Stryker (NYSE:SYK) is reportedly readying a nearly $110 million facility in its home base of Michigan that’s slated to add as many as 260 jobs. Construction of the 253,000-square-foot, $109.8 million campus in Portage, just south of Kalamazoo, is expected to conclude by the end of 2020, according to MiBiz.com. The Mich. Strategic Fund yesterday approved a […]
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Latest Orthopedics News
Orthofix pivots to spine, extremities
Orthofix (NSDQ:OFIX) said yesterday that it’s planning a pivot to the spine and extremities market beginning next year, folding its biostim and biologics businesses back into the spine segment five years after it split them out in the first place. In July 2013 Lewisville, Texas-based Orthofix split the spine segment into biostim and spine fixation divisions, promoting Brad Niemann […]
Argus downgrades Zimmer Biomet
Declining sales and the supply & manufacturing issues that have bedeviled Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) recently prompted an Argus analyst to downgrade the orthopedic giant’s stock today. Argus analyst David Toung moved ZBH shares from a “buy” to a “hold” rating based on the company’s estimate that it would be the second quarter before it returned to full […]
Zimmer Biomet ends BoneSupport Cerament BVF distribution deal
BoneSupport said today that its US exclusive distributor Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) has cancelled the majority of its orders for Cerament bone void filler for a three month period starting in June. The move comes after the Sweden-based orthobiologic producer announced plans to develop its own US-based distribution network, which includes cancelling its distribution agreement with Zimmer Biomet. “Today’s […]
Medtronic wins expanded FDA indications for Kyphon HV-R bone cement
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said yesterday it won expanded FDA 510(k) clearance for its Kyphon HV-R bone cement designed for the fixation of pathological fractures of the sacral vertebral body. The Fridley, Minn.-based company’s Kyphon HV-R bone cement is now indicated for treating pathological fractures of the vertebral body due to osteoporosis, cancer or benign lesions using a cementoplasty […]
Johnson & Johnson launches new self-shortening Dynacord suture
Johnson & Johnson through its DePuy Synthes franchise has announced the U.S. launch of its Dynacord suture for soft tissue repair in areas such as the rotator cuff in the shoulder. The Dynacord suture, available on Healix Advance anchors, is part of the DePuy Synthes Mitek Sports Medicine portfolio. J&J launched Dynacord today at the San […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: June 15, 2018
From Cytosorbents opening a new U.S. manufacturing facility to DyAnsys received FDA clearance for a wearable to treat opioid withdrawals, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Cytosorbents opens new U.S. manufacturing facility CytoSorbents announced in a June 12 press release that it has opened a new […]
Wright Medical wins FDA PMA for Augment injectable bone graft
Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) said today it won FDA premarket approval for its Augment injectable bone graft. The bone graft won clearance for the same indications as the Amsterdam-based company’s non-injectable Augment bone graft. The newly cleared Augment Injectable consists of both recombinant human platelet derived growth factor and a blend of Type I collagen and beta tri-calcium […]
NuVasive launches AttraX scaffold bone graft biologic
NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA) said today it launched its AttraX scaffold ceramic-collagen bone graft in the US, touting that the scaffold’s surface has been shown to increase bone formation for faster fusion than standard ceramic bone grafts. The San Diego-based company claims that the Attrax scaffold features a unique microstructure and microporosity that are optimized for bone formation, […]
OrthoSensor wins FDA nod for Verasense knee system
OrthoSensor said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Verasense sensor-assisted device designed to be used with Zimmer Biomet‘s (NYSE:ZBH) Persona knee system during total knee replacement procedures. The newly cleared Verasense device uses advanced sensors and wireless connectivity to analyze knee balance and improve outcomes during total knee procedures using the Persona knee system, […]
CoreLink buys Expanding Orthopedics and its expanding spinal fusion systems
Spinal implant systems maker CoreLink (St. Louis) said today that it has acquired the privately held Israeli medical device company Expanding Orthopedics and its FDA-cleared expanding and articulating FLXfit and FLXfit 15 titanium transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Besides acquiring the FLXfit and FLXfit 15, the Expanding Orthopedics […]