Orthopedics
Welcome to MassDevice's Orthopedics Hub, your resource for the latest in orthopedic news. Stay informed about the innovations and business news shaping the ortho device industry.
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Implants | Metal-on-Metal | Spine
Here are the top orthopedic device features from MassDevice and its sister publications (and scroll down to read the latest cardiology device news from MassDevice):
+ 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
🎙️ Tune in to the Ortho Innovation Talks podcast on the DeviceTalks podcast network.
Latest Orthopedics News
MiMedx inks allograft deal with Medtronic
Will the Stryker-Mako deal lead to more action in ortho?
NuVasive debuts Precept spinal system in Japan
California medical device company NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) debuted its Precept spinal implant in Japan, treating the 1st patients with the posterior fixation system.
Robotic surgery: Stryker agrees to pony up $1.65 billion for Mako Surgical
Alphatec to lay off 76 from Scient’x, Surgiview subsidiaries
DePuy hip implant class action lawsuits spread north of the border
Japan clears SpineGuard’s PediGuard surgical device
SpineGuard (EPA:ALSGD) said it landed Japanese Ninsho approval for its PediGuard, a handheld surgical product that helps guide proper spine screw placement.
Judge delays 1st bellwether DePuy ASR trial
A federal judge delayed the 1st bellwether trial in the multi-district litigation over the DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip implant, originally slated to begin this week.
Hip surgery assist device wins AdvaMed scholarship | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medical device startup Francis Lamont Innovations took home the grand prize in RCT BioVentures’ scholarship sweepstakes, landing a trip to AdvaMed’s 2013 medtech industry conference and a chance to present its technology in front of an audience of some of the biggest players on the field.
Francis Lamont is developing a novel device that helps orthopedic surgeons perform total hip replacements. The Francis Lamont Orthopaedic Table Extension, or FLOTE, device attaches to the end of any standard operating table and helps to control the position of the patient’s leg during surgery.
InVivo Therapeutics plunges again as interim CFO quits after 2 weeks
InVivo Therapeutics (OTC:NVIV) shares plunged some 22% today after the medical device company reported that its interim CFO, appointed 2 weeks ago after the sudden departure of CEO & CFO Frank Reynolds, had resigned effective immediately.