Smith & Nephew is to form a joint venture with Essex Woodlands, a specialist healthcare growth equity and venture capital firm, to create a US-based joint venture with the goal of advancing its Biologics and Clinical Therapy solutions.
Orthopaedics
Breakthrough In Understanding Lubrication In Metal-on-Metal Hips
Northwestern University has issued a press release about recent work published in December in Science relating to the formation of graphitic carbon, which has been identified as a naturally forming lubricant in metal-on-metal bearing surfaces in hip prostheses.
Growth From Outside Eu and US for Biomet
Biomet Inc’s second quarter preliminary net sales reports have been published and show a continuation of the tendency for highest growth levels to be coming from ex-USA and ex-Eu sources.
Judge Throws Out Smith & Nephew’s Case vs Arthrex
The ongoing legal dispute between Smith & Nephew and Arthrex Inc relating to patent infringement claims, has been thrown out on appeal by a US Judge.
Exactech Initiates Multi-Center Clinical Trial for New Cartilage Regeneration Technology
Exactech Inc., has announced the initiation of a prospective, randomized, multi-center, clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new cartilage repair technology.
Infrascan Gains FDA Approval For Its Hand-Held Intracranial Haematoma Detection Device.
FDA permits marketing of Infrascanner 1000, the first hand-held device to aid in the detection of intracranial haematoma.
Smith and Nephew Restructure Loses 80 Jobs
Smith and Nephew has recently combined its Orthopaedic and Trauma Business with its Endoscopy business and has now announced 80 job losses in Memphis Orthopaedic Division.
90% Of Retrievable IVC Filters Not Retrieved According To Boston Researchers
Boston researchers have found that less than 10% of retrievable IVC filters were removed from patients, despite the fact that the indication for the filter placement was no longer present at discharge.
FDA Approves DePuy’s AOX ™Antioxidant Polyethylene Bearing
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.has received FDA Premarket Approval to use its AOX ™ Antioxidant Polyethylene material with the company’s SIGMA ® Rotating Platform Knee System and LCS ® COMPLETE ® Mobile Bearing Knee System.
Zimmer to Establish Asia-Pacific Research and Development Centre
Zimmer’s new Beijing-based centre reinforces company’s focus on innovations for the Asian market.
Report Suggests Orthopods Like Ortho Companies, While Cardiologists Don’t Like Cardiology Companies
Details of how differing specialties make Medical Device purchase decisions have been quantified in Millennium Research Group’s new Perception Pulse Report
Knees Up, Procedures Up, Prices Down: Slow Growth For European Large Joint Market Over Next 5 Years
Clinical concerns about Hip Resurfacing will negatively affect growth in the Hip segment, according to a new Millennium Research Group report.
“Meerkats And Avatars” Cambridge (UK) Technology Event
Cambridge Technology Showcase: Reducing incidence of falls in the elderly, bringing cheap diagnosis of killer diseases, aid for physios with sophisticated gait analysis, coatings for medical devices to reduce biofilms.
Pulling The Plug On Grandma In Election Year?
The news that US Medicare was demanding pre-approval of hospital stays in 11 states was exposed as ill-informed with consequent recovery of MedTech share prices.
International Sales Growth Means Exactech Q3 Revenue Up 13%
US sales down, International Sales well up for the quarter as Exactech sees overall sales revenue growth for the quarter of 13% year on year.
Technology Company Turns Distributor As Bacterin Takes On Leforte CranioMaxillofacial Implants
Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. a leader in the development of revolutionary bone graft material and antimicrobial coatings for medical applications, has signed an exclusive agreement with Jeil Medical Corporation for distribution in the U.S. and Canada of Jeil’s LeForte System.