NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA) yesterday released results from a study of the company’s Porous PEEK material compared against titanium-coated PEEK and smooth PEEK material used in interbody fusion devices, touting advantages of its proprietary materials. Results from the study were published in The Spine Journal. In the study, researchers compared interbody implants composed of titanium-coated PEEK, smooth PEEK […]
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Latest Orthopedics News
Zimmer Biomet touts 7-year results in Mobi-C cervical disc trial
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) yesterday released seven-year follow-up results from a study of its Mobi-C cervical disc device designed for total disc replacement procedures, touting lower pain, maintained motion range and other benefits. Results from the study were published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery, the Warsaw, Ind.-based company said. In the study, researchers compared the […]
RTI Surgical touts SImmetry sacroiliac joint fusion study
RTI Surgical (NSDQ:RTIX) today released results from a study of its SImmetry sacroiliac joint fusion system, touting that it produces effective joint fixation with a reduced range of motion in the SI joint. Results from the study were published in The Spine Journal, the Alachua, Fla.-based company said. In the study, researchers compared two minimally-invasive techniques […]
Wright launches Invision ankle revision, Prophecy preoperative nav systems in US
Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) last week announced the US launch of its Invision total ankle revision system and Prophecy preoperative navigation planning system. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company touted the Prophecy preoperative navigation system as the first such system with patient specific instrumentation designed for ankle revision arthroplasty procedures. “Revision of a failed total ankle arthroplasty remains a […]
Vertiflex ups raise to $45m
Vertiflex has raised a total of $45.3 million in a round of equity financing, according to an SEC filing posted this week. The first sale in the offering was marked on March 6 last year, and $15.3 million of the funding raised is marked as coming from conversion of debt, according to the SEC filing. […]
Smith & Nephew can’t slip metal-on-metal hip implant MDL
A Maryland federal judge yesterday shot down a bid from Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) to dismiss negligence, failure to warn and breach of warranty claims in a multi-district litigation case concerning the company’s Birmingham hip resurfacing metal-on-metal hip implant. London-based Smith & Nephew were looking to dismiss the case, stating that claims in the MDL were […]
Minor orthopedic implant market to be worth $2.2 billion by 2021, analysts say
The minor orthopedic replacement implant market will grow from $1.5 billion in 2017 to $2.2 billion in 2021, according to analysts from The Business Research Co.. The company’s Minor Orthopedic Replacement Implants report said the industry will experience an annual growth rate of over 7%, driven by a higher rate of arthritis and fractures. Osteoarthritis […]
Wright Medical, KFx settle patent spat, ink licensing deal
KFx Medical said today it and Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) agreed to dismiss patent litigation over rotator cuff repair patents between the companies and ink a licensing deal. Through the newly inked deal, Memphis, Tenn.-based Wright Medical and its affiliates will have the right to promote the use of products and techniques for knotless double row rotator cuff […]
K2M leads the pack with 3D printing for spine, analysts say
K2M (Nasdaq: KTWO) continues to lead the 3D printed spine device market with its new 3D printed Mojave expandable cage and its Cascadia family of 3D printed implants, according to a new equity research report out of Barclays. Leesburg, Va.–based K2M presently has a 3D printed portfolio with 10 approved products making up about 12% […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: March 16, 2018
From Intricon expanding its manufacturing space to Arthrex signing a global distribution deal, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Intricon expands medical footprint Intricon announced in a March 13 press release that it has signed a 5-year lease that will secure 30,000 sq. ft of manufacturing […]
Orthofix puts $105m on the table for Spinal Kinetics
Orthofix (NSDQ:OFIX) said yesterday that it put up to $105 million on the table to acquire Spinal Kinetics and its M6 cervical disc implant. Lewisville, Texas-based Orthofix said the deal calls for $45 million in up-front cash, plus another $65 million in milestones pegged to FDA approval of the M6 cervical device and trailing twelve-month sales targets […]