New DUROLANE Agreement
Bioventus entered into an agreement with Galderma to bring DUROLANE knee osteoarthritis treatment to the U.S. Dec 14, 2016
12-month Clinical and Radiographic Results with SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Results from a study of Zyga Technology’s SImmetry® Sacroiliac Joint Fusion procedure indicate that, at 12 months, fusion was reported in 88% of patients and back pain decreased by 46%. Dec 14, 2016
Jury Finds in Favor of Arthrex vs. Smith & Nephew
Arthrex was granted US $17MM+ in damages following a jury finding of willful infringement by Smith & Nephew/ArthroCare on two Arthrex patents relative to knotless and cross-support technology. Dec 13, 2016
GE Concludes Offers for Concept Laser, Arcam
GE completed its agreements to acquire stakes in Arcam and Concept Laser. Dec 12, 2016
Amplitude Surgical Acquires 50% Stake in SOFAB Orthopedie
Amplitude Surgical acquired a 50% stake in industrial subcontractor SOFAB Orthopedie. Dec 12, 2016
10th Anniversary of OMNIlife APEX Knee
OMNIlife science marked the 10th anniversary of the launch of the APEX Knee™, which has been used in >75,000 total knee procedures since 2006. Dec 12, 2016
OrthoMend Acquires License to Absorbable Bone Fixation, Repair Technologies
OrthoMend Research acquired from Temple University researchers an exclusive license to develop novel absorbable bone fixation and regenerative repair technologies for commercial use. Dec 09, 2016
Three-Month Interim Safety Data from Phase I Clinical Trial of AlloJoin
Three-month safety data from a Phase I clinical trial in China for Cellular Biomedicine’s AlloJoin™ off-the-shelf allogeneic stem cell therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis demonstrated a safety and tolerability profile of AlloJoin in the three doses tested, with adverse events similar to that of earlier autologous trials. The trial is slated for completion in 3Q17. Dec 09, 2016
Strategic orthopaedic-related 510(k)s issued in November 2016
Strategic orthopaedic-related 510(k)s issued in November 2016 include: Preference Elite Pedicle Screw System (Amedica); Titanium Porous Fixation Device (Amorchem); Moss 100 Pedicle Screw System (Biedermann Motech); Persona Partial Knee (Biomet/Zimmer Biomet); AltiVate Anatomic Shoulder, Exprt Revision Hip (Encore Medical/DJO); Initia Total Hip & Bioceram AZUL Head (Kyocera Medical); Virtu C Spinal Implant (Met 1); Interference Screw (Nanova Biomaterials); Fortezza Spinal Stabilization System (Osso Surgical) Dec 09, 2016
Study Results: Biomatlante’s MBCP+ Synthetic Bone Graft and MSCs
Study results demonstrated a high rate of clinical success from a combination of Biomatlante’s MBCP+™ synthetic bone graft plus mesenchymal stem cells, particularly in the treatment of long bone non-union fractures. Dec 09, 2016
