Orthopaedics

Sports Med device maker Mitek’s gone all biotherapy on us with its newly announced launch of MONOVISC® High Molecular Weight Hyaluronan and the PEAK™ Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) System

Dallen Medical has gained FDA 510(k) clearance for its Disposable Compressyn™ Staple Delivery System for Small Bone Fixation

Stryker Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire assets of Small Bone Innovations, Inc. in an all cash transaction for up to $375 million.

Wright Medical’s newly launched system combines a low-profile implant design and seamless integration with PROPHECY® Pre-Operative Navigation Alignment Guides.

Acumed’s new Total Wrist Fusion Plating System for Post-Traumatic Arthritis aims to reduce the risk of soft tissue irritation associated with traditional plates.

Annual EFORT exhibition in London to headline ExactechGPS® Guided Personalized Surgery from Exactech.

Results relating to the ConforMIS, Inc. iTotal® patient-specific total knee replacement have been presented at the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) meeting in Norwich, UK.

Device maker SafeWire has received U.S. clearance to market its split-tip orthopedic guidewire, designed to prevent inadvertent advancement of the wire through bone.

Two of the giants of the orthopedic industry are to become one, with the news that Zimmer and Biomet’s board have agreed to an acquisition. Biomet will cost Zimmer a reported $13.35 Billion, and will still be accretive in its first year.

Designed to make for a simplified operating room experience, this new system includes both plates and nails that share the same instrumentation and screws.

The CE marking of Aperion Biologics, Inc.’s lead product, the Z-Lig™ device makes it the first engineered biological device to gain approval for revision and multiligament ACL reconstruction.

Ortho Development® Corporation has received FDA clearance for its Ovation Tribute™ Hip Stem. The Ovation Tribute is a femoral hip prosthesis that is intended for cementless use in total hip replacement and hemiarthroplasty procedures.

Orthopaedic giant, Biomet, Inc has released its quarterly financial statements showing a consolidated net sales increase of 7.5% on a constant currency basis, compared with the equivalent period a year ago. The growth comes on the back of a similarly healthy picture a quarter ago.

Extremity Medical, LLC has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for the HammerFiX™ for the fixation of osteotomies and reconstruction of the lesser toes following correction procedures for hammertoe, claw toe, and mallet toe.

Rotation Medical, Inc. tells us it has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its implantable collagen scaffold technology. The new technology is designed for use during arthroscopic and mini-open procedures to help support clinical management and protection of tendon injuries in which there has been no substantial loss of tendon tissue.

Better known for being a big player in extremities trauma, orthopaedic company Acumed says it is venturing into the new and expanding market of orthopaedic implants and instrumentation for the surgical repair of fractures and joint disruptions of the pelvis.