Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) unit DePuy Synthes said it agreed to acquire JointPoint and its surgeon-friendly navigation software for hip replacements for an undisclosed amount. Belleair Bluffs, Fla.-based JointPoint’s OneTrial software is designed to improve surgical outcomes in hip replacements by analyzing implant selection and positioning pre-surgical digital templating and case planning through non-invasive computer […]
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Is the orthopedic device space in the midst of a robot revolution?
Stryker’s success with its Mako robot-assisted surgery platform has other orthopedic device companies hastening to enter the space. The big question is whether long-term outcomes will justify the expensive technology. More than five years after spending $1.7 billion to acquire Mako Surgical, Stryker is leading the way bringing robot-assisted surgery to the orthopedic space. The […]
The 10 largest orthopedic device companies in the world
Robot-assisted surgery continues to generate headlines in the orthopedics space. But there is so much more going on among the world’s largest orthopedic device companies. Go to our sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing and discover what’s new among the 10 largest companies in the medical device industry’s ortho sector. Next>> Note: Medical Design […]
J&J and its surgical orthopedic robot: What you need to know
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) isn’t known for tooting its horn prematurely. The public won’t hear much about a new J&J device until the company’s good and ready. So it should come as no surprise that J&J’s DePuy Synthes business has kept relatively mum about the robotically assisted knee surgery device it’s been developing. J&J entered […]
J&J’s DePuy Synthes goes after Orthofix, ex-reps in poaching lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) unit DePuy Synthes last week sued Orthofix (NSDQ:OFIX) and a pair of former DePuy sales reps, alleging that its rival lured the reps and two other colleagues away so it could poach DePuy clients in Alabama and Texas. According to the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas, DePuy […]
Johnson & Johnson plans €36M expansion in Ireland
Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes is investing €36 million in expanding research and development capabilities at its Ireland Innovation Center. As part of the expansion, DePuy Synthes will establish a 3D-printing Development and Launch Center and implement the Johnson & Johnson 3D Bioprinting Laboratory. Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design & […]
India’s Supreme Court approves settlement amounts for J&J hip patients
India’s Supreme Court last week reportedly approved a compensation plan for patients there who were implanted with a since-recalled metal-on-metal hip made by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). Depending on age and disability level, patients implanted with the DePuy ASR replacement hip between 2004 and 2010 are eligible for payments of between ₹3 million to ₹12.2 million ($42,390 to […]
J&J acquires 3D-printed spinal implant maker EIT
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said today it acquired spinal fusion implant developer Emerging Implant Technologies for an undisclosed amount. Norderstedt, Germany-based EIT produces 3D-printed titanium interbody implants specifically for spinal fusion surgery. The company’s devices use proprietary cellular titanium which J&J said consists of an open and interconnected porous structure intended to promote bone growth into the implant. […]
Certain polyethylene-lined hips may last longer than others
Researchers in New Zealand found that artificial hip liners made of highly-cross-linked polyethylene showed less wear 10 years after implantation than liners made of conventional ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Patients whose hip liners were made of highly cross-linked polyethylene also had a significantly lower prevalence of osteolysis and revision surgery, according to a report in Orthopedics Today. That’s because cross-linking […]
DePuy owes $8m in Acantha patent infringement case
A federal jury this week awarded more than $8 million in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Acantha against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes over an orthopedic implant assembly. Acantha accused DePuy of infringing the patent with its Vector and Zero-P VA product lines. After the patent originally issued in 2001 and was […]
Study slams FDA’s ‘fast-track’ approval process
More than 98% of the 161 foot and ankle implants that were recalled from 2007 through 2017 were approved through the FDA’s 510(k) process, according to a new study. That left one recalled device approved via the more stringent premarket approval (PMA) process and two for which the submission procedure was not indicated. The 510(k) process allows […]
