It seems as if every orthopedic device company is getting involved in robot-assisted surgery — rolling out robots to assist surgeons operating on the knee, hip, shoulder or spine. Two events in recent years especially signaled that robots were coming into their own in the space: Stryker spent $1.7 billion for Mako Surgical in order […]
Orthopedics
ZygoFix spinal fusion system wins CE mark
ZygoFix today said it received CE mark approval for its minimally invasive screwless spinal fusion system. The Israel-based company designed its zLock spinal fusion system to treat chronic back pain. ZygoFix’s zLock system has a miniature 3D-printed implant that uses the spine’s anatomy for spinal stability instead of a traditional external screw-based stabilization. The company […]
Smith+Nephew makes a play in remote physical therapy
The British medtech giant seeks to tap digital health to fuel growth in orthopedics. The Aria Home PT remote physical therapy device is the latest example. It’s the size of a small flatscreen TV and shows up at someone’s house before they undergo knee or hip surgery at an ambulatory surgery center, interacting with them […]
Supreme Court rejects Medtronic bid to overturn spine surgeon’s royalties win
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) lost its bid Monday to have the U.S. Supreme Court toss a decision awarding $112 million in royalties to an Indiana spine surgeon-turned-inventor. The court declined to hear a petition by Medtronic to overturn an appeals court decision that allowed the jury’s award to Dr. Rick Sasso to stand. Sasso won the royalties decision in […]
Onkos Surgical wins FDA clearance for BioGrip 3D-printed implant
Onkos Surgical today announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its BioGrip 3D-printed implant technology. The Parsippany, N.J.–based company designed BioGrip to address the clinical challenge of aseptic loosening in musculoskeletal oncology and complex orthopedic limb salvage surgery. It helps provide bone ingrowth at the bone-implant interface. Get the full story on our sister […]
Ortho surgical software firm Enhatch raises $9M
AI-enabled surgical software company Enhatch announced today that it raised $9 million in a recent funding round. Led by software growth equity firms Trousdale Capital and Apis Holdings, the latest round brings Enhatch’s total fundraising to $15 million. It has also enabled the Hoboken, N.J.–based company to double its staff to 40. One-third of employees […]
Spino Modulation vertebral body tethering device wins FDA breakthrough device designation
Spinologics’s Spino Modulation today announced that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its MIScoli vertebral body tethering device. Spino Modulation designed the system to treat scoliosis in young adolescents. Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is a less invasive alternative to spine fusion, which is the standard of care for adolescents who need surgery to correct […]
DePuy Synthes launches next-gen variable angle clavicle plate system
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) unit DePuy Synthes announced that it launched the 2.7 mm variable angle locking compression plate (VA LCP) clavicle plate system. West Chester, Pa.–based DePuy Synthes designed the VA LCP clavicle plate system to treat lateral, shaft and medial fractures for small, medium and large clavicles. Get the full story at our sister site, Medical […]
DJO acquires Mathys AG Bettlach
Colfax Corp.’s DJO this week announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mathys AG Bettlach for an undisclosed amount. Mathys makes and distributes products for artificial joint replacement, synthetic bone graft solutions and sports medicine. The acquisition is expected to strengthen DJO’s patient-focused innovation pipeline and broaden its reconstructive portfolio. Get the full story […]
Zimmer Biomet expands executive slots with Medtronic, UnitedHealth Group veterans
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) today said it has appointed Wilfred van Zuilen as president of Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Dr. Nitin Goyal as chief science, technology, and innovation officer. “It is an exciting time at Zimmer Biomet as we continue to build out our Executive Team to ensure we have the proven, strategic leadership in […]
FDA clears Medtronic patient-specific spinal rods
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today announced its UNiD patient-specific rods for its spinal systems won FDA clearance. The UNiD rods are made for use with the medtech giant’s CD Horizon Solera Voyager and Infinity OCT spinal systems, which can be used with the Mazor robotic system. Medtronic designed the rods to be industrially pre-bent before surgery to accurately […]
