Monthly Archives: November 2018

Carmel spine surgeon wins $112M verdict in royalty battle with Medtronic

November 30, 2018 / John Russell Dr. Rick C. Sasso, an Indiana spine surgeon and inventor, has won a sweeping, five-year legal battle against medical-device giant Medtronic, with a jury this week awarding him $112 million in damages. Sasso, 58, president of Carmel-based Indiana Spine Group, had claimed that Medtronic had violated a contract by not

By |2018-11-30T22:48:17+00:00November 30th, 2018|Regulatory|

Global Hip & Knee Reconstruction Devices Market Outlook to 2027 – Computer-assisted Total Hip Replacement Surgery is One of the Hottest Revolutions – ResearchAndMarkets.com

November 30, 2018 DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Hip & Knee Reconstruction Devices Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Hip & Knee Reconstruction Devices Market is poised to grow strong during the forecast period 2017 to 2027. Some of the prominent trends that the market is witnessing include rising

By |2018-11-30T19:17:41+00:00November 30th, 2018|Recon|

LimaCorporate Celebrates the Launch of the SMR TT Hybrid Glenoid, Expanding the Shoulder Portfolio

UDINE, Italy, November 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LimaCorporate is pleased to announce the launch of the SMR TT Hybrid Glenoid, the latest addition to the SMR Shoulder System. The SMR Shoulder System is a total shoulder replacement designed to provide surgeons a wide range of options to address the different patients' pathologies. There have been over 150,000 implants

By |2018-11-30T15:37:18+00:00November 30th, 2018|Recon, Top Stories|

Jackson hospital first in nation to get next-gen spinal surgery technology

Nov 28, 2018 / By Taylor DesOrmeau JACKSON, MI - It looks like a tablet but instead of connecting to headphones, the wires protruding from this new device at Henry Ford Allegiance Health connects to stickers - which are attached to the arms and legs of patients undergoing surgery. The new device is called a Sentio generation 2

By |2018-11-29T16:07:20+00:00November 29th, 2018|Spine|

Histogenics and FDA Continue to Discuss NeoCart® Phase 3 Clinical Trial Data and Potential Regulatory Pathway

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Histogenics Corporation (Histogenics) (Nasdaq: HSGX), a leader in the development of restorative cell therapies that may offer rapid-onset pain relief and restored function, today provided an update on the NeoCart regulatory pathway based on its ongoing dialogue with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the FDA).  Since

By |2018-11-29T15:37:14+00:00November 29th, 2018|Regulatory|

WishBone Medical, Inc. acquires Response Ortho

WARSAW, Ind., Nov. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WishBone Medical, Inc. announces the acquisition of Response Ortho. Response Ortho has a complete pediatric line of external and internal fixation and deformity correction products. Response Ortho has been in business for fourteen years and has built a modern, high-tech manufacturing facility with access to an experienced

By |2018-11-28T18:00:08+00:00November 28th, 2018|Extremities|

FDA Clears SpinalCyte IND Application for Universal Donor Cell Therapy to Treat Lower Back Pain

November 28, 2018 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpinalCyte, LLC, a Texas-based regenerative medicine company focused on regrowth of the spinal disc nucleus using its universal donor product, CybroCell™, today announced the FDA has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) protocol for human trials in the U.S., considered to be the first IND approval for a fibroblast cell therapy

By |2018-11-28T16:44:11+00:00November 28th, 2018|Regulatory|

In2Bones Commercializes CoLink® View “See-Through” Plating System

Memphis, Tenn., (November 27, 2018) – In2Bones Global, Inc. today announces the commercial launch of the CoLink® View Plating System. CoLink® View Bone Plates, marketed under the CoLink® View brand name, incorporate a unique combination of titanium metal and a high-performance polymer called polyether ether ketone (PEEK). The CoLink® View Plates offer transverse joint compression through an X-ray transparent PEEK hub.

By |2018-11-28T16:18:12+00:00November 28th, 2018|Extremities, Top Stories|

United Orthopedic Corporation Announces FDA Clearance for Vitamin E Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene Hip Liner

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United Orthopedic Corporation, a leading international designer, manufacturer, and distributor of innovative orthopedic implants and instruments, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared its vitamin E highly cross-linked polyethylene (E-XPETM) hip liner. The E-XPE™ is the new generation of highly cross-linked polyethylene blended with vitamin E to

By |2018-11-28T16:04:10+00:00November 28th, 2018|Regulatory|

FloSpine announces the commercial launch of its CANAVERAL®Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw System

BOCA RATON, FL --- FloSpine, a medical device company that designs, develops and manufactures spinal implants and instruments for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today the commercial launch of its CANAVERAL®Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw System. The Canaveral Minimally Invasive Screw (MIS) System is a thoracolumbar posterior stabilization system featuring extended modular screw heads.

By |2018-11-28T13:30:20+00:00November 28th, 2018|Spine|