News
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Spine/Neurology
InVivo Therapeutics Attains 25 Percent Enrollment in Spinal Cord Injury Study
Fourteen sites currently are open for patient enrollment.Business Wire 12.09.19
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BioPrax Biofilm Disruption Device Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Product is designed to help eliminate biofilm infections on prosthetic knee implants during early intervention procedures.PR Newswire 12.09.19
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Spine/Neurology
Orthofix Appoints New Spine Business Leader
Kevin Kenny was previously VP of U.S. sales for Spine and Biologics at Medtronic.Business Wire 12.05.19
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Packaging & Sterilization
Viant to Halt EtO Sterilization at Michigan Plant by End of Year
EGLE had been investigating over the past year and issued Viant several violations for inadequate capture and control of ethylene oxide emissions.Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) 12.04.19
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Spine/Neurology
Synaptive Medical's Modus V Expands Into Spine Market
Modus V’s robotic arm moves automatically based on the positions of tracked surgical instruments.Business Wire 12.04.19
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Biologics | Materials
3D-Printed Graftless Bone Transplants Go to Clinical Trials
ADAM is piloting the use of ceramics and polymer in 3D-printed bone implants, able to be produced at commodity prices.PR Newswire 12.04.19
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Extremities
CrossRoads Extremity Systems Acquires Implant Systems from Surgical Frontiers
The add-on acquisition furthers CrossRoads' strategy to build a market-leading company in the high-growth orthopedic extremities sector.PR Newswire 12.04.19
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Spine/Neurology
Micro Spine Implant Could Restore Standing and Walking
Hair-like electrical wires send electrical signals to trigger networks that already know how to do the hard work.University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry 12.03.19
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Spine/Neurology
RTI Surgical Appoints New Division Leaders
Terry Rich, experienced spine leader, named president, Global Spine; Olivier Visa elevated to president, Global OEM.GlobeNewswire 12.03.19
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KCI Introduces Solution for Challenging Surgical Locations
Company's latest technology targets post-operative incisions and surrounding soft tissue.Business Wire 12.03.19
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Machining & Tooling | Materials | Molding
From Nitinol to Nanotubes: A Materials Science Roundtable
While new materials are being made available, orthopedic device makers still lean on the well-established options for most new development.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 12.02.19
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Biologics | Spine/Neurology | Trauma/Sports
In Good Repair: Trauma Technologies Under Review
Novel technologies offer new approaches to fixing traumatic injuries when accidents happen.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 12.02.19
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MIS/Robotics | Packaging & Sterilization
Anxious Undertones: A Review of 2019
Despite a healthy U.S. economy and solid corporate growth, the medtech industry was wracked with worries in 2019.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 12.02.19
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Extremities
Toe Fusion Alternatives Gaining a Firm Market Foothold
Dr. Carl Hasselman, co-designer of the Arthrosurface ToeMotion Arthroplasty System, speaks about non-fusion alternatives for MTPJ osteoarthritis.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 12.02.19
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The Cluster Effect in Orthopedics: Is It Sustainable?
For a long time, we all assumed Minnesota dominated the medical device industry worldwide, but is this true for the orthopedic surgical tools industry?Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 12.02.19
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‘If You’re Reading This, You Need to Be at This Meeting’
The AAOS/FDA/Industry Townhall is taking place March 24, 2020, at the AAOS annual meeting in Orlando.Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 12.02.19
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Turning the New EU MDR Into a Competitive Advantage
This column examines three new elements of the EU MDR that medical device manufacturers can leverage.Dan Goldstein, Associate Director, Quality Assurance, MCRA LLC 12.02.19
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Design | Large Joint | Spine/Neurology
Five Reasons for the Small World of Orthopedic Product Development
Why do product development people tend to stay within the orthopedic and spine industry and not cross over into other medtech sectors?Victoria Trafka, BSME, MSME, President and Lead Engineer, Engineering & Quality Solutions Inc. 12.02.19
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Getting a Jump on 2020: Orthopedic Industry's 'To-Do' List
Are device tax, MDR, bundled payments, and value-based healthcare focal points for you and your company as we round out the year?Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 12.02.19
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Large Joint
mediCAD is Now Officially a Medical Device in Japan
The product is an orthopedic planning solution for hip, knee, shoulder, hand, leg, or spine surgery.mediCAD Hectec GmbH 12.02.19
