UPDATE: Updated to include information from an SEC filing. Arthromeda said yesterday that it closed a Series D round for an unspecified amount that’s enough to get its ArthroSight-PS hip replacement navigation platform through clinical trials and hoped-for regulatory approvals. The company has raised $1.5 million in a round of equity financing, with 10 anonymous investors taking part, […]
Orthopedics
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+ The 10 largest orthopedic device companies in the world
+ The ZimVie Tether helps kids with scoliosis — if they can get it in time
+ Could 2023 be a boom year for orthopedic devices?
+ The top orthopedic device news out of AAOS 2023
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Latest Orthopedics News
UPDATE: Medtronic recalls Kyphon bone cement device
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is recalling some of its Kyphon instruments that deliver bone cement after discovering a misalignment issue with the devices.* The Fridley, Minn.-based company sent a letter to customers last month detailing the issue with the Kyphon directional bone filler, saying it received 2 reports that “the directional arrow at the proximal end of […]
Aurora Spine shops licensing deal for polyaxial implant system
Aurora Spine (TSX:ASG.V) said today it will look for licensers for its proprietary polyaxial interspinous fusion implant locking system. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company said that it will be looking for both industrial and medical applications for the patented tech, entitled polyaxial interspinous fusion implant and bone growth stimulation system. “Aurora Spine is now offering its new Polyaxial […]
Orthopedic synthetic polymer dev Hyalex Ortho raises $16m in Series A
Orthopedic synthetic polymer developer Hyalex Orthopaedics said today it raised $16 million in a Series A round of financing, with funds slated to support its Hyalex technology platform. The financing round was led by Canaan Partners and joined by Osage University Partners and Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Innovation, JJDC Inc. Boston-based Hyalex is developing a […]
J&J’s DePuy Synthes touts 4-year Attune knee revision data
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes today touted 4-year data from a large registry study showing that its Attune knee implant had a lower revision rate than the overall rate for total knee replacement. The study examined data from 10,605 Attune implantations in Britain’s National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland & the Isle of […]
InVivo adds Reeve Foundation database to Contempo registry study
InVivo Therapeutics (NSDQ:NVIV) said today it will integrate data from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation’s North American Clinical Trials Network Registry in the Contempo registry study which is complementing its ongoing Inspire study. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company said that the Contempo study looks to provide comprehensive natural history benchmarks for the Inspire study of its […]
FDA labels Zimmer Biomet SpF spinal fusion stimulator recall as Class I
The FDA today released information on a Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) recall of select SpF Plus-Mini and SpF XL IIB implantable spinal fusion stimulators over issues with potentially harmful chemicals which could be toxic to tissues and organs. Class I recall designations, the agency’s most serious classification of recall, are used when there is a reasonable probability […]
Anika launches late-stage supplemental Cingal study
Anika Therapeutics (NSDQ:ANIK) said yesterday that it enrolled the 1st patient in a supplemental Phase III efficacy and safety trial of its Cingal hyaluronic acid-corticosteroid combination viscosupplement. The Bedford, Mass.-bsaed company is evaluating Cingal as a treatment for osteoarthritis-related knee pain. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Sanuwave Health taps Lithomed as Taiwanese ortho distributor
Sanuwave Health (OTC:SNWV) said today it tapped Lithomed as its orthopedic product distributor in Taiwan. Suwanee, Ga.-based Sanuwave said the selection of Lithomed was the result of an extensive search in the region, and that the contract comes with a minimum order value of $500,000. “Sanuwave has committed to deliver 3-5 new distribution partners in the second […]
NovaBone launches bioactive bone graft substitutes
NovaBone Products added NovaBone IRM and IRM MacroPOR to its portfolio of biologically active bone graft substitutes today. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company touted its devices as the industry’s most advanced bioactive synthetic bone graft substitutes available for orthopedic applications. The 2 new formulations are highly irrigation resistant and promote osteogenesis and osteoblastic activity, according to […]
Ex-Stryker rep loses appeal of $750k loss
A former Stryker (NYSE:SYK) sales rep yesterday lost his appeal of a nearly $750,000 loss in a lawsuit over his move to rival Biomet (now Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH)). Stryker in 2013 sued Christopher Ridgeway and another sales agent, Richard Steitzer, accusing them of scheming to poach reps and business from Stryker in Louisiana and New York. Stryker fired Ridgeway […]