Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that a surgeon in Colorado completed the first case in the U.S. with its Tornier pyrocarbon humeral head. Dr. Armodios Hatzidakis of Western Orthopaedics, PC, Denver Surgery Center and Rose Medical Center, completed the implant. It marks the first such implant since Stryker received FDA de novo clearance in late 2022. […]
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The top orthopedic device news out of AAOS 2023
Stryker’s next-gen Mako total robotic knee surgery system and more AI integration for Zimmer Biomet’s ZBEdge surgical platform topped the news at this year’s AAOS 2023. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023 annual meeting drew top medical and medtech talent to Las Vegas from March 7–11. Here is a roundup of major news coming […]
Stryker launches Mako Total Knee 2.0 surgical robotics platform
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced that it launched the Mako Total Knee 2.0 as part of its Mako SmartRobotics portfolio. Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker unveiled Mako Total Knee 2.0 at the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. It designed the system to deliver the same, trusted outcomes surgeons expect from Mako. However, informed by more than 500,000 procedures, […]
11 of the biggest medtech earnings stories from Q4 2022
Layoffs, growth and more — the biggest medtech companies in the world experienced a range of outcomes in the fourth quarter of 2022. Over the past two months, many of the largest medtech companies across the globe reported their financial results for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2022 (with a handful of exceptions due […]
Former Stryker Neurovascular president takes University of Utah medical innovation post
The University of Utah named Mark Paul, former Stryker (NYSE:SYK) Neurovascular president, as executive director of its new medical innovation center. Having spent his 36-year career across a range of companies in medtech, Paul is set to take over the University of Utah Health Center for Medical Innovation (CMI). His appointment becomes effective April 1, […]
How these engineers make DeviceTalks Boston go!
We love engineers of all types — here are just a few you’ll meet at DeviceTalks Boston. We love engineers here at DeviceTalks. It’s obvious why. Engineers are the straw that stirs medtech’s drink (apologies to Reggie Jackson). Nothing happens — financing, manufacturing, approval, help for patients — without a well-conceived product. And engineers often […]
FDA clears cranial procedure guidance system from Stryker
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Q Guidance System with cranial guidance software. Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker designed the Q Guidance System as an image-based planning and intraoperative platform. The company launched the system for spinal applications in September 2022. This latest iteration offers support for cranial surgeries. Q Guidance […]
Could 2023 be a boom year for orthopedic devices?
The orthopedic devices market is expected to reach nearly $50 billion this year as procedures bounce back from COVID-19, according to GlobalData. GlobalData predicts the orthopedic surgical robotics space will be even hotter this year, growing 25.6% year-over-year to $984 million. “Boosted by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, new generations of orthopedic robots are […]
5 reasons you should feel good about medtech companies in 2023
“Macroeconomic headwinds” is a phrase repeated a lot these days, but a string of positive medtech company earnings reports this week should cheer medical device industry insiders. The medical device industry may once again prove that it’s an economically resilient space. “While 2022 brought its share of supply chain and inflationary pressures, directionally, many companies […]
Stryker enters 2023 with good momentum — and Mako news
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) reported fourth-quarter results that beat The Street, predicting up to 8.5% organic sales growth in the new year. CEO Kevin Lobo also had a timeline of future application launches for the ortho device giant’s popular Mako robotic surgery system. The results, posted yesterday evening, sent SYK shares up more than 6% to $271.26 apiece […]
The top 10 medtech news trends of 2022
In this episode, your diligent team of DeviceTalkers assembled to review our top 10 medtech news trends. It’s our 2022 Newmarker’s Newsmakers! Executive Editor Chris Newmarker, Pharma Editor Brian Buntz, Managing Editor Jim Hammerand, Senior Editor Danielle Kirsh and Associate Editor Sean Whooley joined me, DeviceTalks Editorial Director Tom Salemi, for the latest DeviceTalks podcast. […]