Arthrocare are back in the game with a strong first quarter for 2010.
Orthopaedics
Zimmer CPT® Hip Stems get 10A rating
CPT gets 10A benchmark rating The qualification of CPT Stem as ‘10A’ means that Zimmer’s hip portfolio comprises four primary stems with this rating.
Active Implants Announces CE Class III Medical Device Approval
Active Implants Corporation (AIC) today announced that it has received a CE Class III Certificate for its TriboFit® Hip System.
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Introduces CORETRAK Articulating External Fixator for Foot Surgery
Wright Medical Group, a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced the launch of its patent pending CORETRAK™ Articulating External Fixator.
Kensey Nash Announces Agreement to Acquire Rights to OsseoFit Product
Kensey Nash Corporation today announced an agreement whereby the Company will re-acquire the distribution rights, along with other assets, associated with the OsseoFit Bone Void Filler product line.
Titan Spine Begins Limited Market Release Of Its ENDOSKELETON® TT System
Titan Spine, LLC announced today that it began limited market release of its ENDOSKELETON® TT system, a new transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) device.
New Collagen Meniscus Implant Opens New Vista for Knee Repair
The Stone Clinic in San Francisco reported it implanted the first commercially available meniscus templates in California this past week, opening up a whole new field of meniscus reconstruction.
Small Bone Innovations, Inc. Raises $144 Million
Small Bone Innovations, Inc., an orthopedics company focused exclusively on technologies and treatments for the small bones & joints, announced that it has sold a total of $108 million of Series D Preferred Stock in a series of private equity financings.
Bone Solutions Inc. receives FDA 510(K) clearance for bone void filler, OsteoCrete
Bone Solutions Inc. announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the first device in its technology pipeline—a proprietary bone void filler, OsteoCrete™.
The Anatomical Graduated Component Total Knee Replacement
This study examined the 20-year follow-up of the cemented Anatomical Graduated Component total knee replacement carried out between 1983 and 2004.
Early Failure Of Knee Replacements
This study investigated a series of Kinemax knee replacements where the survival rate was only 75% at nine years, compared with previously recorded rates of 96% over ten years and tried to ascertain the reason for the significantly lower survival rate.
Navigation In Hip Resurfacing
Hip resurfacing can be a good alternative to total hip replacement in young adults because it conserves bone and it has acceptable short- to medium-term results. However, there have been concerns about fractures of the femoral neck with this procedure.
Magellan Spine Technologies Announces First Implant of the DART Disc Annular Repair Technology
Magellan Spine Technologies, Inc. announced today the first human implant of its DART (Disc Annular Repair Technology) System for use after lumbar discectomy procedures.
FDA Approves SBi’s S.T.A.R. Total Ankle Replacement System
Small Bone Innovations, Inc., a leading provider of innovation, products, technology and education for the small bone & joint segment of the orthopedics industry, announced today that the FDA has approved SBi’s Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (S.T.A.R.®) system to treat U.S. patients.
CONMED Announces Full Market Release of the Zen™ Wireless Footswitch System
CONMED Corporation announced today the full market release of the Zen™ Wireless Footswitch and adaptor by its CONMED Linvatec arthroscopy unit.
Tornier Announces First Human Implant of Pyrocarbon Shoulder Arthroplasty Prosthesis
Tornier, Inc., a global leader in extremities orthopaedics, announced today the first human implant of a shoulder arthroplasty prosthesis based on the company’s proprietary pyrocarbon technology.