Healthpoint Capital Announces First Closing at $100MM for Musculoskeletal Fund IV
The private equity firm is focused exclusively on musculoskeletal healthcare. ...
Oct 10 2018,
8 Tips for Startups on Successful Execution
Materialise Launches Additive Simulation Software
In combination with its data preparation suite, this new software offers high-end simulation capabilities for additive manufacturing....
Oct 10 2018,
Flex-Cell Precision Gains ISO 13485:2016/9001:2015 Certifications
Flex-Cell is a contract manufacturer of orthopaedic implants and surgical components....
Oct 10 2018,
IHI Ionbond Names Exclusive Distributor for India
Millenia Technologies will distribute Ionbond’s full product line of CVD, CVA12 and CVI equipment....
Oct 10 2018,
Corin Increases Footprint with Acquisition of Global Orthopaedic Technology
Global Orthopaedic Technology (GOT), which bills itself as the largest Australian-owned orthopaedic implant designer and manufacturer, was established in 1999...
Oct 09 2018,
OEMs Continue Focus on Reducing Instruments in Operating Rooms
Several device companies within the last two years have capitalized on the shift toward simpler surgeries with fewer instruments in the...
Oct 08 2018,
Crucial Validation Considerations for Instrument Cases and Trays
Common challenges device company engineers face during validation of delivery systems include case/tray longevity, robustness of design, maintaining integrity of...
Oct 08 2018,
NASS Conversations Reaffirm Focus on Additive, Computer-Assisted Surgery, Materials
The spine industry is fixated on two concepts: procedure enhancement via surgical assistance technologies and device design via coatings, materials...
Oct 05 2018,
Orthobiologics for Fracture Repair, Knee Cartilage Defects: 3Q18 Study Highlights
Bone Therapeutics (ALLOB® allogeneic bone cell therapy) and Histogenics (NeoCart® tissue-engineered knee implant) are two of the five companies we...
Oct 05 2018,
Big Data, Biologics and Failure Rates Among Significant Interests for Surgeon
"There has never been a greater need for the lowest rates of failure possible," says Dr. Adolph J. Yates. "Proven...
Oct 05 2018,
Sterilization Expert Stresses Importance of Biocompatibility, Endotoxins, Planning
Recent updates to standards and regulatory guidance have made sterilization processes more complex....
Oct 05 2018,
11 Arthroscopy/Soft Tissue Repair Companies Worth Watching
We looked at funding, patent and trial/study announcements from January 2017 to June 2018 to see whose initiatives are making...
Oct 04 2018,
Surgeon Entrepreneurs Focus on Infection Prevention, Virtual Reality Training
Javad Parvizi, M.D. and Justin Barad, M.D. are leading critical conversations in orthopedics and thinking differently about product development, albeit...
Oct 04 2018,
How to Respond to FDA Inspection Observations, Even Those You Dispute
Martin Browning from EduQuest provides insight on responding to Form 483 observations: "It’s critical to show FDA that you are...
Oct 04 2018,
Precision ADM Attains Titanium AM Validation of EOS M290 3D Printers
In conjunction, Precision ADM has published a new white paper titled “The Importance of Process Validation in Additive Manufacturing.”...
Sep 26 2018,