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  • Bracing/Prosthetics
    Sensor-Laden

    Sensor-Laden 'E-Skin' Gives Robots and Prosthetics Exceptional Sense of Touch

    Unique sensor system responds 1,000 times faster than the human sense of touch, the fastest ever achieved for an e-skin.
    Videos National University of Singapore 07.18.19
  • Packaging & Sterilization
    Sterigenics Reaches Agreement with Illinois to Resume Sterilization Operations

    Sterigenics Reaches Agreement with Illinois to Resume Sterilization Operations

    Agreement ends all litigation and enforcement actions pending with the state without penalty or finding of fault.
    Sterigenics 07.18.19
  • Extremities | Instruments
    Generex Biotechnology Acquires Pantheon Medical Foot & Ankle

    Generex Biotechnology Acquires Pantheon Medical Foot & Ankle

    Pantheon Medical Foot & Ankle is a manufacturer of specialty orthopedic surgery products and tools.
    GlobeNewswire 07.11.19
  • Research & Development | Spine/Neurology
    NuVasive Launches First Integrated Platform to Enable Better Spine Surgery

    NuVasive Launches First Integrated Platform to Enable Better Spine Surgery

    The Pulse platform combines neuromonitoring, surgical planning, rod bending, radiation reduction, imaging, and navigation functions.
    Videos NuVasive 07.10.19
  • Packaging & Sterilization
    Kohlberg & Company Acquires Nelipak Healthcare Packaging

    Kohlberg & Company Acquires Nelipak Healthcare Packaging

    The business will continue to operate under the name of Nelipak Healthcare Packaging.
    Nelipak Healthcare Packaging 07.02.19
  • Contract Manufacturing
    Medin Completes Add-on Acquisition of AMT

    Medin Completes Add-on Acquisition of AMT

    The acquisition expands Medin's platform in medical manufacturing.
    Newswire 07.02.19
  • Biologics | Spine/Neurology
    Celling Spine Buys Link Spine

    Celling Spine Buys Link Spine

    With this acquisition, Celling intends to further develop and promote a cell-centric spine platform.
    PR Newswire 07.02.19
  • Bracing/Prosthetics | MIS/Robotics
    Engineering Students

    Engineering Students' Exoskeleton Project Helps 5-Year-Old Move Arms Again

    Max Ng is moving his arms to feed himself, playing with his parents, and even enjoying one of the true joys of childhood—picking his nose.
    Videos UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering 06.26.19
  • Extremities
    Room to Grow: A Discussion on the Extremities Market

    Room to Grow: A Discussion on the Extremities Market

    A less competitive landscape and ample opportunities for innovation are helping the extremities market become one of the fastest growing sectors of orthopedics.
    Online Exclusives Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 06.24.19
  • Bracing/Prosthetics
    First Step Toward a Better Prosthetic Leg? Trip People Over and Over

    First Step Toward a Better Prosthetic Leg? Trip People Over and Over

    Vanderbilt team builds a device to capture stumble response.
    Videos Vanderbilt University 06.20.19
  • Extremities
    Predicting the Future of Shoulder Arthroplasty

    Predicting the Future of Shoulder Arthroplasty

    FX Shoulder USA's reverse shoulder implant is gaining traction with surgeons.
    Online Exclusives Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 06.17.19
  • Extremities
    Extremely Simple and Efficient

    Extremely Simple and Efficient

    With more patients becoming engaged in their health, small joint device makers are designing easier, more effective treatments.
    Online Exclusives Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 06.10.19
  • MIS/Robotics | Spine/Neurology | Trauma/Sports
    FDA OKs First Soft Robotic System for Stroke Therapy

    FDA OKs First Soft Robotic System for Stroke Therapy

    ReWalk's ReStore exo-suit is a versatile, affordable medical device for U.S. rehab clinics to treat millions with gait impairment.
    PR Newswire 06.05.19
  • Extremities
    OrthoPediatrics Acquires Vilex, Gains Novel External Fixation Tech

    OrthoPediatrics Acquires Vilex, Gains Novel External Fixation Tech

    Vilex is primarily a foot and ankle surgery company with a portfolio targeting pediatric patients and adults that generated $11.8 million in total sales.
    GlobeNewswire 06.05.19
  • Extremities
    Extremely High Expectations

    Extremely High Expectations

    Patients are demanding small-joint solutions that eliminate pain and restore a high level of function.
    Online Exclusives Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 06.04.19