Orthopaedic Investors Prioritize Care Delivery, Post-Revenue Companies
Investors who spoke during October's Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC) pointed to extremities, sports medicine, digital health and the hospital...
Nov 05 2018,
Combined Technologies Offer Stringent Finishing Results for Trauma Implants
Synthetic Bioresorbables: Orthopaedics’ Evolution from PLLA to New Formulas
These polymers have broad orthopaedic application. This article presents a focus on the transition away from Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA)-type resorbable...
Nov 05 2018,
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Launches Shoulder and Elbow Registry
At launch, this AAOS registry will collect total shoulder arthroplasty procedures data. Rotator cuff repair and total elbow arthroplasty will...
Nov 05 2018,
DJO’s OaraScore Tool May Help Determine Total Knee Outpatient Risk
OaraScore software assesses length of stay, tracks readmission rates and compares encrypted data to all other physicians utilizing the tool,...
Nov 05 2018,
Zimmer Biomet Completes First Procedures Using ROSA Knee Robot
These first five cases were all performed in a single surgery day by one surgeon—this perhaps hints at the company’s...
Nov 05 2018,
Placon Expands Elkhart, Indiana Facility
The new clean room doubles its thermoforming capacity....
Oct 30 2018,
New Healthcare Investment Firm Mend Medical Debuts
Mend Medical will focus on healthcare companies dedicated to improving accessible, affordable, quality patient care and eliminating incentives that put...
Oct 24 2018,
Carpenter Technology Acquires LPW
This acquisition expands Carpenter’s additive manufacturing capabilities....
Oct 24 2018,
DePuy Synthes to Co-Promote Ortho Development’s KASM Knee Spacer
The post-replacement device to treat infection complements DePuy Synthes’ rollout of its recently launched ATTUNE Revision knee. This strategic agreement...
Oct 23 2018,
Smart Devices, Robotics, Sensors: Tools to Improve Patient Outcomes
Dr. Martin Roche explains how these technologies are shaping the future of orthopaedic surgery: "A surgeon needs data to make...
Oct 22 2018,
NuVasive Announces Christopher Barry to Succeed Gregory Lucier as CEO
Christopher Barry joins NuVasive from Medtronic, where he has served as Senior Vice President and President, Surgical Innovations, since January...
Oct 22 2018,
Zimmer Biomet, Apple Collaboration Latest Example of Industry Focus on Digital Health
We believe this announcement, along with the products already on the market and FDA’s commitment to a streamlined regulatory pathway,...
Oct 17 2018,
PyroGenesis Completes Additive Manufacturing Metal Powder Production Facility
The facility is dedicated to the production of plasma-atomized Ti-6Al-4V powders....
Oct 16 2018,
Five Star Companies Achieves ISO 13485:2016 Certification
Five Star is a New Bedford, Massachusetts-based contract manufacturer of implants and instruments....
Oct 16 2018,
Precision Coating Names New President
Bill Ellerkamp has been a non-executive director at parent company Katahdin Industries since 2016....
Oct 12 2018,