Device Companies Emphasize Coatings in FDA 510(k) Announcements
Orthopedic joint replacement and spine companies tout their coatings as essential elements to new products. ...
Mar 06 2019,
Products
Orthopedic Infection Prevention: Why One Researcher is Focused on Packaging
As the orthopedic industry places greater emphasis on surgical site infection, one spine company touts a system that impedes all...
Mar 05 2019,
Knee Innovation Focused on Materials, Design and Computer-Assisted Improvements
Innovation in knee replacement devices has been driven by materials, designs and computer-aided and robotic-systems. These three trends will continue...
Feb 22 2019,
Biologics, MIS, Robotics: Why Surgeons Say to Prioritize These Technologies
These expert surgeon voices—upon which we often rely to identify both trends and opportunities of interest to you—speak to critical...
Feb 21 2019,
FDA 510(k) Recap: AQrate, ROSA and First Clearances
In January, Globus Medical and Zimmer Biomet received key robotic FDA 510(k) clearances, while five companies within the spine, sports...
Feb 21 2019,
SIG Medical Gains Additional FDA Clearance for AdvantageRib System
SIG seeks to provide patient care by reducing complications like pneumonia, time in intensive care units, chronic pain, ventilator support,...
Feb 20 2019,
Aesculap Implant Systems PlasmaporeXP Surface Enhancement Study
This data reinforces years of clinical experience with the Plasmapore technology, beginning with the surface-enhanced BiContact hip implant over 30...
Feb 08 2019,
Orthofix M6-C Disc Granted FDA Premarket Approval
Clinical data on the disc demonstrated meaningful improvement in pain and lowered disability vs. anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in...
Feb 08 2019,
FDA 510(k) Recap: Companies Gaining First Clearances in 2018 and 2019
Products highlighted here – representing the spine, joint reconstruction, trauma and arthroscopy/soft tissue segments – include a total hip, cervical...
Jan 18 2019,
Histogenics to Explore Strategic Alternatives for NeoCart based on FDA Findings
Histogenics expects to suspend development of NeoCart, a tissue engineered implant, after FDA indicated that an additional clinical trial would...
Jan 07 2019,
Integra LifeSciences Announces First Procedures with XT Revision Total Ankle
Integra XT represents one of the first FDA-cleared devices indicated specifically for revision arthroplasty. The system features include an augmented...
Dec 11 2018,
In2Bones: 4Q18 Product Launches Focus on Fracture Repair, Foot Deformities
These three products include a transparent PEEK implant for pediatric and adult flat foot deformity; titanium-alloy bone plates, also featuring...
Dec 11 2018,
DePuy Synthes: A Look at PUREVUE and 2018 Product Launches
The PUREVUE™ Visualization imaging platform, now available globally, has application in minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. We also recap the company’s...
Dec 11 2018,
Foot and Ankle Implant Opportunities Lie in Design, Technique Improvements
David Kay, M.D., a foot/ankle surgeon, shares what he see in his crystal ball regarding plates, biologics and total ankle...
Dec 05 2018,
FDA 510(k) Highlights from 2018: Shoulder and Ankle Joint Replacement Products on Tap
Several of these clearances reflect additions of stemless/short stem, glenoid components and reverse applications, as well as additively-manufactured and porous/porous-coated...
Nov 27 2018,