New Venture Capital Firm Vensana has Orthopedic Roots
Vensana Capital announced a $225 million fund to build a portfolio of 10 to 12 companies. The firm's founders have...
Dec 02 2019,
Medline Launching REFLEX Nitinol Dynamic Disc for Foot/Ankle
Lack of Clinical Evidence Leaves Questions about Orthobiologic Development and Promotion
In the race to capitalize on patient-driven interest in stem cells, biologic and regenerative solutions, there has been an explosion...
Dec 02 2019,
Infographic: M&A Reshapes Contract Manufacturer Players
Our infographic illustrates how M&A activity has redefined the players in the orthopedic contract manufacturer market over the past 10...
Dec 02 2019,
CMS to Remove Total Hip Replacement, Certain Spine Procedures from Inpatient Only List
Removal of these procedures from the inpatient-only list makes them eligible to be paid by Medicare in hospital outpatient and...
Dec 02 2019,
3 FDA Actions to Reduce Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
FDA has prioritized the reduction of ethylene oxide to sterilize medical devices. Recent announcements from the agency provide orthopedic manufacturers insight...
Dec 02 2019,
Globus Medical Leaders Discuss Joint Replacement and Robotics Expansion
We sat down with leaders from Globus Medical to discuss their entrance into the joint replacement market, robotics’ role in...
Dec 02 2019,
Knee and Spine Osteoarthritis Ripe Areas for New Orthobiologic Products
Dr. Steven Sampson, Founder of the well-known TOBI Symposium, shares his take on the state of regenerative medicine and the...
Dec 02 2019,
Orthopedic OEMs Seek to Outsource More Design Work
Suppliers and design firms are expanding their capabilities in anticipation of orthopedic device manufacturers outsourcing more product development work. We...
Dec 02 2019,
FDA 510(k) Review: 2019 Additively-Manufactured Product Clearances
Spine implants accounted for the majority of the additive manufactured products that received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2019. Our review...
Dec 02 2019,
Materialise Expands Reach in Brazilian Markets
An investment in Engimplan allows Materialise to bring its expertise in personalized, 3D printed implants to the region....
Nov 21 2019,
Evonik Signs Global Agreement, Expands RESOMER Portfolio
The move positions RESOMER as the reportedly largest, most differentiated portfolio of functional biomaterials for implantable devices....
Nov 19 2019,
GE Additive Debuts Concept Laser M2 Series 5
This latest iteration of the M2 machine delivers increased part quality, consistency and productivity with enhanced usability and maintainability....
Nov 19 2019,
Infographic: Top 10 Orthopedic Trauma Companies
DePuy Synthes and Stryker combined hold more than 50% of the market share in the $7 billion+ trauma segment....
Nov 18 2019,
Elos Medtech Onyx U.S. Production Facility Expansion
The company recently doubled its manufacturing space, increasing capacity to support customers in the global orthopedic market....
Nov 18 2019,
nTopology Releases New Version of Computational-Modeling Software
This release includes support for prepackaged, application-specific nTop Toolkits, letting engineers quickly learn and use powerful capabilities right out of...
Nov 18 2019,