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Prompted by some mainstream media finger pointing, UBM Canon's editor-at-large Brian Buntz takes a look at some of the numbers behind the controversy surrounding the Synthes Norian XR product. Buntz reports:
94.17% of adverse reports involving calcium compound bone void fillers were filed by manufacturers compared Vs. 97% across the broader category of bone cements and fillers.
In 2011...
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Teleflex Inc. (Limerick, PA), a global provider of medical technology products, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its OEM orthopedics business to Tecomet for $45.2 million in cash. Financing for the transaction was arranged by Charlesbank Capital Partners, the majority owner of Tecomet. The Teleflex Medical OEM orthopedics business includes the Beere Medical...
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Recent statistics have revealed that nearly three of ever four Americans over the age of 40 are experiencing knee pain. DJO Global, a provider of medical devices focused on musculoskeletal health, vascular health, and pain management, has released the OA Nano knee brace. The brace, designed for patients with mild-to-moderate osteoarthritis (OA) is an off-loading knee brace weighing 14.2 oz...
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Biomedical Structures (BMS; Warwick, RI), a developer of biomedical textiles for medical devices, now offers a tapered medical textile service for tendons, ligaments, and other orthopaedic applications. The new weaving techniques allow for the creation of more lifelike structures that imitate natural tendon and ligament performance. The company shapes bioabsorbable and permanent fibers to...
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Dwalin DeBoer discusses the orthopaedic instrument conversion to disposable.
Capitalizing on its significant growth in orthopaedics, Mack Molding (Arlington, VT) has formed a business unit dedicated to this sector, along with for disposable medical devices. Dwalin DeBoer will oversee this new unit.
The company also added new services including cleanroom molding and additional...
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ON MACMILLAN'S RESIGNATION: MacMillan cited family reasons for his departure. Despite this unexpected announcement, analysts don't expect the company's stock to take a beating. Analysts from Canaccord Genuity expect the company to remain strong due to its solid senior leadership. CFO Curt Hartman has been named interim CEO and William Parfet is taking over the chairman role....
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The Bencox stem provides wide range of motion, enhanced neck shape, and a trapezoidal neck design that allows wide angulations, and protects impingement and dislocation.
A Seoul-based orthopaedic company is setting up shop in the United States. Corentec America will be based in Irvine, CA and will market the company’s hip and knee joint replacements, spine...
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DePuy has launched products for shoulder reconstruction, hip revision surgery, and joint replacement. As always, the company’s goal is to expand its product line while reducing healthcare cost.
AOX Polyethylene contains a blend of polyethylene resin and Covernox (an antioxidant), which creates a material that traps free radicals and scavenging oxygen. It is approved for use...
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A bionic arm developed at MIT has an app that gives users more control.
Using the technology with apps also opens up other possibilities Tablets, because they have cameras embedded in them, could enable the bionic arm to be used for remotely based rehab pops up. It also opens up the possiblilty of doing game-based rehab. “This could be used if someone moves x number of degrees, the...
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As metal-on-metal hip implants continue to be scrutinized, here's the latest from Jim Dickinson in MD+DI's Washington Wrap-Up:
A review of clinical trials, observational studies, and registries produced limited evidence on comparative effectiveness of various hip implant bearing combinations, according to an open source British Medical Journal report by researchers from CDRH and universities...
