With help from J&J’s DePuy Synthes, a team at NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant. A 46-year-old military veteran from Arkansas who survived a work-related, high-voltage electrical accident underwent the procedure. He had his entire left eye and a portion of his face transplanted from a single donor. According to […]
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J&J’s DePuy is laying off 67 workers in Colorado
Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Spine issued a WARN letter confirming 67 layoffs at a facility in Monument, Colorado. The company issued the letter pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. It decided to eliminate positions permanently at the facility located at 1101 Synthes Avenue, Monument, Colorado. DePuy’s letter said the action comes […]
FDA clears DePuy Synthes TriLeap plating system for foot and ankle surgeries
DePuy Synthes, the orthopedic device business of Johnson & Johnson , has won FDA 510(k) clearance for its TriLeap lower extremity anatomic plating system. The company said it designed the TriLeap system to address the intricate needs of orthopedic surgeons and foot and ankle specialists. As conditions like bunions become more prevalent —with Cleveland Clinic […]
J&J’s DePuy Synthes wins FDA clearance for TriAltis tech
Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced today that its DePuy Synthes unit won FDA 510(k) clearance for two TriAltis technologies. The FDA cleared the company’s TriAltis Spine system and the TriAltis navigation-enabled instruments. TriAltis Spine is a next-generation posterior thoracolumbar pedicle screw system. It offers a comprehensive implant portfolio and advanced instrumentation for integration with enabling […]
The 10 largest orthopedic device companies in the world
Two of the world’s largest orthopedic device companies expect accelerated revenue growth this year. Stryker and Zimmer Biomet both upped their 2023 guidance during recent earnings calls, a sign that orthopedic procedures are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic. GlobalData predicted earlier this year that the recovery will lift the ortho devices market to nearly $50 […]
Former DePuy Synthes sales rep accused of defrauding Boston area hospital
Federal prosecutors claim a former DePuy Synthes sales representative defrauded an undisclosed Boston area hospital, with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of spine products involved. According to a federal grand jury indictment announced this week in Massachusetts, Matthew Capobianco falsely represented on usage forms that more—and more expensive—Johnson & Johnson DePuy products were used […]
GE HealthCare and DePuy Synthes are partnering in spine surgery
GE HealthCare has been on a tear announcing major partnerships. Today, it announced its latest — with Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes ortho device business. The distribution agreement involves bringing GE HealthCare’s OEC 3D Imaging System, in conjunction with DePuy Synthes’ extensive product portfolio, to more spine surgeons and patients across the United States. The […]
DePuy Synthes to pay $9.75M to resolve surgeon kickbacks case
Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes has settled with federal prosecutors over allegations that it provided a Massachusetts-based surgeon with $100,000 worth of free products to win business. As part of the $9.75 million settlement agreement, DePuy Synthes admitted that it provided free cages, rods, screws, plates and modular access and retraction systems to the surgeon […]
Why are so many medical device companies making big investments in Ireland?
Ireland’s foreign direct investment agency has some of the biggest names in medtech investing in the country. Within recent years, a number of major medtech companies celebrated anniversaries. Abbott’s was 70 years, Medtronic’s was 40 and Boston Scientific’s was 25. That’s how long those companies have operated in Ireland. Gerard Kilcommins, Medtronic VP of global […]
16 surgical robotics companies you need to know
Intuitive remains the dominant surgical robotics company, but corporations ranging from Medtronic to Vicarious Surgical look to compete. Robotic-assisted surgery remains one of the hottest spaces in medtech. Intuitive, which pioneered the field in the 1990s and early 2000s, continues to innovate. At the same time, a host of other companies are looking to compete. […]
Depuy Synthes wins FDA clearance for Teligen system
Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s DePuy Synthes this week announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Teligen technology platform for spinal procedures. Teligen is an integrated technology platform that enables minimally invasive surgical transforaminal lumber interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) procedures using digital tools for visualization and access. The system has a tower with a camera control […]