Additive

Johnson & Johnson/JNJ's business review day on May 18 filled some gaps in my understanding of the restructuring picture, but some holes remain. Here is what we learned, and what we don't know yet.

Johnson & Johnson is collaborating with a subsidiary of HP on use of 3D printing technologies to develop patient-customized products that can be manufactured quickly.

Stryker Spine is introducing its 3D-printed intervertebral body fusion device, the Tritanium® Posterior Lumbar Cage.

Bodycad introduced Bodycad OnCall™, personalized, individually-manufactured orthopaedic restorations for complex cases, particularly oncology, revision and osteotomy applications.

Renovis Surgical received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the Tesera™ SC porous titanium cervical interbody fusion system.

Amedica has fabricated its first silicon nitride structures with a 3D printing process called robotic deposition, or robocasting.

Stryker Spine announced FDA 510(k) clearance of Tritanium® PL, a highly-porous posterior lumbar cage manufactured via 3D additive manufacturing. Launch will occur in 2Q16.

Smith & Nephew will debut the REDAPT™ Revision Acetabular Fully Porous Cup with CONCELOC™ technology, its 1st 3D-printed titanium hip implant, at AAOS 2016.

Materialise officially launched the Materialise Mimics Care platform to support 3D printing services within hospitals. 

RTI Surgical commenced limited launch of the Unison™-C anterior cervical fixation system.