CCJR Founder A. Seth Greenwald Reflects on Joint Replacement Advancements
Current Concepts in Joint Replacement has given surgeons a platform to debate surgical techniques and discuss trending topics of the...
Feb 11 2019,
Market Forces
Most Popular Articles of 2018 Featured Robotics, Contract Manufacturer M&A
What else did you read about the most on our website last year? Arthroscopy/soft tissues companies to watch; products in...
Jan 07 2019,
Skills Gap Hampers Manufacturing Growth, Says Tooling U-SME Report
Manufacturers recognize the challenge of the skills gap, but far too many fail to change their workforce development and training...
Jan 07 2019,
Awake Spinal Fusion Surgeon Urges Industry to Consider Patient Experience
Alok D. Sharan, M.D., shares how he started performing one-level lumbar spine fusion while patients are awake and offers product...
Jan 07 2019,
Smith & Nephew Acquiring Ceterix, Meniscal Repair Technology
Ceterix Orthopaedics is the developer of the NovoStitch® Pro Meniscal Repair System. SNN will pay up to $105MM, comprising an...
Dec 18 2018,
Streamlined Inspections Imperative to Success of Micro-Machining Complex Components
Maintaining the quality and repeatability that device companies require involves consistent, reliable and verifiable measurement and inspection of these small...
Dec 05 2018,
Contract Manufacturers Responding to Market Forces are Primed for Growth
We estimate that revenue for the orthopaedic contract manufacturing market reached $5 billion in 2017, +7.6% from 2016. We examine...
Dec 05 2018,
Medacta Invests in Personalized Medicine with Acquisition of Swiss Technology Company
Medacta gains access to Balgrist CARD’s MyOsteotomy, a tool for planning/executing complex osteotomy with a patient-specific approach. MyOsteotomy combines 3D...
Nov 27 2018,
WishBone Medical’s Purchase of Red Star: Rare OEM Acquisition of Supplier
In line with the small number of OEM/supplier M&A transactions that have occurred in orthopaedics during the last five years,...
Nov 27 2018,
Orthopaedic Product Development: Forecasting Changes to Come
Considering surgical techniques, regulations and technologies together as a whole, expect to see significant changes in orthopaedics over the next...
Nov 05 2018,
Orthopaedic Investors Prioritize Care Delivery, Post-Revenue Companies
Investors who spoke during October's Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC) pointed to extremities, sports medicine, digital health and the hospital...
Nov 05 2018,
Corin Increases Footprint with Acquisition of Global Orthopaedic Technology
Global Orthopaedic Technology (GOT), which bills itself as the largest Australian-owned orthopaedic implant designer and manufacturer, was established in 1999...
Oct 09 2018,
NASS Conversations Reaffirm Focus on Additive, Computer-Assisted Surgery, Materials
The spine industry is fixated on two concepts: procedure enhancement via surgical assistance technologies and device design via coatings, materials...
Oct 05 2018,
Large Spine Players Focus Acquisitions on Robotics, Navigation, Additive
Medtronic, DePuy Synthes, Stryker and Globus Medical–four of the five largest spine companies ranked by revenue–announced acquisitions in the last...
Sep 24 2018,
Effective Supplier Scorecards Rely on Identifying Key Metrics, Data, Inputs
The correct metrics for your scorecard can include elements of quality, on-time delivery, cost vs. value, and can yield actionable...
Sep 24 2018,