the Uber of Spine Surgery? (MD+DI Online) Xenco Medical recently debuted a smartphone app to speed delivery of the
Onkos Surgical brings new 3D surgical planning tools to oncology
Onkos Surgical® and 3D Systems Team to Advance Personalized Surgical Oncology Solutions (press release) Onkos Surgical, Inc. announced today that
How AR will make orthopedic surgery safer
How Augmented Reality Will Make Surgery Safer (By Sarah Murthi, MD & Amitabh Varshney | Harvard Business Review) Some of the biggest medical advances of
Philly start-up is preventing hip fractures with its high-tech belt
Fall. ‘Pop.’ Air bag. A Montco start-up is out to prevent hip fractures with a high-tech belt (The Inquirer in Philly)
First smart Ex-Fix is used in a patient
Successful First in Human for OrthoSpin’s Robotic External Orthopedic Fixation System (press release) OrthoSpin Ltd. (“OrthoSpin”), a portfolio company of The Trendlines
The TracPatch wearable device moves into Total Hips and ACL repair
TracPatch Pushes into Hip Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine (press release) Consensus Orthopedics, developer of the TracPatch wearable device, is advancing orthopedic care
AR is coming to Orthopedics – see Insight Medical Systems at the AAOS
It’s coming fast. I have written articles about the coming convergence of real-time imaging and to improve orthopedic surgery.
VIDEO: Surgeons can now use Augmented Reality video to look inside the patient
Doctors Can Now Use Augmented Reality to Peek Under a Patient’s Skin (Futurism) A team of researchers at the University of
The world’s “most watched” surgeon is re-inventing medical training
How Snapchat Is Helping One Doctor Transform Medical Training (OrthoFeed) Shafi Ahmed dons a pair of digital sunglasses and explains how
In2Bones introduces the first “see through” fixation in a forefoot plate
In2Bones Announces FDA Clearance of the CoLink® View “See-Through” Plating System (press release) In2Bones Global, Inc. today announced that its In2Bones
Is lumbar total disc replacement becoming standard of care for patients with DDD?
POWERFUL TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT DATA PRESENTED AT NASS (Orthopedics This Week) Three new, five-year follow-up studies are giving powerful weight to
Globus sues a Stryker engineer for trade secret theft
Globus sues Stryker, ex-engineer for trade secret theft (MassDevice) Globus Medical yesterday sued Stryker and a former Globus engineer, alleging that she took proprietary
Augmented reality headsets are coming to orthopedic surgery
Website – Touch Surgery Youtube Video Medical startup raises £15m for augmented reality surgery headsets (The Telegraph) A London startup developing holographic
Startup creates hip navigation system without the need for pre-imaging
NO PRE- OR INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING NEEDED WITH NEWLY CLEARED SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) Imagine there’s no need for pre-operative or intra-operative
A New Direction in Lateral Interbody Fusions
The lateral approach to the lumbar spine was pioneered in the late 1990s and popularized in the early 2000s. The
VGI Medical debuts unique Lateral Interbody Fusion system
VGI Medical Enters Lateral Spine Market With 1st Of Its Kind Technology (press release) VGI Medical, LLC, a privately held medical
Google enters the healthcare industry with sidewalk clinics
GOOGLE ENTERS HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WITH CLINICS (Orthopedics This Week) The latest Silicon Valley bid to disrupt a traditional industry appears to
This Startup is actually making a difference – Saving lives!
This startup is making a difference. They will save lives ! ActiveProtective is a ground floor startup in downtown
Welcome to 2020 and “see-through” surgery using augmented-reality visualization
$8.3 MILLION INVESTED IN “SEE-THROUGH” SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Israel-based Augmedics has announced that it has received $8.3 million in Series
Spineology launches the Elite Expandable Interbody Fusion System
Spineology® Initiates Full Market Release of Elite™ Expandable Interbody Fusion System (press release) Spineology, Inc. the innovator in Anatomy-Conserving Surgery™,
‘Patient specific’ knee technique performs worse than other techniques in Australia
“Patient Specific” Knee Replacements – not so good after all? (Dr. Adrian Bauze) There are several competing techniques available for knee
Yes, Spine Surgery through the belly button!
SPINE SURGERY THROUGH THE BELLY BUTTON! website NovApproach Spine surgeon presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhpSrqNeDjE&t=9s The belly button may not seem to be a
Taking the MIS TLIF to the next level
TAKING MIS TLIF TO THE NEXT LEVEL (Orthopedics This Week) In an arena of rapid technological advancement, it takes an innovation