Trauma

AAOS is on right now in San Francisco. Here are Stryker’s “showcased” offerings from the event.

Exactech’s marketing communications doing a good job of attracting you to their AAOS booth by explaining what you’ll find when you get there.

Irish Orthopaedic Technologists at X-Bolt gain mination for R&D award.

Mobihealth News has reported on what may be the first medical app to gain CE Mark approval in the UK.

FDA permits marketing of Infrascanner 1000, the first hand-held device to aid in the detection of intracranial haematoma.

Smith and Nephew has recently combined its Orthopaedic and Trauma Business with its Endoscopy business and has now announced 80 job losses in Memphis Orthopaedic Division.

Boston researchers have found that less than 10% of retrievable IVC filters were removed from patients, despite the fact that the indication for the filter placement was no longer present at discharge.

Zimmer’s new Beijing-based centre reinforces company’s focus on innovations for the Asian market.

Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. a leader in the development of revolutionary bone graft material and antimicrobial coatings for medical applications, has signed an exclusive agreement with Jeil Medical Corporation for distribution in the U.S. and Canada of Jeil’s LeForte System.

Innovative External Fixation Product Line from ExtraOrtho Further Strengthens Zimmer’s Trauma Portfolio

Smith & Nephew results for the third quarter show revenue increase, margin decrease and $150m cost reduction plans.

Siemens and Synthes have collaborated to develop PreOPlan software that will allow surgeons to virtually plan routine trauma and osteotomy surgery.

Registration for the annual meeting of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), due to take place in San Francisco Feb 7-11 is now open for members and non members.

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.

Arobella Medical, LLC, announced European CE Mark approval of its Qoustic Wound Therapy System™ medical device for ultrasound aided wound care.

Flexible Stenting Solutions, Inc., a leading developer of next-generation flexible stents, announced today it has received CE Mark for its FlexStent™ Biliary Self Expanding Stent System.