X-BOLT Orthopaedics today announced that its X-Bolt® device has received CE Mark certification
Orthopaedics
DJO Global Launches the Empi Active Knee System to Manage Knee Pain
DJO Global today announced the launch of the Empi Active™ Knee TENS System to treat knee pain, a condition which may affect more than 19 million Americans.
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (IART) Buys Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. for $65 Million
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) and Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. (“Ascension”) today announced an agreement for Integra to acquire Ascension, a provider of high quality, innovative products for the foot, hand and shoulder markets, for approximately $65 million in cash, subject to adjustments.
Smith & Nephew’s New DYONICS™ PLATINUM Series Shaver Blades Establish New Standard For Leading-Edge Resection Performance
Smith & Nephew has announced the launch of its innovative, single-use DYONICS PLATINUM Series Shaver Blades
Core Essence Orthopaedics Unveiled New Flexor Tendon Repair System at ASSH 2011
Core Essence Orthopaedics, Inc., a medical device company focused on orthopaedic soft tissue and skeletal repair of the extremities, has introduced their novel, surgeon-designed PONTiS™ Knotless Endotendonous Repair System
ArthroCare flips loss to $8M gain in 3Q
ArthroCare Corp.has posted $8.4 million net income available to shareholders in the third quarter, up from a $31.7 million net loss the same three months last year.
CONMED Linvatec Announces Launch of NEW GENESYS(TM) Matryx(R) Interference Screws Using Novel Biocomposite Technology
Linvatec announced today the release of its New GENESYS(TM) Matryx(R) Biocomposite Interference Screw for fixation of ACL and PCL grafts.
DePuy Orthopaedics Receives FDA 510(K) Clearance for TRUMATCH
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for use of TRUMATCH® Personalized Solutions with the company’s SIGMA® Fixed-Bearing Knee System
Patients prefer Medially Rotating over PCL Retaining, Mobile or Posterior Stabilised Knees
The results of a recent study indicate that the medially rotating design provides a level of stability and a more natural kinematic profile that results in improved patient satisfaction.
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces Exclusive Agreement with ArthroCare® Corporation for Foot and Ankle Product
ArthroCare and Wright Collaborate on Knotless Tissue Fixation Devices
for Foot and Ankle Surgery
Stryker Ends Distribution Agreement With Corin PLC
Corin PLC to Resume Direct Distribution of Cormet Hip Resurfacing System as Stryker ends distribution agreement.
Kensey Nash Acquires Assets of Synthes’ Norian Subsidiary
Kensey Nash Acquires Assets of Synthes’ Norian Subsidiary
— Expected to be accretive in fiscal year 2012
— Strengthens Kensey Nash’s position as a world leader in regenerative medicine
— Provides Fiscal 2011 Fourth Quarter and Preliminary Fiscal 2012 Year Guidance
DePuy Mitek launches all-inside meniscal repair system at AOSSM Annual Meeting
DePuy Mitek, Inc. has announced the launch of its OMNISPAN Meniscal Repair System for all-inside repairs of meniscus tears.
Delta XTEND Reverse Shoulder System adds a new high mobility cup
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. has unveiled a high mobility cup for reverse shoulder replacement, a hemiarthroplasty system for shoulder resurfacing and anatomic locked plating systems for the elbow and the proximal tibia.
Orthopaedic Implants expect market growth in USA
Trends in the US implantables market are presented in a new study from the Freedonia Group Inc.. Some of its highlights, including the products with the greatest opportunities are outlined below.
Depuy Mitek To Launch Bristow-Latarjet Instability Shoulder System For Treatment Of Recurrent Joint Instability
DePuy Mitek, Inc. today announced the upcoming U.S. and European launch of the Bristow-Latarjet Instability Shoulder System, the first instrument set specifically designed to be used in both open and arthroscopic Latarjet or Bristow procedures.