A team of researchers from the Netherlands evaluated three clinical trials involving 681 patients with chronic low back pain and found that radiofrequency denervation combined with exercise did not bring about a significant reduction of pain compared to exercise alone after 3 months. Radiofrequency denervation is commonly used to treat chronic low back pain, but […]
Orthopedics
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Latest Orthopedics News
MedShape deals ExoShape ACL portfolio to ConMed
MedShape said today it inked a deal to divest its ExoShape ACL fixation system properties to ConMed (NSDQ:CNMD) for an undisclosed amount. The deal, which closed on Monday, includes Atlanta-based MedShape’s ExoShape femoral and tibial soft tissue fasteners designed to fixate soft tissue grafts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery. “The ExoShape system has represented a […]
Spine Wave launches Leva AF interbody device
Spine Wave said today it completed an initial limited market release of its Leva AF interbody device for anterior lumbar interbody fusion procedures. The Shelton, Conn.-based company said that the Leva AF device features all-titanium construction and includes modular anterior plates and a selection of bone screws for integrated and standalone vertebral body fixation. The device […]
Medtronic nearing resolution on Infuse suits
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is closing in on a resolution to the long-running legal battles over its Infuse bone-growth protein designed for back surgeries, according to an SEC filing posted last week. The Fridley, Minn.-based company said that it is approaching agreements to settle approximately 6,000 cases against it which asserted personal injury claims due to the bone […]
Exactech debuts ExactechGPS TKA Plus total knee surgery planning software
Exactech (NSDQ:EXAC) said today it launched its ExactechGPS TKA Plus software application designed to provide surgeons with real-time intraoperative computer guidance during total knee arthroplasty procedures. The ExactechGPS is designed for guided, personalized joint replacement surgery, the Gainesville, Fla.-based company said. The new TKA Plus application provides a simple tool to plan, guide and verify steps […]
DePuy Synthes launches Viper & Expedium fenestrated screw systems
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes said today it it launched its Viper and Expedium fenestrated screw systems. The company said the systems are designed to be used with its Confidence high viscosity spinal cement to restore the integrity of the spinal column in patients with advanced stage spinal tumors. The screw systems are intended to […]
Smith & Nephew launches total knee for Navio robot-assisted surgery platform
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) said today that it’s adding a total knee arthroplasty application to the Navio handheld robot-assisted platform. The European Union’s largest orthopedics player said the Navio system can be used with its Journey II, Legion Primary and Genesis II total knees. Smith & Nephew acquired Minnesota-based Blue Belt Technologies – Navio’s original maker – […]
Zimmer Biomet launches X-PSI customized total knee replacement
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said on Thursday it launched its X-PSI knee system, an X-ray-based, patient-specific surgical planning system designed for patient specific implant positioning using X-ray tech. The X-PSI system is designed for use with all of the Warsaw, Ind.-based company’s total knee brands, and allows surgeons to use X-ray images to generate 3D anatomical models. […]
Spineology wins FDA nod for Rampart One lumbar interbody fusion system
Spinal tech developer Spineology said this week it won FDA clearance for its Rampart One anterior lumbar interbody fusion system. The St. Paul, Minn.-based company said the Rampart One is designed to minimize exposure and vascular retraction requirements associated with traditional anterior spine fusion procedure, and includes both standard and oblique interbody device footprints with integrated […]
Bonesupport closes $57m IPO
BoneSupport said last week it closed its initial public offering, raising a total of approximately $57.1 million (SEK 500 million), not including an over-allotment option. The Swedish company, which is developing the Cerament G injectable antibiotic-eluting bone graft substitute, said it floated approximately 17.2 million new shares at $3.40 per share (SEK 29) in the […]
K2M wins FDA nod for Capri 3D-printed corpectomy cage
K2M (NSDQ:KTWO) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Capri small 3D static corpectomy cage system, touing it as the 1st-to-market 3D-printed, FDA-cleared device of its kind. The newly cleared device is designed for stabilizing the thoracolumbar spine during vertebral body resections as a result of trauma or tumors, the Leesburg, Va.-based company said. […]