Smith & Nephew has chosen to announce the launch of its Trigen™ Low-Profile Screw at this week’s Orthopaedic Trauma Association meeting in Minneapolis. In a press release it says Trigen is the only truly “captured” head, low-profile screw on the market.
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LOQTEQ® Trauma Plating System Gets Initial 510(k). More To Follow
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.
Mindray Medical’s Ortho Adventure Starts With Dragonbio Acquisition
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.
13th EFORT Congress, 23-25 May, Berlin
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.
EU Commission Clears J&J ‘s Synthes Takeover
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.
Report Says European Trauma Device Market Will Grow By 3% Per Year To $855 Million By 2016
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.
The Ultimate Medical Device?
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.
International Flavour For ESSKA, Geneva, May 2nd-5th
Heavy hitters attending Europe’s premier Trauma, Knee surgery and Arthroscopy congress next month.
Biomet’s Offer For DePuy Ortho’s Trauma Business Paves The Way For J&J/Synthes Deal
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.
Johnson And Johnson’s Synthes Takeover Rumoured To Have Been OK’d By EU Commission
According to sources “familiar with the matter”, Johnson and Johnson’s acquisition of Synthes, first announced last year, is now likely to gain approval from the European Commission following its investigation and concession from J&J.
FDA Clears Two New Clavicle Repair Technologies
Suspension Orthopaedics has gained FDA clearance for some interesting clavicle plates addressing specific problems associated with clavicular fracture.
AAOS Sees US Launch Of Orthofix Ankle Compression Nailing and Plating Systems, International Launch Of Galaxy Fixation System. .
Not to be outdone at AAOS, Orthofix announces new foot and ankle systems for US and external fixation system for international.
Stryker’s AAOS Showcase Offerings
AAOS is on right now in San Francisco. Here are Stryker’s “showcased” offerings from the event.
X-Bolt Nominated For Innovation Award
Irish Orthopaedic Technologists at X-Bolt gain mination for R&D award.
Infrascan Gains FDA Approval For Its Hand-Held Intracranial Haematoma Detection Device.
FDA permits marketing of Infrascanner 1000, the first hand-held device to aid in the detection of intracranial haematoma.
Technology Company Turns Distributor As Bacterin Takes On Leforte CranioMaxillofacial Implants
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.