Orthopaedics

OrthoSensor™ has announced plans to launch its Verasense™ Knee System in European markets after recently receiving CE Mark approval. Verasense is the first integrated intelligent orthopaedic device to provide surgeons with real-time quantitative data on knee implant positioning, limb alignment and soft tissue balance during total knee replacement surgery.

It seems San Francisco’s Invuity, Inc., has hit on a rich vein of unmet need as its clever illuminated retractor systems featured heavily in the last two weeks at both an anterior hip arthroplasty course and an innovation technology showcase hosted by one of the big healthcare supply chain companies.

A.M. Surgical, Inc. has announced the launch of the Stratos™ Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release System. The Stratos™ offers a minimally invasive surgical approach to relieve the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and results in a smaller incision, less pain and a quicker return to work and normal activities when compared to traditional open carpal tunnel release surgery.

Surgical implant company RTI Surgical Inc. has seen a first implantation of the company’s map3™ Cellular Allogeneic Bone Graft implant in a foot and ankle procedure. The case was complex, the immuno-compromised patient demanding a graft that would heal.

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation has announced the first implantation of its Integra® Titan™ Reverse Shoulder System, in the United States. The system offers surgeons minimally invasive intraoperative options, and the ability to offer continued care for the lifetime of their patient.

A new case study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, highlights unprecedented technology for lower-limb amputees who could theoretically soon benefit from thought-controlled bionic limbs.

Mako Surgical Corp. is one of today’s bigger fish in robotic surgery, although it’s had to overcome some choppy waters to get here. Now Stryker has got its teeth into the Florida based robot-assisted knee joint resurfacing outfit, to the tune of a $1.65Bn takeover.

Nitinol staples for extremity fixation are not new, but this one, from Solana Surgical, requires no heat to activate its compressive qualities and is presented in a single-use, all-inclusive sterile pack, which avoids sterile processing and liability costs for the healthcare provider.

Regentis Biomaterials says new clinical data demonstrates the efficacy and safety of its GelrinC implant for treating articular cartilage in injured knees. At the ICRS World Congress in Izmir, Turkey, the clinical results demonstrated sustained knee function improvement over 24 months after implantation and significant pain reduction.

DePuy Synthes CMF has announced the U.S. launch of new instrumentation that enables less invasive surgical fixation and stabilization of rib fractures. The MatrixRIB™ System offers precontoured, low-profile titanium plates, locking screws and intramedullary splints.

Dallen Medical has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a polymer-coated version of its Compressyn™ Band for sternal closure. This clearance follows earlier clearances for its non-coated Compressyn Band and the company’s Compressyn Staple for foot, ankle & hand fixation and repair.

Zimmer’s PSI Shoulder utilizes 3D visualization software to allow a surgeon to create a customized surgical plan for each patient, and then provides patient-specific surgical instrument guides to facilitate placement of the implant corresponding to the plan.

Another absorbable ACL scaffold might well be on the horizon with the news that US company Soft Tissue Regeneration, Inc., has been issued a US patent which relates to its L-C Ligament®.

Wright Medical Group, Inc. has announced it received a “not approvable” letter from the FDA in response to its Pre-Market Approval application for Augment® Bone Graft for use as an alternative to autograft in hindfoot and ankle fusion procedures.

Medtech market intelligence company Millennium Research Group, reckons demand for arthroscopy procedures will grow steadily in the United States through 2021, supported by the ageing population and increasing obesity rates. With procedural growth will come growth in the associated devices.

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