Smart Implants

The Device Will See You Now

The Device Will See You Now (KornFerry) The use of remote patient monitoring devices accelerated rapidly when COVID-19 hit. To […]

OrthoSpin wins FDA clearance for its smart Ex-Fix system

OrthoSpin Receives FDA Regulatory Clearance (press release) OrthoSpin Ltd. a portfolio company of The Trendlines Group Ltd. (“Trendlines”) (SGX: 42T) (OTCQX: TRNLY),

Intellirod Spine Receives First-Ever Spine FDA De Novo Approval

Intellirod Spine Receives First-Ever Spine FDA De Novo Approval (press release) MCRA Assists Intellirod Spine™ with 1st ever Spine De

Everything you need to know about the first wearable orthopedic device, TracPatch

“TracPatch connects healthcare providers to what matters most: improving patient lives.” A decade ago I predicted that smart technologies would be coming

DePuy-Synthes funds a startup with a smart Ex-Fix

OrthoSpin Completes $3M Funding Round (FINSMES) OrthoSpin Ltd., a Misgav, Israel-based developer of smart, robotic external fixation system for orthopedic treatments,

Orthopedic Wearables: What We Learned from a Year of Data

Trying on Orthopedic Wearables: What We Learned from a Year of Data (LinkedIn article by Steven Lyman) In my previous post, I

6 technology innovations that are transforming orthopedics

Innovations in Orthopedic Devices to Transform Industry (Frost & Sullivan) The orthopedic devices industry will continue to be a promising

The next wave in medical sensors – printed/flexible/stretchable

Exploring the Latest in Sensor Technologies for Medtech (MD+DI) An expert talks about the latest in sensor technology development and shares

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

Improving patient outcomes with smart implants

Improving patient outcomes with smart implants (Reinshaw) Read more… The Smart Implant Revolution In the 16th century, broken bones were

Could Wearables be Orthopedics’ Great Leap Forward?

Could Wearables be Orthopedics’ Great Leap Forward? (Stephen Lyman on LinkedIn) Success in orthopedics is rarely black and white. In

The story of how Consensus Orthopedics added smarts to orthopedic devices

Also read my interview with the Consensus president HERE How Consensus Orthopedics added smarts to orthopedic devices (Medical Design & Outsourcing)

AI will have a profound effect on Orthopedics

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’S PROFOUND EFFECT ON ORTHOPEDICS (Orthopedics This Week) Global management consulting firm, Accenture issued a new report, Artificial Intelligence: Healthcare’s New

Are you ready for the coming AI disruption?

These 10 AI applications are poised to have the greatest impact in healthcare (OrthoFeed, Artifical Intelligence) If you have doubt that

VIDEO: Students invent sensing shoes for patients with peripheral neuropathy

Hear the Buzz About Seniors’ Sensor-Laden Shoes (ODTmag) Rice University bioengineering students are building a device that can help people who

1st U.S. Cases of Pedicle ‘Smart Screws’ completed

First U.S. Cases Using One-Step-Insertion of Pedicle ‘Smart Screws’ (ODTMag) Pedicle screw-based fusion has become the gold standard for treating spine

6 Questions with Curt Wiedenhoefer, an old friend who is bringing wearable patient monitoring to total joints

This is the seventh in a series of 6-Question interviews with the leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics

A “Smart” Patch could detect early OA in knees

“SMART” PATCH COULD DETECT OA IN KNEES (Orthopedics This Week) A team of researchers from Cardiff University in Wales is working

ArthroMeda pulls in $2M for hip replacement sensors

ArthroMeda gets $2M for hip replacement sensors (MedCityNews) In order for arthroplasty surgery to restore proper joint function, surgeons must carefully

MedTech is preparing for an intelligent device future

Preparing for an increasingly intelligent future (Deloitte) See all Smart stories Exponential technological progress is advancing scientific knowledge, reducing costs, and

Intellijoint Surgical brings smart intra-operative tools to total hip surgery

Intellijoint Surgical Introduces Its Smart Tool for Hip Surgery, intellijoint HIP™, to the United States (press release) Intellijoint Surgical, a Canadian

The Smart Bandage has arrived!

SMART BANDAGE MONITORS VITAL SIGNS (Orthopedics This Week) It was bound to come—a smart bandage that could monitor whatever was happening

A glimpse into the future of orthopedics – sensors in implants

The Artificial Knee Meets the Internet of Things (QMED) Posted in Orthopedics by Brian Buntz on December 8, 2014 In 2012,

Next-generation Orthopedic Sensors will embrace simplicity

Next-Gen Orthopedic Sensors Will Embrace Simplicity (MDDI) To make it into the clinic, researchers say smart sensors for orthopedics will have

Medtronic taking advantage of 175 iOS apps so that mobile sales/marketing employees can work more effectively

Apple: Medtronic has developed 175 iPhone and iPad apps for employees to use (MedCityNews) When I tuned into Apple’s quarterly earning conference

Medtronic Wants to Implant Sensors in Everyone

Medtronic Wants to Implant Sensors in Everyone (OrthoSpineNews) Today, when doctors suspect that a patient has a cardiac arrhythmia that could

Surgeon invents App using accelerometer in cell phone to check patients gait

DOC INVENTS POST-SURGERY APP (Orthopedics This Week) Michael Dunbar, M.D., a surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital and a professor

Early studies show microspheres may prevent bone infections after joint replacement

Early studies show microspheres may prevent bone infections after joint replacement (Eurekalert) Currently more than 1 million knee replacements and hip

OrthoSensor partners with Zimmer to provide its intraoperative sensor for the NexGen Knee system

Zimmer, OrthoSensor Ink Co-Marketing Partnership (press release) Agreement Provides VERASENSE Knee Technology for use with Zimmer Knee Systems OrthoSensor, a leader

Stryker partners with OrthoSensor in clinical study with smart knee

Stryker Orthopaedics (download 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE) Enters into Agreement with OrthoSensor for Intelligent Surgical Platform (press release) Stryker Corporation’s Orthopaedics Division

iWalk gets $3M in financing for its bionic knee and ankle prostheses

iWalk gets $3M, launches BiOM for more amputees (Mass High Tech) Weeks after launching a new version of its bionic ankle

OrthoSensor, an intelligent Orthopedics Leader, bags $15M funding

The Future of Orthopedics is Smart Implants (related article) OrthoSensor, Intelligent Orthopedics Leader, Secures an

Implantable Sensor Keeps an Eye on Healing of Bones Post Surgery

Implantable Sensor Keeps an Eye on Healing of Bones Post Surgery (MedGadget) Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have devised an implantable

Interview with OrthoSensor CEO, Jay Pierce, Regarding the Smart Trial Technology

Q&A With Jay Pierce, CEO of OrthoSensor (MedGadget) Orthopedic surgery can often seem like car repair as wrenches, hammers, and other

Wireless Implantable chip delivers Osteoporosis drug when it is needed

Wireless Implantable MicroCHIPS Deliver Drugs When Needed (MedGadget.com) MicroCHIPS, an MIT spin-out company out of Waltham, MA, has announced results of

OrthoData, spine fusion startup, plans to move from Louisville to Cleveland

OrthoData raises $1.1 M round for spinal fusion monitor (July 2008) Spine fusion device startup eyes Cleveland move, more funding (Brandon Glenn

Stryker Orthopaedics licenses smart total knee trials from OrthoSensor

Stryker Orthopaedics Enters into Agreement with OrthoSensor for Intelligent Surgical Platform (press release) MAHWAH, N.J. and SUNRISE, Fla., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —

RFID System Will Monitor and Trace Orthopedic Implants

RFID System Will Monitor and Trace Orthopedic Implants (RFID World Canada) (RFIDWorld.ca) At the University of Pittsburgh, a group

OrthoSensor wins ISO certification for its smart knee trialing system

OrthoSensor, Intelligent Orthopedic Device Innovator, Receives ISO 13485 Certification (press release) OrthoSensor sells a smart trialing system gives surgeon

An Ortho-Tag sensor will tell orthopedists the condition of an implanted device with the wave of a wand

Wireless tags give physicians details and condition of orthopedic implants with the wave of a wand (TechNews) Ortho-Tag would

OrthoSensor ushers in a new category – Smart Implants to monitor early signs of infection, bone ingrowth and other problems

OrthoSensor’s ‘RoboCop’ Tech Opens Up New Orthopedic Vistas (WSJ) OrthoSensor, Intelligent Orthopedic Device Innovator, Secures $21 MM Series B Financing