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,
Dimension Inx Raises $3.175 Million for 3D-Printed Implants
25 Considerations for Companies Seeking Clarity in Design Controls
OEMs must be aware of and comply with design control requirements included in 21 CFR, Part 820. Unsafe, ineffective devices...
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,
Victrex, University of Exeter Partner to Develop PAEK Usage in Additive Manufacturing
Polyaryletherketone (PAEK) has the potential to be used in additive processes to manufacture patient-specific implants....
Sep 21 2018,
AIRO Focuses on Robotic, Artificial Intelligence Application for Joint Reconstruction
Brett Robertson, Managing Director for the Australian Institute of Robotic Orthopaedics, explains how AIRO is leveraging decades of orthopaedic expertise...
Sep 21 2018,
ACL Reconstruction Startup Secures Funding to Support IDE Clinical Trial
Company founder Martha Murray, M.D., pioneered Bridge-Enhanced® ACL Repair (BEAR) technology, a proprietary bio-engineered sponge used as a bridging scaffold...
Sep 21 2018,
Evolve Additive Solutions Completes Equity Investment
Evolve, a spinoff of Stratasys, aims to develop and commercialize a proprietary technology to compete with traditional manufacturing processes like...
Sep 18 2018,
NASS Preview: 14 Spine Products That Caught Our Attention
Between now and NASS 2018, we expect to hear more about new spine products that use additive manufacturing, more variations...
Sep 10 2018,
Additive Manufacturing: How One OEM Approaches Prototyping
An additive manufacturing expert from Osseus Fusion Systems shares how AM allows a small spine company to bring prototyping in-house...
Sep 10 2018,
Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference Offers Insights on Funding, Startups
Orthopaedic professionals can expect to hear about technologies being commercialized by 22 companies along with insight from long-term investors during...
Sep 07 2018,
Wright Medical’s Acquisition of Cartiva Offers Boost for Lower Extremity Business
Cartiva’s Synthetic Cartilage Implant is used to treat arthritis in the great toe. Wright’s $435MM purchase of the technology (expected...
Sep 07 2018,
Stryker Moves to Strengthen Spine Business with $1.4 Billion Purchase of K2M
K2M’s innovative technology platform will add a suite of complex spine solutions to Stryker’s core spine portfolio; K2M’s consistent support...
Sep 07 2018,
Sanford Process Awarded South Korean Patent for MICRALOX Anodic Coating Technology
MICRALOX is a coating that protects medical devices from frequent cleaning, sterilization, harsh chemicals, detergents and exposure to corrosive galvanic...
Sep 07 2018,
North Grove Enterprise adds Kapstone Medical as Service Provider
Kapstone Medical is a product development service provider and medical device engineering firm....
Sep 04 2018,
LaVezzi Precision Receives ISO 13485:2016 Certification
This certification is part of the company’s continuing efforts to upgrade its Quality Management System. ...
Sep 04 2018,