Julie A. Vetalice, Author at ORTHOWORLD

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

ORTHOFLASH Sports Medicine

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

Competitive Landscape Mergers & Acquisitions

GE completed its agreements to acquire stakes in Arcam and Concept Laser.

Dec 12, 2016

Amplitude Surgical Acquires 50% Stake in SOFAB Orthopedie

Competitive Landscape Mergers & Acquisitions

Amplitude Surgical acquired a 50% stake in industrial subcontractor SOFAB Orthopedie.

Dec 12, 2016

10th Anniversary of OMNIlife APEX Knee

Joint Replacement ORTHOFLASH

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

Competitive Landscape Mergers & Acquisitions

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

Orthobiologics ORTHOFLASH

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

Company Updates Competitive Landscape

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

Orthobiologics ORTHOFLASH

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

Bodycad Awarded U.S. Patents

ORTHOFLASH Robotics/Tech

Bodycad was awarded two U.S. patents for improving the accuracy, reproducibility and speed for 3D constructs via MRI and CD images in long and small bone orthopaedic applications.

Dec 08, 2016

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