Kyocera Expands U.S. Business with Purchase of Renovis Surgical Technologies Assets
Renovis Surgical Technologies is a developer of hip and knee joint reconstruction, spinal and trauma devices. The transaction complements U.S....
Jan 18 2019,
Competitive Landscape
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,
NuVasive Announces New Organizational Structure, Streamlined Leadership Team
CEO J. Christopher Barry, hired in November, implemented several changes to NuVasive's executive team to “lead the company’s next phase...
Jan 07 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,
Medtronic Completes US $1.7 BB Acquisition of Mazor Robotics
The previously announced purchase demonstrates Medtronic’s belief in the future of guided spinal procedures. Mazor joins Medtronic’s Neurosurgery business, part of the...
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,
Year in Review: Orthopaedic Companies New on Our Radar in 2018
The companies highlighted here (either brand new or new to us) represent all five major market segments and comprise a...
Dec 18 2018,
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,
FDA Priorities: People, Simplicity and a Risk-Based Approach to Speed Time to Market
By utilizing a more straightforward methodology, FDA can free up and better use resources to focus on high-risk areas that...
Dec 10 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,
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,