Safe Orthopaedics Expands into Latin America
Safe Orthopaedics announced its expansion into Latin America under distribution agreements covering Chile and Mexico. Jun 27, 2016
Cytori Cell Therapy Receives Limited Approval in Japan
Cytori Therapeutics announced approval for Cytori Cell Therapy™ under the Japanese Act on the Safety of Regenerative Medicine. Jun 27, 2016
Carmell Awarded U.S. Patent for Plasma-based Materials in Drug Delivery
Carmell Therapeutics received U.S. Patent No. 9,364,503, broadly covering the use of plasma-based materials to deliver drugs and proteins to an injured site. Jun 24, 2016
Centric Medical Gains FDA 510(k) Clearance of Subtalar Arthroereisis Implant
Centric Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the Subtalar Arthroereisis Implant. Limited release will occur at the end of 2016, with full launch following in 1Q17. Jun 24, 2016
1H16 M&A Recap: Big Players Make Moves
During 1H16, seven of the eight largest orthopaedic device companies confirmed or completed acquisitions or divestitures spanning nearly every orthopaedic market segment. Here we present a full list of M&A transactions from the first half of the year. Jun 24, 2016
1H16 Funding Recap: Spine Remains Dominant Market for Investments
ORTHOWORLD reported 18 funding announcements in 1H16, compared to 23 in 1H15. Similar to recent years, the spine market was the largest target for funding. Jun 24, 2016
Regulatory Clearance in Australia for Centinel Spine’s STALIF L
Centinel Spine received regulatory clearance in Australia for the STALIF L™ No-Profile, Lateral Lumbar Integrated Interbody system. Jun 23, 2016
PONTiS Orthopaedics Launches the PONTiS Achilles System
PONTiS Orthopaedics launched the PONTiS Achilles System for tendon repair. Jun 23, 2016
MedShape Invalidates Cayenne Medical Patent Claims
MedShape announced that a U.S. District Court ruled to invalidate key claims of a Cayenne Medical patent. Cayenne Medical agreed to withdraw allegations of patent infringement and end litigation on the matter, and MedShape withdrew challenges to the validity of Cayenne Medical’s patent claims. Jun 22, 2016
Aurora Spine Issued U.S. Patent Related to ZIP MIS Devices
Aurora Spine was issued U.S. Patent No. 9,364,264, "Dynamic and Non-Dynamic Interspinous Fusion Implant and Bone Growth Stimulation System," covering ZIP® devices including ZIP Ultra®, ZIP 51™, ZIP LP™, Dyna-ZIP™, etc. Jun 22, 2016
