Trauma

Trauma and biomaterials company aap Implantate AG. has announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S FDA for the small fragment plating line of its Loqteq® product family.

Smith & Nephew has announced that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidance supporting the case for utilising the Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System. It’s now putting its draft findings out for consultation.

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation has announced that it is to plug a gap in its range by distributing a private label version of the aap Implantate AG stainless headed compression screw system.

Device company Mindray Medical International Limited, is to acquire a controlling stake of Wuhan Dragonbio Surgical Implant Co., Ltd. signalling its intent in the trauma, spine, joint and other surgical products arena.

It’s EFORT time again in just over a week, so Europe’s Orthopaedic and Trauma will be pitching up to show off their new goodies.

Orthofix’s foray into bracing and cold therapy is over with its announcement that it’s selling Breg, acquired in 2003.

Nanotechnology to combine HA and Growth factors could be the best coating solution for inducing osteo-integration of hip and knee prostheses, trauma products, dental implants.

There was an inevitability about the whole thing, but still J&J and Synthes execs must be relieved that the EU commission into their mega deal has agreed to the takeover following J&J’s concessionary divestiture of its existing trauma business. Wonder how those guys are feeling though.

It may seem a bit obvious to suggest that downward price pressure and more central contracts will be offset by an ageing population and growing procedure base in the trauma market for the next few years. But at least MRG has done its homework in what looks like a valuable and detailed report.

Stretching definitions is what we do best, so why not call a helicopter a medical device if it’s an intrinsic tool for saving lives. This interesting piece admittedly leaves too many questions unanswered, but does at least prove that your survival is likely to be 1-2% better if you’re scraped into a whirlybird than a van.

Heavy hitters attending Europe’s premier Trauma, Knee surgery and Arthroscopy congress next month.

Biomet has an exclusive, binding offer of $280M on the table for J&J’s DePuy Trauma division. The deal is thought to represent J&J’s concession, extracted from the leviathan by an EU commission, in order to ratify its $21Bn takeover of Synthes.

Self-Tightening Sports Footwear had its origins in angioplasty catheter guidance mechanisms. Now the company is back in medical devices with brace collaborations.

Suspension Orthopaedics has gained FDA clearance for some interesting clavicle plates addressing specific problems associated with clavicular fracture.

Not to be outdone at AAOS, Orthofix announces new foot and ankle systems for US and external fixation system for international.

They’re all at it! Tornier now tells us what it’s up to at AAOS.