It’s taken a while, but now the $14 Billion acquisition is final
Orthopaedics
DePuy Synthes and AO Sign Five Year Cooperation Agreement
55 years and counting: the old Synthes/AO collaboration is cemented for the future
Size Matters as Smith & Nephew Pulls Smaller Hip Resurfacing Components
Smaller sized Birmingham Hip Resurfacing components are being withdrawn due to heightened risk of revision surgery
DePuy Synthes Determinedly Integrates into Healthcare Provision
DePuy Synthes is launching its eSIMS Inventory Management and Ordering Solution as well as its Geriatric Fracture Program in the EMEA region
New Decompressive Knee Brace from Townsend Design
It seems wearability is the order of the day as the company broadens patient demographic with new OA brace
Moximed Springs Forward with New $33M Financing Round
Further investment will support Moximed’s efforts to obtain FDA approval of its KineSpring System as well as accelerate its European commercialization
DePuy Synthes Showcases Trauma Portfolio at ECTES 2015, Amsterdam
It’s trauma time this week at the ECTES congress, an even at which DePuy Synthes Companies are showing off their extensive wares
Smith & Nephew Buys Software to Help its Syncera™ Customers
Going rep-less is fine as long as you plug the gap with clever software to provide customer with procedure-management guidance
CE Mark for BONESUPPORT CERAMENT™|V, Injectable Vancomycin-Eluting Bone Substitute
First Injectable Vancomycin Eluting Bone Substitute in the Management of Osteomyelitis gains regulatory approval in Europe
Zimmer/Biomet EU Lines Divested to Lima to Satisfy Merger Conditions
Italian company acquires Zimmer Uni Knee and Biomet Discovery Elbow System within European Economic Area
Enova Illumination Launches World’s “Newest and Brightest” LED Surgical Headlight
Enova Illumination is celebrating its tenth anniversary and launching a new LED surgical headlight at the same time.
FDA Clears Conventus PH Cage™, MIS Proximal Humerus Fracture Solution
Industry’s first alternative to traditional treatment offers simpler procedure for proximal humeral fractures
New Preclinical Support for Illuminoss Intramedullary Biologic Fixation of Long Bone Fractures
IlluminOss novel Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System provides minimally invasive approach to replace splints, casts, metal fixator plates and intramedullary rods to stabilize high load-bearing bones
European Clearance for Zimmer/Biomet Deal
It’s taken nearly a year, but the EU cogs have now whirred enough, so the deal is cleared, subject to a commitment to divestitures
FDA Clearance for Wright Medical’s External Fixator
The SALVATION™ external fixation system forms an integral part of Wright’s Limb Salvage product portfolio
DePuy Synthes Targets Better Hip Fracture Outcomes with New Nailing System
A combination of design features and reduced procedural complexity underpin claims for the TFNA Nail, launched at AAOS this week