9:30 a.m. RTI Biologics launched BTB Select®, an allograft that provides precision-sized tendons for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and BioCAP Select™, a composite allograft plug for customized bone void filling. (Source: RTI Biologics Inc.)

DePuy Orthopaedics has reportedly sent a letter to doctors, stating that recently-analyzed data from Australia suggested that the ASR, a metal-on-metal hip implant, has a higher than expected failure rate when used in traditional hip replacement in certain patient types. (Source: New York Times)

Healthcare of Today signed a letter of intent with DyfucaMed, maker of the DyfucaMed® Ratio Applicator for performing Autogenous Hematopoetic Tissue Grafts. The device delivers controlled application of a concentrated platelet gel that may accelerate tissue regeneration, reduce pain and prevent infection in a variety of procedures, including hip replacement. (Source: Healthcare of Today)

8:00 a.m. Integra LifeScience released the Integra™ Total Wrist Fusion System, designed to provide fixation of the wrist while decreasing soft tissue irritation. (Source: Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation)

Integra LifeSciences introduced Mozaik™ Moldable Morsels bone void filler, available in 4 sizes to fill voids or gaps in the extremities, spine and pelvis. (Source: Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation)

Study results indicate that non-invasive Extracorporeal Shock Wave Technology, applied with SANUWAVE’s Ossatron® device followed by fracture immobilization, resulted in an 80% rate of healing of nonunion tibial fractures. In 2Q10, the company will introduce the orthoPACE™ device to replace the Ossatron. orthoPACE will be indicated for a range of orthopaedic, sports medicine and trauma indications. (Source: SANUWAVE Health, Inc.)

Smith & Nephew Endoscopy launched the BIORAPTOR™ Knotless Suture Anchor for the repair of torn labrum in the hip and shoulder. (Source: Smith & Nephew, Inc.)

E. Marlowe Goble, M.D. in OPN Financing Healthcare Reform: A Novel and Workable Approach Today, healthcare in the U.S. consumes 13 percent of our Gross National Product (GNP). With healthcare costs projected to increase 20 percent faster than the rate of inflation, by the year 2020, more than 20 percent of our GNP will be spent in the healthcare arena. Future healthcare costs may be underestimated... read more

John W. Boger, Esq. in BONEZONE Laboratory Notebooks: Why They Are So Important Lab notebooks are an inventor's most important documentation tool, and must be kept in a manner that evidences that the inventor is the one who invented an idea first. Unlike the rest of the world, the U.S. is a "first-to-invent" jurisdiction. Thus, if conflict arises between two people over gaining a patent on an invention... read more

John A. Engelhardt in ORTHOKNOW Success Fees for Orthopaedics? In the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill, partial financing will come from "fees" imposed on the manufacturers of medical devices. As I review what is being proposed, I am (nearly) at a loss for words. The total cost to medical device companies will be $40 billion over ten years. That's $4 billion a year. Here is how it shakes down ...   read more

3/5 - Methods Machine Tools selected Jochen Reichert as Western
Regional Technical Sales Manager. He will cover the U.S. west of the Mississippi River, Mexico and Costa Rica. (Source: Methods Machine Tools, Inc.)

IMDS (Innovative Medical Device Solutions) added Ron Lawson to its Board of Directors. (Source: IMDS)

Millstone Medical Outsourcing hired John F. Ferris to be Director of Manufacturing Engineering.  (Source: Millstone Medical Outsourcing)

3/1 - Summit Corporate Services was awarded ISO 13485:2003 and 9001:2008 certification for the distribution and servicing of medical and consumer products. (Source: Summit Corporate Services)