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Lambda Technologies Extends the Life of Orthopedic Implants

CINCINNATI (PRWEB) OCTOBER 01, 2018 Lambda Technologies has developed a surface treatment for modular orthopedic implants that eliminates the chance of failure from fretting fatigue. Low plasticity burnishing (LPB®) applies a deep, beneficial surface layer of designed residual compression to mitigate fretting fatigue in titanium implants. By putting the edge of contact region in high residual compression much

By |2018-10-01T22:24:52+00:00October 1st, 2018|Recon, Top Stories|

Medacta International Appoints Francesco Siccardi its Next Chief Executive Officer

October 01, 2018 CASTEL SAN PIETRO, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medacta® International, the privately held, family-owned global leader in the design of innovative joint replacement and spinal surgery products, today announced that Francesco Siccardi, a noted biomedical engineer and current Executive Vice President of Medacta International, will become the company’s next chief executive officer on November 1, 2018. After

By |2018-10-01T15:07:13+00:00October 1st, 2018|Recon|

Ethicon’s Novel Skin Closure System Leads To Higher Patient And Surgeon Satisfaction After Total Knee Replacement

SOMERVILLE, N.J., Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Total knee replacement patients and their surgeons were more satisfied with the cosmetic results and less worried about after care and possible infections when the DERMABOND PRINEO Skin Closure System was used to close the knee's surgical incision rather than traditional skin staples, according to a new quantitative research study conducted by Ethicon,* part

By |2018-09-24T17:32:33+00:00September 24th, 2018|Recon|

b-ONE Ortho Receives U.S. FDA 510(k) Clearance for Total Hip System

September 21, 2018 CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--b-ONE Ortho Corp., an emerging orthopedic technology company dedicated to the development of innovative healthcare solutions, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance for its first device, the b-ONETM Total Hip System, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The b-ONETM Total Hip System is a cementless total hip system

By |2018-09-21T15:04:41+00:00September 21st, 2018|Recon, Regulatory, Top Stories|

Amplitude Surgical: 1st Arthroplasty Performed With an ANATOMIC® Total Knee Prosthesis in the United States

September 10, 2018 PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Amplitude Surgical (Paris:AMPLI) (ISIN: FR0012789667, Ticker: AMPLI, PEA-PME eligible), a leading French player on the global surgical technology market for lower-limb orthopedics, announces the first arthroplasty performed with an ANATOMIC® knee prosthesis in the United States, the world’s largest market, at a hospital in Champaign, Illinois. The operation was

By |2018-09-10T22:52:05+00:00September 10th, 2018|Recon|

Orthopedic Implants Market: Sales in Knee Reconstruction Pre-eminent, Hip Reconstruction to Gain Steady Momentum, slates Fact.MR

Rockville, MD, Aug. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The orthopedic implants market continues to be a promising avenue in the global medical technology space. Emergence of advanced technologies coupled with rise in orthopedic disorders are major growth determinants for the orthopedic implants market. A recent report by Fact.MR envisions the orthopedic implants market to record an august 6.5%

By |2018-09-10T22:30:24+00:00September 10th, 2018|Recon|

Top Joint Replacement Surgeon To Lead NYU Langone’s Adult Reconstructive Surgery Division

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- William Macaulay, MD, an internationally renowned expert in hip and knee treatments and surgery, has been appointed Chief of the Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health. The new appointment is effective August 23, 2018. Dr. Macaulay first joined NYU Langone in January 2017 as its medical

By |2018-09-10T15:05:05+00:00September 10th, 2018|Recon|

LimaCorporate Announces Milestone-based Acquisition of TechMah Medical LLC to Expand Digital Footprint in Orthopaedics

SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI, Italy, September 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LimaCorporate, a pioneer and leader in 3D printing of Orthopaedic implants, announces the milestone-based acquisition of TechMah Medical LLC ("TechMah Medical"), a medical device software company located in Knoxville, Tennessee, to complement its hardware portfolio with digital applications. TechMah Medical was founded in 2014 and focuses on digital technologies

By |2018-09-07T14:37:37+00:00September 7th, 2018|Recon|

Promising ACL surgery outcomes for aging athletes

ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the most common knee injuries is an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprain or tear, and doctors are seeing a greater number of older athletes end up in their offices with the injury. An estimated 200,000 ACL-related injuries occur annually in the United States. Some patients choose to undergo surgical reconstruction

By |2018-08-21T22:10:58+00:00August 21st, 2018|Recon|

HSS Extends Network to Aspen

NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- HSS, the New York-based health system that includes Hospital for Special Surgery, is forming a strategic co-management partnership with Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) and its OrthoAspen specialist group, to provide the world's most advanced orthopedic care to Aspen community members and visitors. Following months of development, the relationship was endorsed by a vote on August

By |2018-08-15T21:35:40+00:00August 15th, 2018|Recon|