Julie A. Vetalice, Author at ORTHOWORLD

Implanet Granted French Patent for Jazz Lock

Implanet was granted a patent in France, addressing the JAZZ Lock® band implant for the treatment of degenerative spinal disorders.

Mar 01, 2017

Shoulder Options Seeks to Divest Proximal Humerus Plates

Competitive Landscape Mergers & Acquisitions

Shoulder Options seeks to divest its AFT™ Proximal Humerus Fracture, AFT Greater Tuberosity Fracture and CRP™ Cuff Repair plates.

Mar 01, 2017

joimax Obtains Full Product Registration in Thailand

ORTHOFLASH Spine

joimax obtained full product registration from the Thai Food & Drug Administration. Certification in Japan, Malaysia and Taiwan is expected during 2017.

Feb 28, 2017

Study Results: 98.8% Implant Survivorship of MicroPort Orthopedics Medial Pivot Knee

Joint Replacement ORTHOFLASH

Results of evaluation of MicroPort Orthopedics’ Medial Pivot Knee demonstrated 95.0% satisfaction and 98.8% survivorship at 17 years, with patients reporting high stability and comfort during regular activity.

Feb 28, 2017

Synergy Biomedical Receives CE Mark for Biosphere Putty

Orthobiologics ORTHOFLASH

Synergy Biomedical received approval under the CE Mark for BIOSPHERE synthetic bone graft putty.

Feb 28, 2017

Initial Cases for Centric Medical Hammertoe Correction System

ORTHOFLASH Trauma

Centric Medical successfully completed initial cases with the Hammertoe Correction System. Limited launch is slated for 2Q17.

Feb 28, 2017

Study Results: Independent Femoral Head Wear Testing

Joint Replacement ORTHOFLASH

Independent study results indicate that mean wear associated with Amedica’s MC2® silicon nitride femoral heads was ~15% lower than a BIOLOX®delta sample after five million cycles.

Feb 27, 2017