Orthopaedics

Smith & Nephew’s Endoscopy Division today announced the launch of the BICEPTOR Tenodesis System to treat injuries to the biceps tendon in the shoulder.

If hip resurfacing is an option, the surgeon will simply reshape the damaged surface of the femoral ball and then cover it with a round metal cap. The limitation here is that the procedure only works for bone that is not too damaged by arthritis.

The Food and Drug Administration said it will re-examine its decision to approve a knee-surgery device last December over the objections of several scientists and managers at the agency, according to a letter from the FDA that the Senate Finance Committee reviewed Monday.

CONMED Corporation’s CONMED Linvatec arthroscopy unit announced today the full market release of the Paladin™ Rotator Cuff Suture Anchor System following its preview at the recent Spring Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting.

Alphatec Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., introduced the ARC Portal Access System in conjunction with the introduction of the minimally invasive GLIF technique during the AANS annual meeting in San Diego, CA.

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of the PEEK PREVAIL™ Cervical Interbody Device.

Despite the common perception that total hip replacements last about 10 years, researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found that the devices are extremely durable, even 20 years after surgery.

SensAble Technologies, Inc® announced that its customer GMV is showcasing an expanded set of touch-enabled features in a major new version of its insightArthroVR® arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery simulator at this week’s Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) annual meeting in San Diego.

Citing weak global markets, Smith & Nephew PLC reported a 5 percent decline in revenues for the first quarter of 2009, falling from $911 million in the year-ago quarter to $865 million.

MRI has identified five possible causes of patient complications from anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery, according to a study performed at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA, and Sahlgrenska-Molndal University Hospital in Gothenborg, Sweden.

Rush University Medical Center is testing a new procedure for regenerating damaged articular cartilage in the knee joint to relieve the pain of osteoarthritis.

Core Essence Orthopaedics, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration for SECURUS™, a novel knotless suture anchor system used in minimally invasive, arthroscopic surgery.

According to Millennium Research Group’s US Markets for Large-Joint Reconstructive Implants 2009 report, hip resurfacing will be the fastest-growing segment of the large-joint reconstructive implant market through 2013, rising at a compound annual growth rate of over 25%.

A revolutionary new physical activity monitoring system which compares actual patient activity with researched norms for individual patient types has been unveiled to support orthopaedic surgeons and GPs in their decision making processes along the care pathway.

NovaLign Orthopedics Inc. can now market its first product, a bone fixation system, after it received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.

IlluminOss Medical Inc., a medical device company developing the innovative IlluminOss™ Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System for orthopedic surgery, today announced that it had been granted a CE Mark.