Medicrea (EPA:ALMED) said today it won FDA clearance for its IB3D portfolio of 3D-printed titanium interbody devices featuring its AdapTEK technology. The company’s AdapTEK technology is intended to allow surgeons to create interbody devices customized to individual specifications through in-house additive manufacturing techniques. Customization features include different ranges of footprints, lordotic angles, heights, lateral windows and […]
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Latest Orthopedics News
Globus sues Stryker, ex-engineer for trade secret theft
Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) yesterday sued Stryker (NYSE:SYK) and a former Globus engineer, alleging that she took proprietary trade secrets with her when she took a new job at Stryker earlier this month. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for New Jersey, alleges that Madeline Davis broke her non-compete and non-disclosure pacts with Globus when […]
Report: India eyes penalties for Johnson & Johnson over metal-on-metal hips
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) could reportedly be on the hook again for the metal-on-metal hip implants it pulled from the market in 2010, this time in India and for much less than it’s cost the company elsewhere. The world’s second-largest medical device maker has fielded numerous lawsuits about its ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement since it pulled the ASR XL […]
After FDA nod, Flexion launches osteoarthritis injection
Flexion Therapeutics (NSDQ:FLXN) today launched its Zilretta therapy designed to help patients manage pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee. The Burlington, Mass.-based company’s extended-release intra-articular injection combines a commonly administered, short-acting corticosteroid with a polylactic-co-glycolic acid matrix using Flexion’s microsphere technology. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Amgen launches Enbrel Mini single-dose cartridges with reusable auto-injector
Amgen (NSDQ:AMGN) announced today the U.S. launch of its Enbrel Mini single-dose prefilled cartridges, which are delivered using a reusable AutoTouch auto-injector. The drug-device combination was designed with a needle that stays hidden during injection and a sensor to detect placement on the skin. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
J&J’s DePuy Ortho faces $247m ruling in Pinnacle bellwether trial
A Dallas federal jury this week ruled that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and its DePuy Orthopaedics must pay $247 million to six patients claiming to be injured by its Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants, according to a Reuters report. The jury ruled that the controversial metal-on-metal hip implants were defectively designed and that patients did not receive […]
Smith & Nephew touts reduced pressure ulcers in Allevyn Life dressing trial
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) today released results from a trial of its Allevyn Life multi-layer polyurethane dressing used in treating elderly patinets with hip fractures, touting reduced onset of pressure ulcers. Results from the trial were presented at the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel annual meeting this year, the company said. Data in the trial came […]
Smith & Nephew launch Navio bi-cruciate retaining TKR application
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) said yesterday it launched a bi-cruciate retaining total knee replacement application for its Navio handheld robot-assisted platform. With the launch, the UK-based orthopedics giant will now offer both partial and total knee options for the Navio, including what it touts as the 1st and only robotics-assisted bi-cruciate retaining knee procedure commercially available. […]
MedShape wins FDA nod for DynaNail XL TTC fusion system
MedShape said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its DynaNail XL TTC fusion system designed for tibiotalocalcaneal fusion surgery. The DynaNail XL TTC system is designed to better accommodate patients with longer tibial anatomies and treat tibial fractures, the Atlanta-based company said. The system is available in 260 mm and 300 mm lengths and includes […]
Medovex aims to help fight the opioid crisis with its DenerveX system
Late last month, the White House issued a statement declaring the opioid crisis a national health emergency. Many companies in the healthcare field are aware of this issue, but only a handful of pain-treating device makers are focused on fighting the crisis. Atlanta-based Medovex is aiming to be one of the few. Medovex produces the DenerveX […]
Rivanna tackles epidural failure rates with its hand-held imaging device
When they were students in the biomedical engineering department at the University of Virginia, Will Mauldin and Kevin Owen found a problem that needed solving – anesthesiologists often fail to successfully place an epidural on their first try. It’s a problem that costs the medical system more than $1.5 billion each year, according to Rivanna Medical. […]