Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN) announced today that it has successfully introduced a new field sales operations and inventory automation system in the U.S. in partnership with Movemedical. The new system is meant to help field sales reps better manage their daily inventory operations — and better serve surgeons’ needs — boosting automation and transparency. Real-time data will […]
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MedTech 100 roundup: Industry skyrockets as hot streak continues
The medtech industry’s seemingly unstoppable rise over the past several weeks shows no signs of slowing down. For the fourth time in five weeks, and for the third consecutive week, the MassDevice MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — hit an all-time high. Previous highs have largely been […]
Smith + Nephew closes Extremity Orthopedics purchase
Integra LifeSciences (NSDQ:IART) announced today that it completed the divestiture of its extremity orthopedics business to Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN). The companies previously announced the planned divestiture, worth $240 million, in September 2020. At the time, London-based Smith+Nephew said that the acquisition would significantly strengthen its extremities business by adding a combination of a focused sales channel and complimentary […]
The top 5 orthopedic device industry stories of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic presented a host of challenges, but major mergers in the orthopedic device space still got done. A deadly coronavirus pandemic is certainly not a good environment for people to go in for knee and hip surgeries. But even amid a tough business climate, orthopedic device companies worked through big M&A deals, and […]
Smith + Nephew touts clinical results for its for its total hip arthroplasty offerings
Smith+Nephew (LON:SN) is touting what it is describing as outstanding clinical results for its total hip arthroplasty (THA) portfolio. The results — in both the National Joint Registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (NJR) and the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) — involve Smith+Nephew’s POLAR3 total hip offering. The POLAR3 combines S+N’s Polarstem cementless […]
Tech bridges gap between sales reps and surgeons
Medtech sales reps often are an essential presence during surgeries. But worries about the spread of the coronavirus and the availability of personal protective equipment have pushed most reps out of the operating rooms, leaving surgeons without a resource to which they’ve grown accustomed. Technology startups are stepping forward to reunite surgeons and sales reps […]
How major medtech companies are responding to the looming EU MDR
Medtech companies that sell products in the European Union have a major deadline looming — one that’s already been put off once. The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) will replace the current EU Medical Device Directive (MDD) on May 26, 2021. Companies whose products are approved for sale in Europe must decide if they want […]
DTW Podcast: Who will win medtech’s own Supreme Court fight; and can the many mini Medtronics plan work?
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, we’ll first delve into Medtech’s own brewing Supreme Court battle. J. Michael Jakes, a partner at Finnegan, will tell us why the industry should be watching when the Supremes review the latest patent battle between Arthrex and Smith+Nephew. We’ll also talk about Medtronic’s Analyst Meeting where CEO Geoff Martha […]
The top 5 MassDevice stories of the week — October 16, 2020
For the second consecutive week, medtech giant Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) managed to dominate the news on MassDevice. The company’s “Investor Day” brought about several headlines, including new clinical trials ahead and a rallying cry from CEO Geoff Martha. Other news that garnered some attention came in the form of a new ultrasound system from another big player […]
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Arthrex challenge to constitutionality of patent judges
The U.S. Supreme Court said today that it will review a 2019 appeals court ruling in a patent spat between Arthrex and Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN), in which the appeals court judges found that Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges are unconstitutionally appointed. The 2019 ruling by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. could […]
Smith+Nephew is taking the road less traveled with its ortho surgical robotics
British medtech giant Smith+Nephew chose a different path in the ortho surgical robotics space. One of its top robotics program leaders explains how it could make all the difference. Faster, smaller and more accessible — those are the three descriptors that Sara Schneider uses to describe Smith+Nephew’s Cori robotic knee surgery system, which launched over […]
