Mountain Climb With a Hip Prosthesis? Lima Corporate Says Yes!
Romano Benet from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in Italy and his wife Nives Meroi…
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New Bill Streamlines Medical Device Process
Jessica Mehta • Fri, June 9th, 2017
Courtesy of United States Congress and Wikimedia Commons
Bipartisan bill HR 2474 the Medical Product Review Harmonization Act of 2017 was submitted by California U.S. House of Representatives Mimi Walters and Ami Bera on May 16, 2017. If passed the bill will make certain Class II medical devices quicker and easier to get FDA clearance—including removing the need for redundant, duplicative review processes.
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Florida Doc 1st to Reach 200 Spine Robot Procedures
Kornelis Poelstra, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and founder of The Spine Center of Excellence at…
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Saint Anne’s Named Best Ortho Hospital for Women
Saint Anne’s Hospital of Fall River, Massachusetts, is the 2017 Women’s Choice Award winner for…
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OrthoMemphis’ Landmark Meniscus Study
Tim Goldsmith, M.D., chief clinical officer at Youth Villages, is the first person in Tennessee…
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New Guidelines for Concussion Treatment
“Cocooning,” once the recommended treatment for young athletes who have experienced a concussion, has fallen…
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India Boasts Bioprinting Breakthrough
A team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi has succeeded in…
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Down Under IS Hotbed of 3D Printing
If 3D printing in the medical field rocks your boat, Australia is the place to…
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FDA Clears New Bone-Graft Substitute for Fusion
Another bone graft substitute for postero-lateral spinal fusion has been cleared by the FDA. On…
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OpWalk Carolinas Heads to Cuba; U.S.TKA Cost Varies Wildly; Capsular Repair Cuts Conversion to Hip Replacement
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Wed, June 7th, 2017
Bryan Springer, M.D. with Cuban patient, Paula post-knee surgery. / Courtesy of Operation Walk Carolinas
Ortho Carolina helps OpWalk in Cuba! Harvard finds ways to decrease variations in TKA cost. A new study finds that capsular repair decreases rate of conversion to hip replacement compared to unrepaired capsulotomy.
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Faster Ortho Consultation in a Novel New APP
No more plastic models and scribbled diagrams? Dublin-based 3D4Medical has released a suite of personalized…
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Medicare and SSN Call It Quits
If you’ve seen a Medicare card, you’ve probably noticed that a social security number (SSN)…
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Xtant + Sites Medical Team up for Titanium Scaffold
On May 16, 2016, Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. announced a licensing agreement with Sites Medical…
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$2.2 Million Grant to Study Bone Injuries
The Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles was…
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Zimmer Biomet Spinal Fusion Stimulators Recalled
On April 20, 2017 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. sent an Urgent Medical Device Removal notification…
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New Technique for Jones Fracture Fixation Improves Stability
Using a plantar plating technique to treat proximal fifth metatarsal fractures in elite athletes offers…
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New Mayo Study: TKA in Patients with Cerebral Palsy
As adults with cerebral palsy (CP) age, they develop arthritis and other musculoskeletal issues at…
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Walking in Memphis: Revving Up Your R&D
Jessica Mehta • Thu, June 1st, 2017
Memphis Tennessee / Source: Wikimedia Commons and Christopher Boyd Jr
From Richards to Smith & Nephew to Sofamor Danek – walking in Memphis has been a particularly successful and lucrative way to launch orthopedic technologies. MB Innovations (MBI), with engineering DNA from those legends of the past, is now offering to be any company’s medical device R&D support staff. It’s an offer few should refuse.
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10-Year Data: Change Protocol, Lower Spine Fusion Complications
A new retrospective study led by Neal Anand, M.D., an orthopedic spine surgeon with Cedars-Sinai…
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Taiwan Based UOC: First in Man for Knee System
It could be the beginning of something exciting for United Orthopedic Corporation (UOC)! The company…
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Coating More Valuable than Implant?
Robin Young • Wed, May 31st, 2017
Courtesy of Tissue Regeneration Systems
Changing the geometries of surface coatings at the nano level is a paradigm shift in the science of implant coatings. A small PhD-rich Michigan company is doing it with simple phosphates. Result: 1000x more infection resistance. This value driver may make the coating worth more than the implant itself.
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NuVasive Launches Pediatric Spinal Deformity Podcast
To help advance care for the littlest orthopedic patients, the spine company NuVasive, Inc. recently…
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Patent Awarded for SurGenTec’s Graft Delivery System
SurGenTec LLC has been granted a patent for its bone graft delivery technology by the…
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HSS Teams up With Ultimate Fighting Championship
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has announced that it will serve as the official hospital…
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Safe Orthpaedics Posts 16% First Quarter Sales Increase
Safe Orthopaedics announced on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, that sales for the first quarter 2017…
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A Limb to Stand On: Rockin’ Out for Mobility
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Tue, May 30th, 2017
(L to R): Hasnain and Tanvi / © A.J. Warco - ALTSO
Put together a hedge fund manager, a trip to Indonesia, and the drive to bring mobility to children around the globe…you have an amazing nonprofit known as A Leg to Stand On (ALTSO). Since its inception in 2002 ALTSO has brought orthopedic care and prosthetics to over 15,000 children around the world.
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50th EOS Installation Milestone, Launches in China
EOS imaging has announced the 50th installation of an EOS system in France at the…
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New Study: Teriparatide Fails at Fracture Healing
Researchers from Mercy Health Osteoporosis and Bone Health Services in Cincinnati, Ohio; the Colorado Center…
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HSS Study: Dual Mobility Implants Saves Money!
When it comes to dual mobility total hip replacements, is it another “solve one problem,…
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Trump Wants to Double Device User Fees
President Trump wants the medical device and pharmaceutical industries to pay the full cost to…
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