A nearly decade-old whistleblower suit against Medtronic — involving FDA clearance of spine fusion devices — is moving forward. In an order dated Feb. 16, U.S. District Court Judge John Kronstadt in Central California denied Medtronic’s motion for summary judgment in the case filed by The Dan Abrams Co. LLC. The LLC’s sole employee, Bryan […]
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+ The biggest stories from AAOS 2024
+ 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
Latest Orthopedics News
Orthofix announces new president of Bone Growth Therapies
Orthofix Medical (NASDAQ:OFIX) is promoting from within to fill a new business president position at the company. The Lewisville, Texax–base spine and ortho tech company announced today that it moving its Bone Growth Therapies business out from under the leadership of its Spine business. Jason Shallenberger, previously the VP of U.S. sales and marketing for […]
FDA clears sacroiliac joint fusion device from Nevro
Nevro (NYSE:NVRO) announced today that the FDA cleared its sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion device without the need to include an accompanying screw. Redwood City, California-based Nevro plans to market this device as Nevro1, without the need for the NevroFix screw. The system aims to immediately transfix the SI joint, allowing the opportunity for long-term fusion. […]
Stryker reports first shoulder arthroplasty with Blueprint MR guidance system in Europe
Stryker announced today that surgeons completed the first shoulder arthroplasty surgeries in Europe using its Blueprint guidance. Dr. Julien Berhouet (Tours Hospital, France) and Dr. Lionel Neyton (Centre Orthopédique Santy and Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz, France) performed the cases. These cases follow the first surgeries using the mixed reality (MR) guidance in North America last […]
Smith+Nephew sales are up 7% as 12-point plan progresses
Smith+Nephew shares dipped today on fourth-quarter results that included nearly 7% sales growth year-over-year. Shares of SNN fell 2% to $27.97 apiece in late-afternoon trading. The London-based orthopedic giant posted sales of $1.458 million in the quarter. That marked 6.8% growth compared to the same period a year ago. Smith+Nephew says it continues to make […]
Enovis stock rises on Street-beating Q4, return to profit
Enovis shares got a boost today on fourth-quarter results that landed ahead of the consensus forecast. Shares of ENOV rose 7.4% at $64.72 apiece in mid-afternoon trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — ticked up 0.5%. The Wilmington, Delaware-based company — one of the […]
FDA clears ROSA Shoulder robotic surgery system from Zimmer Biomet
Zimmer Biomet announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its ROSA Shoulder robotic-assisted surgery system. The company says this marks the clearance of the world’s first robotic surgery system for shoulder replacement. It’s also the fourth application for the ROSA (Robotic Surgical Assistant) portfolio, which includes the ROSA Knee and ROSA Hip. Zimmer […]
Former Mazor VP convicted of insider trading
A federal jury in Minnesota has convicted a former Mazor Robotics VP of insider trading and securities fraud around Medtronic’s $1.6 billion acquisition announcement in 2018. Ron Tavlin was Mazor’s VP of business development from 2017 to 2019. Before that, he’d been a paid consultant for Medtronic. On Feb. 16, a jury found him guilty on […]
QuidelOrtho terminates CEO
QuidelOrtho announced today that it terminated President and CEO Douglas Bryant, effective immediately. The San Diego–based diagnostic tech company said the decision came after a “comprehensive evaluation.” Bryant also resigned from the board of directors, effective today. QuidelOrtho’s board formed the Office of the Chief Executive Officer on February 17 to ensure business continuity and […]
CytexOrtho wins OrthoPitch Technology Competition at AAOS 2024
Durham, North Carolina–based CytexOrtho won the inaugural OrthoPitch Technology Competition at AAOS 2024 this week. A pre-clinical stage medical device company, CytexOrtho designed its ReNew Hip implant to restore the joint naturally rather than replace it. It’s a potential solution for active people with early hip disease who are too young for a total hip […]
The biggest stories from AAOS 2024
Stryker, Smith+Nephew, Osso VR and more made important announcements at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ annual meeting (AAOS 2024). AAOS 2024, running Feb. 12–16 in San Francisco, was also where a new study raised questions about the benefits of robotic knee surgery. Go to our sibling site Medical Design & Outsourcing to find out […]