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EOS imaging Announces Installations of First EOS® Systems in Spain and Portugal

October 30, 2018 PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: EOS imaging (Paris:EOSI) (Euronext, FR0011191766 - EOSI - Eligible PEA - SME), a pioneer in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, today announced the first two installations in Barcelona at Clavel's Instituto, a spine center of Hospital Quiron, and the HM Delfos Hospital. In addition, the first installation in Portugal is

By |2018-10-30T20:19:21+00:00October 30th, 2018|Spine|

BoneSmart and Maxx Orthopedics Announce Collaboration on Initiatives to Educate Joint Replacement Patients

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BoneSmart and Maxx Orthopedics are pleased to announce an exciting partnership to develop educational content for patients undergoing knee replacement surgery. BoneSmart® is the largest joint replacement community in the world. More than 2.5 million unique users come to BoneSmart.org each year looking for information about joint replacement, in addition to searching

By |2018-10-30T17:29:31+00:00October 30th, 2018|Recon|

Life Spine Announces First Clinical Cases of PROLIFT® Post Pack Expandable TLIF/PLIF Spacer System

October 30, 2018 HUNTLEY, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders today announced the first clinical cases of PROLIFT Post Pack Expandable Interbody System with Dr. Richard Weiner of Dallas, Texas and Dr. Bryan Barnes of Athens, Georgia. PROLIFT Post Pack

By |2018-10-30T16:45:34+00:00October 30th, 2018|Spine, Top Stories|

South Denver Surgery Center First to Deploy 7D Surgical’s Machine-Vision Image Guided Surgery (MvIGS) Platform in Colorado

TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- As providers around the world look for new and innovative ways to improve surgical outcomes and patient safety, the South Denver Surgery Center has taken a leap into the future with the installation of the 7D Surgical System for spinal procedures.  This system virtually replaces standard fluoroscopy, providing the surgical team with

By |2018-10-30T16:18:10+00:00October 30th, 2018|Spine, Top Stories|

Orthofix Reports Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

October 29, 2018 LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orthofix Medical Inc. (previously Orthofix International N.V.) (NASDAQ:OFIX) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. Net sales were $111.7 million, net loss per share from continuing operations was $0.07 and adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.43. “In addition to solid financial

By |2018-10-30T15:59:37+00:00October 30th, 2018|Financial|

Medical Device Makers Shut Out Of Value-Based Care Without Kickback Rule Change

Oct 26, 2018 / Bruce Japsen Senior Contributor The medical device industry is pushing for a change in the federal anti-kickback law to allow companies to fully participate in the shift away from fee-for-service medicine to value-based care. The device industry wants changes known as “safe harbors” designed to prevent medical device makers from running afoul of healthcare fraud

By |2018-10-30T15:30:30+00:00October 30th, 2018|Financial, Top Stories|

Zimmer Biomet Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

WARSAW, Ind., Oct. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.  The Company reported third quarter net sales of $1.837 billion, an increase of 1.3% over the prior year period, and an increase of 2.3% on a constant currency basis.  Diluted earnings per share for the

By |2018-10-26T16:18:53+00:00October 26th, 2018|Financial|

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announces the launch of its Shoulder and Elbow Registry

ROSEMONT, Ill, Oct. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) announced the launch of its Shoulder and Elbow Registry (SER) to begin collecting data on total shoulder and elbow procedures in the United States. At launch, the SER will collect total shoulder arthroplasty procedures data. In 2019, the registry also will have the capability to capture rotator

By |2018-10-26T15:31:17+00:00October 26th, 2018|Recon|

CartiHeal Performs the 100th Agili-C™ Implant Procedure in Italy in the Company’s IDE Multinational Pivotal Study

KFAR SABA, Israel and MILAN, Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CartiHeal, developer of the proprietary Agili-C implant for the treatment of joint surface lesions, and the Principal Investigator Professor Elizaveta Kon, MD, PhD of Humanitas Orthopedic Center of Milan, announced today the successful enrollment and surgery  of  the 100th patient in the Agili-C IDE pivotal study. "I'm excited to operate on the 100th patient

By |2018-10-25T21:58:20+00:00October 25th, 2018|Extremities|

Samumed Phase 2b Trial in Knee Osteoarthritis Meets Primary Endpoints

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Samumed announced today top-line data from its phase 2b trial of SM04690 in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Results showed that treatment with a single intra-articular injection of SM04690 demonstrated significant improvements in pain, function and patient global scores in two separate doses. Further details can be found here. Samumed’s

By |2018-10-25T20:43:11+00:00October 25th, 2018|Biologics|