3 OMTEC Takeaways: Personalized Medicine, Data and ASCs
During OMTEC’s opening keynote panel, executives spoke to the questions: How will technology personalize the patient’s experience? What role will...
Jun 12 2019,
Market Forces
Orthopedic Industry Surpasses $50 Billion in Global Revenue
Orthopedic industry revenue reached $51.2 billion in 2018, as the top players prioritized connected ecosystems of products, flagship technologies like...
Jun 03 2019,
Unlock DFM Benefits: A Guide for Product Development Leadership
Device companies focus on DFM is shortsighted. DF(x) allows companies to account for designing for manufacturability, as well as design...
May 20 2019,
The Mill: What Design Engineers Need to Know about This Important Orthopedic Tool
The mill is a machine shop workhorse used for a wide array of machining tasks from simple facing to complex...
May 06 2019,
The Orthopedic Business Model: Why it’s Different and How to Stay Competitive
Long lead times have summoned questions about why and how the industry faces months-long waits for products to be manufactured....
Mar 06 2019,
The Japanese Orthopedic Market: Considerations for Expanding Your Presence
The Japanese orthopedic market is attractive for multiple reasons, including its large size, attractive pricing and established regulatory pathways. As...
Feb 24 2019,
Top Trends Impacting Supply Chain Management in 2019
Technology and talent are two broad trends that could impact orthopedic companies' supply chain management departments in 2019. For perspective,...
Feb 22 2019,
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,
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,