Avalign Acquired by Arlington Capital
Avalign Technologies, a precision manufacturer of orthopaedic implants, instruments, cases/trays, etc., was acquired by Arlington Capital from RoundTable Healthcare Partners....
Jul 16 2015,
Xenco Medical Takes a Single-Use, Pre-Loaded Approach to Spinal Implants
Materialise Expands Its Collaboration With Consensus Orthopedics to Include ACO Hip Guides
Materialise announced that Consensus Orthopedics will use its Acetabular Cup Orientation (ACO) Hip Guide System....
Jul 07 2015,
ECA Medical Instruments Develops First Single-Procedure Ratchet to Reduce Time, Cut Cost of Orthopaedic Surgery
ECA Medical Instruments has developed Secure-Fast™, the industry's first single-procedure surgical ratchet for use by surgeons to secure orthopaedic and...
Jul 06 2015,
Strong Precision Technologies’ Medical Divisions to Unify Under MedTorque Brand
Strong Precision Technologies will unify two medical divisions under a single brand, integrating Inland Midwest with MedTorque to continue under...
Jul 06 2015,
In’Tech Medical Acquires Turner Medical
In'Tech Medical, a Europe-based manufacturer of orthopaedic instruments, acquired contract manufacturer Turner Medical, yielding the world's reportedly largest provider of...
Jul 02 2015,
Secant Medical Moves Corporate Headquarters to Telford
Secant Medical has been investing heavily in the regenerative medicine field by enhancing its operations and new biomaterials platform technology...
Jul 01 2015,
New UDI Draft Guidance Addresses Direct Marking of Reprocessed Devices
FDA’s most recent UDI draft guidance, Unique Device Identification: Direct Marking of Devices, addresses common questions posed by labelers preparing...
Jul 01 2015,
Purchasing Controls: Draft the Best Supplier Quality Agreement
Quality agreements are an essential management tool to prevent supply chain problems. The best contracts clearly define the extent of...
Jul 01 2015,
Regulatory Expert Builds Web Tool to Assist Companies with 510(k)s
Frustrated with FDA’s 510(k) search function, Eric Eggers created kBLASTER to help companies simplify and speed their 510(k) submissions....
Jul 01 2015,
How to Proceed When a Testing Standard Doesn’t Exist
Orthopaedic device innovation is evolving, and there will be gaps in device testing standards and guidance. Here are three proactive...
Jul 01 2015,
Getting Lean: Strive for Built-in-Quality
During his OMTEC presentation, Joe Mazzeo pinpointed the principles necessary to build a culture of inherent quality, stressing strong leadership...
Jul 01 2015,
Zimmer Closes Biomet Acquisition
Zimmer has completed its acquisition of Biomet to form the world's second-largest orthopaedic device company, with estimated market...
Jun 24 2015,
Formation of Restoration Medical Polymers, LLC, with Micropulse, Inc.
Restoration Medical Polymers has formed to offer materials and process development services to customers seeking assistance in the medical polymer...
Jun 18 2015,
FDA Outlines Stance on ex-U.S. Clinical Data
In a recent draft guidance, FDA describes what device companies should consider when submitting OUS clinical data for regulatory approval...
Jun 09 2015,
FDA Launches Searchable UDI Database
FDA recently announced the launch of AccessGUDID, a website that allows users to search and download information on devices that...
Jun 09 2015,