NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA) said today it launched three new products as part of its biologics portfolio, including its Traditional Bone Allograft, Amniotic Membrate DS and Propel DBM. The San Diego-based company’s Traditional Bone Allograft includes cancellous chips, demineralized cancellous chips, cortical cancellous chips and cancellous crushed, which the company claims the has osteoconductive properties intended to provide […]
B-One Ortho wins FDA nod for total hip system
Early stage orthopedic tech company B-One Ortho said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for the B-One total hip system, touting it as its first device clearance from the agency. The B-One is a cementless total hip system which features coating technology and instrumentation intended to optimize patient fit for a modern patient demographic, the […]
SpineEx registers $17m IPO
SpineEx this week registered for an initial public offering worth $17 million for the expandable spinal cage technology it’s developing. Fremont, Calif.-based SpineEx applied for 510(k) clearance from the FDA in June for the Sagittae cage implant and said it hopes to win the regulatory nod by the end of the year. If the Sagittae […]
BoneSupport forecasts mid-double-digit growth after 2019
BoneSupport said today that it expects to see sales growth of greater than 40% beyond 2019 as a result of initiatives enacted as a result of an internal strategic review. The Lund, Sweden-based company said that its new strategic initiatives will focus on innovation, strong clinical and HEOR evidence and an effective commercial platform, according […]
Zavation, PanMed join forces in spinal device market
Spinal hardware and biologics company Zavation Medical Products (Jackson, Miss.) said today that it has partnered with the management team of Pan Medical U.S. Corp. to buy that company. PanMed (Tampa, Fla.) designs, develops and manufactures highly complex medical products including balloons, catheters, needles, and instrument kits used in minimally invasive procedures, primarily in kyphoplasty and interventional radiology. […]
NFL players get in on $23m Series A for Miach Orthopaedics
The National Football League Players Assn. got in on a nearly $23 million Series A round for Miach Orthopaedics and its knee repair technology, the Boston-based company said today. Miach is developing bio-engineered implants for surgical connective tissue repair, aiming first at anterior cruciate ligament repair with its Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair product, a sponge that’s designed to […]
ConforMIS claims $11m win in patent infringement case against Smith & Nephew
ConforMIS (NSDQ:CFMS) today claimed a win in a patent infringement lawsuit against Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) over technology for patient-specific knee implants. Bedford, Mass.-based ConforMIS sued the British healthcare giant in 2016 in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, alleging infringement of eight patents by Smith & Nephew’s Visionaire cutting guides. Billed as “custom fit,” the Visionaire guides are used with […]
Genentech wins FDA nod for subcutaneous formulation of arthritis drug
Roche‘s (OTC:RHHBY) Genentech reported this week that the FDA approved the subcutaneous formulation of tocilizumab for the treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in patients two years and older. The U.S. agency approved the intravenous formulation of Actemra for the same indication in 2011. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. […]
Paradigm Spine wins coverage for spinal stenosis implant
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has extended coverage to Paradigm Spine’s Coflex interlaminar stabilization implant, the company announced today. Approved by the FDA in 2012, Coflex is a non-fusion, motion-preserving stabilization implant for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Used in conjunction with a decompression procedure or in lieu of a spinal fusion, Coflex is a single-piece, […]
Report: Johnson & Johnson to work with Indian gov’t to settle ASR hip cases
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) will work with the Indian government to compensate individuals harmed by the company’s ASR hip implants, which recalled in the US eight years ago, after data indicated a high failure rate, according to a new Reuters report. Last week, an Indian government panel recommended that Johnson & Johnson pay at least $27,812 […]
LimaCorporate inks milestones deal with TechMah Medical
LimaCorporate said it agreed to acquire TechMah Medical and its digital tools for orthopedic procedures in a milestone-based deal worth an unspecified amount. The plan calls for the TechMah team to develop software and smart instruments for Lima’s line of 3D-printed implants. Knoxville, Tenn.-based TechMah’s founder, Mohamed Mahfouz, is slated to stay with the company and […]
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