Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes has settled with federal prosecutors over allegations that it provided a Massachusetts-based surgeon with $100,000 worth of free products to win business. As part of the $9.75 million settlement agreement, DePuy Synthes admitted that it provided free cages, rods, screws, plates and modular access and retraction systems to the surgeon […]
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Depuy Synthes wins FDA clearance for Teligen system
Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s DePuy Synthes this week announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Teligen technology platform for spinal procedures. Teligen is an integrated technology platform that enables minimally invasive surgical transforaminal lumber interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) procedures using digital tools for visualization and access. The system has a tower with a camera control […]
FDA clears DePuy Synthes’ Inhance for total shoulder arthroplasty
Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s DePuy Synthes ortho device company announced today that its Inhance system has received FDA clearance for total shoulder arthroplasty. DePuy Synthes officials say their company is first to market with a fully convertible should arthroplasty system. The new clearance is in addition to the system’s already cleared use in anatomic shoulder […]
How Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes is shifting toward digital
Johnson & Johnson is increasingly digitizing in the medical device space, with the company even recently rebranding the business to Johnson & Johnson MedTech to reflect the shift. Many medtech companies have embraced the trend. It’s all about providing software, knowledge and insights to boost healthcare outcomes and hopefully help the system operate more efficiently […]
DePuy Synthes adds two knee systems to Attune Knee portfolio
Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced that its orthopedics company DePuy Synthes has added the Cementless Fixed Bearing knee and Medial Stabilized knee to its Attune Knee portfolio. The company’s two new innovations build on Attune’s kinematic features that include Gradius Curve and Glideright Articulation. Both knee additions work seamlessly with DePuy Synthes’ Velys robotic-assisted surgical […]
Surgeon wins $20M verdict against J&J’s DePuy Synthes
A federal jury hit DePuy Synthes with a $20 million verdict payable to a surgeon who said the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) orthopedic unit stole his patented technology. The surgeon, Dr. Gary Lynn Rasmussen of Utah, invented a device for aligning and positioning the prosthesis in knee replacement procedures, according to court records. He applied […]
DePuy Synthes acquires CrossRoads Extremity Systems
Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) DePuy Synthes announced that it acquired CrossRoads Extremity Systems. Tennessee-based CrossRoads Extremity Systems develops a range of procedure-specific, sterile-packed implants and instrumentation systems cleared for lower extremity indications. The company grew into a leader in the foot and ankle space with backing from HealthpointCapital. According to a news release, in acquiring […]
DePuy Synthes buys OrthoSpin and its robotic external fixation system
Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) DePuy Synthes — through its Synthes GmbH affiliate — announced today that it acquired OrthoSpin. Israel-based OrthoSpin develops a robot-assisted external fixation system for orthopedic treatments. The platform is used in conjunction with DePuy Synthes’ Maxframe multi-axial correction system, an external ring fixation system. OrthoSpin received FDA clearance for its second […]
J&J Institute, DePuy Synthes launch mobile training lab for Velys robotic surgery platform
DePuy Synthes and the Johnson & Johnson Institute launched a mobile training lab for surgeons using the Velys robot-assisted platform. The first-of-its-kind mobile training lab offering next-generation training directly to surgeons and their teams was launched in Sydney, Australia, according to a news release. DePuy Synthes, the orthopaedics business unit of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), […]
DePuy Synthes launches Inhance shoulder system
Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) DePuy Synthes this week announced that it has launched its Inhance shoulder system. DePuy Synthes designed the Inhance system as a fully integrated shoulder arthroplasty system. It has an intuitive stemless-first surgical approach that offers surgeons the ability to seamlessly transition from stemless to stemmed implants during surgical procedures, according to the […]
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 […]
