A state court jury in Indiana last week reportedly awarded a $112 million decision to a local spine surgeon turned medical device inventor in his five-year royalties dispute with Medtronic (NYSE:MDT). Dr. Rick Sasso sued Medtronic in 2013, alleging that the world’s largest medical device maker shorted him on their royalties deal for the Vertex […]
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Latest Orthopedics News
Wishbone Medical picks up pediatric device maker Response Ortho
WishBone Medical said this week that it acquired Turkish pediatric fixation device maker Response Ortho for an undisclosed amount. Istanbul-based Response’s portfolio includes 30 pediatric orthopedic systems; WishBone had eight before the acquisition, the Warsaw, Ind.-based company said. Eighteen of the Response Ortho products are cleared or approved for the U.S. market. Wishbone said it’s opursuing […]
Report: Folded Ranier Tech’s spinal implants cleared in EU after tiny trial, found to dissolve in patients
Plastic spinal implants from now-defunct Ranier Technology are allegedly moving and dissolving in patients, calling into question the validity of the short, low-powered trial that won the device’s approval, according to a Guardian report. The device in question, known as the Cadisc-L, won CE Mark approval in the European Union based on results from a […]
United Orthopedic wins FDA nod for E-XPE hip liner
United Orthopedic Corp said today that it won FDA clearance for its E-XPE vitamin E highly cross-linked polyethylene hip liner. The Irvine, Calif.-based company said that the E-XPE is a next-gen version of its highly cross-linked polyethylene blended with vitamin E intended to improve wear resistance and maintain oxidative stability and mechanical properties. United Orthopedic […]
Paradigm Spine wins Coflex coverage from AmeriHealth Caritas
Paradigm Spine said today it won coverage for its Coflex interlaminar stabilization device intended to treat lumbar spinal stenosis from AmeriHealth Caritas. The Coflex interlaminar stabilization system is the New York-based company’s flagship device, and is designed for posterior lumbar preservation in patients with moderate to severe spinal stenosis. With the coverage, an additional 5.3 […]
Zimmer Biomet recalls bone stimulators on contamination risk
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) recalled nearly 1,400 bone stimulators on the risk that they could be contaminated with bacteria or chemicals, the FDA said yesterday. The Class I recall, denoting the risk of serious injury or death, covers 1,360 implantable bone growth and spinal fusion stimulators made and distributed between February 2015 and March 2018, including Zimmer […]
Is the medical device industry endangering people?
The highly critical “Implant Files” report overseen by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists skewers the medtech industry as a whole and singles out particular companies and regulatory agencies for more intense scrutiny. The Implant Files is the second large-scale swipe at the medtech industry this year, following Netflix’s documentary, The Bleeding Edge. It includes six stories about […]
Quadriplegic Mayo scientist helps advance spine injury tech
A team of researchers at Minnesota’s Mayo clinic, led by an individual who was left with quadriplegia from a teenage injury, are pushing the boundaries of spinal regeneration, according to a new Star Tribune report. The group, led by spinal cord injury researcher Peter Grahn, has published findings from a study that suggests that electrical […]
SIG Medical wins FDA nod for Advantage Rib fracture repair device
SIG Medical said this week it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its AdvantageRib anterior system, a rib fracture system. The newly cleared AdvantageRib anterior system includes anatomically contoured titanium plates intended to closely fit patient anatomy and screws, and is intended to be used through a traditional anterior approach. The system also features straight plates […]
Vertiflex touts reduced opioid use in Superion lumbar spinal stenosis trial
Vertiflex yesterday released results from a trial of its Superion indirect decompression system in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, touting a significant reduction in the number of patients using opioids to manage pain at five years post-treatment. Results from the trial were published in the Journal of Pain Research, the company said. “These findings demonstrate […]
PE firm Altus Capital buys ChoiceSpine
Investment firm Altus Capital Partners said today it acquired spinal implant maker ChoiceSpine for an undisclosed amount. Knoxville, Tenn.-based ChoiceSpine develops spinal products including minimally invasive cervical, thoracolumbar, interbody lateral and biologics kits and implants, the groups said. “We recognize the need in the medical technology space for proven spinal products that can enhance the […]