The Orthopedics Industry 30 lessons learned in 30 years of Orthopedics
Today, I am sharing 30 lessons for emerging orthopedic companies. I love to help my friends in the smaller ortho […]
Startups
A sneak peek inside the future of “talking” orthopedic implants with Canary Medical CEO.
Podcast #42 – Anatomy of a startup – Q&A with Bill Hunter, CEO of Canary Medical (55 mins) Summary I
When will we start to see SPACs in Orthopedics?
Below is an easy to read article about SPACs and their use in Medtech investments. Blank Check Companies’ Hunt For
How to miss career opportunities.
If you want to eliminate yourself from opportunities in emerging orthopedic companies… then do these 10 things. Hang in there
“Inside Orthopedics”, the podcast for orthopedic professionals, is now available on YouTube
Yes, you asked for it, and I made it happen. All episodes of Inside Orthopedics are available on YouTube now.
Why the Big Orthos don’t need internal startups.
I recently saw that Stryker bought OrthoSpace for $200M. This got me thinking. Why didn’t Stryker just invent OrthoSpace themselves? Or for
Too much money!
I am about to offend a few of my Orthopedic colleagues, but I have to be honest. This is how
32 Orthopedic Startups were funded 10 years ago. Where are they now?
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Smith & Nephew acquires meniscal repair system for $105M
Smith & Nephew expands opportunity in meniscal repair through acquisition of unique and highly complementary technology (press release) Smith &
The Future of Medical Education looks a lot like Netflix
The Future of Medical Education Looks a lot like Netflix: Interview with Brian Conyer, CEO of GIBLIB (MedGadget) GIBLIB, named after
A new startup in Total Knees to keep your eye on!
Website – https://www.rejoint.life Ortho Streamers, I would like to share a hot new startup in Total Knees based in Milan, Italy.
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
An Orthopedics Startup is quietly dominating Dynamic Imaging
Trice Medical is a truly disruptive orthopedic startup with great potential. read press release Trice is one of my favorite orthopedic startups. In the
The 1st “augmented-reality” spine surgeries are carried out by Israeli startup Augmedics
AUGMEDICS BEGINS SPINE NAVIGATION SYSTEM HUMAN TRIAL (Orthopedic This Week) Yokneam, Israel-based Augmedics has begun a first-in-human clinical trial of its
Little ol’ KFx Medical challenges Stryker next over patent infringement
KFX ALLEGES PATENT INFRINGEMENT AGAINST STRYKER (Orthopedics This Week) San Diego, California-based KFx Medical, LLC, holder of patents used
Extremities startup designs a better thumb implant
Website – Loci Orthopaedics Loci Orthopaedics Ltd. announce the closing of a €2.75M seed round investment to commercialise a new
7 Questions for creating tremendous Value in a Startup
I rarely do this, but I am going to recommend a book to my OrthoStreams readers. You should read Peter
Slice brings first-class additive manufacturing to Orthopedics
First-Class Manufacturing with Additive (ProductionMachining.com) Close attention to detail and automation of key processes is helping this shop earn its place
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
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
Centinel Spine acquires Prodisc assets from DePuy Synthes
Centinel Spine acquires Prodisc assets from J&J’s DePuy Synthes (MassDevice) Centinel Spine has agreed to acquire Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes’ Prodisc
The new FDA user fees are a heavy tax on startups
The FDA has just increased user fees. $10,000 for a 510(k) application even if it is denied. What? Four
CoreLink launches a clever stackable guidewire for SI joint fusions
CORELINK LAUNCHES NOVEL SI FUSION STACKABLE GUIDE WIRE (Orthopedics This Week) CoreLink website – http://www.corelinksurgical.com/ St. Louis-based spinal implant supplier, CoreLink
Does the US really want less invasive spine technologies?
Does the US really want less invasive spine technologies? (LinkedIn article written by David Hooper, Founder and CEO of Minimus
New technology to treat Facet Joint Syndrome
website – http://medovex.com/ SHAVING PROCESS TREATS FACET JOINT SYNDROME (Orthopedics This Week) The first human cases of facet joint syndrome (FJS) to
First product for pediatric orthopedic startup for kid’s bunions
WISHBONE MEDICAL LAUNCHES EXACT OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) Read Related – Nick Deeter starts OrthoPediatrics 2.0 WishBone Medical, Inc., a
6 Questions with Jeff O’Donnell, who is leading a disruptive orthopedic startup with an arthroscopy in the doctor’s office
This is the eighth in a series of 6-Question interviews with the leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics
Orthopedic startup tackles post-surgical skin infections with its newest product
OsteoRemedies® introduces FLORASEAL® in exclusive private label distribution agreement with Adhezion Biomedical LLC (press release) OsteoRemedies LLC introduces its latest product
SI-BONE goes 3D with their new iFuse implant
SI-BONE, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance and Full U.S. Commercial Launch of the iFuse-3DTM Implant, a Patented,
AMB Surgical raises seed capital for the Flyte Automated Growing Rod
Accelerant Venture Capital Fund Approves Investment in AMB Surgical (press release) The Accelerant Venture Capital Fund recently approved investment in
Conventus Orthopaedics pulls in $20M to commercialize fracture repair in upper extremity
Conventus nets $20M for fracture-treating implants (Fierce Biotech) Minnesota’s Conventus Orthopaedics raised $20 million in equity that will expand commercialization
Lessons learned from the Metal-on-Metal Hip fiasco
Failure to thrive: Lessons learned from medtech innovations that missed the mark (MassDevice) Some of the medical device industry’s most heralded
Wenzel Spine acquires OsteoMed’s spine assets
Wenzel Spine Announces Acquisition of Interspinous & Facet Fixation Product Platforms (press release) Read all Mergers & Acquisitions here Wenzel Spine,
DePuy Synthes acquires the assets of Interventional Spine
DePuy Synthes Enters Asset Purchase Agreement with Interventional Spine (HealthPointCapital) DePuy Synthes (Johnson & Johnson) entered into an asset purchase and
An Illinois startup is revolutionizing cast design
Illinois Start-Up Revolutionizing Cast Design (ODTMag) website Cast21 Polymer-based design allows for breathability and gives patients and physicians easy access to
Are startups for me?
Recently, I have been recruiting people into Orthopedic and Spine startup companies. I have found that most people that I interview have
6 Forward-thinking Orthopedic companies
Making Their Way (ODTMag by Sean Fenske, Sam Brusco, and Michael Barbella) A look at some of the companies developing particularly
Doug Kohrs does it again! Medtronic acquires his low-cost hip and knee startup
I am a big fan of Doug Kohrs. Doug Kohrs is an Orthopedic/Spine startup giant. And Doug did it again!
Startup solves the irreparable rotator cuff problem with balloon technology
Balloon for Irreparable Rotator Cuffs! (Orthopedics This Week) see also… 50 Companies that are leading innovation in Sports Medicine Balloon as
What’s the Real Reason for FDA Device Delays?
What’s the Real Reason for FDA Device Delays? (MDDI) You’ve heard of the first mover advantage, but what about a first
New spine startup emerges in Chicago – Valorem Surgical
The opportunity in boomers and their aching backs (Crain’s Chicago Business) The Complete List of Spine Startups After years of hawking
Q&A with medical device CEO focused on helping people who live on $4 a day
D-Rev CEO: We Build Medical Devices for People who Live on Less than $4 a Day (KQED Science) Most medical equipment
25 Dos and Don’ts for Creating Value in an Orthopedic Startup
Guest article by Marty Wynkoop My nearly 20 years in startups have taught me several valuable lessons. Valuable, because those
Report: VCs put higher investment into fewer medtech deals last year
Report: VCs put more into fewer medtech deals last year (MassDevice) Venture capitalists put more cash into fewer deals backing medical
Medtech Panel: Here are the keys to winning startup seed funding
Panel: Market niche, patents critical to winning medtech seed funding (MassDevice) A panel of startup experts at an Innovators Forum at
Life in an Orthopedic Startup – what’s it like?
What’s it really like working at a startup? by Tiger Buford Background – This article is written for all of
Spotlight on Titan Spine, an emerging growth Spinal Fusion company
Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag) This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report
Spotlight on IlluminOss, an emerging small bones fracture repair company
Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag) This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report
Spotlight on Benvenue Medical, an emerging growth Spine company
Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag) This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report