Additive

In 1H16, 21 companies received their first orthopaedic-related 510(k). Of these, ten were bestowed for spinal products. Of those ten companies, only four are slated to appear on the NASS floor this year.

Additive Orthopaedics received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 3D-printed osteotomy wedge to address fractures or osteotomies in the foot and ankle. 

GE plans to acquire Arcam and SLM Solutions, suppliers of additive manufacturing equipment, for US $1.4BB in cash.

Wright Medical's divestiture of its large joint portfolio to Corin Orthopaedics officially turns Wright into the extremities company that it set out to become years ago, and leads to the question: What's next in their M&A strategy?

Spineart received CE Mark Approval for its JULIET®Ti lumbar interbody systems featuring TI-LIFE, a micro-porous scaffold designed to mimic trabecular bone.

Additive Orthopaedics announced successful treatment of a series of hammertoe cases with its 3D-printed implant. 

Benvenue Medical announced that >500 patients have been treated to date with the Luna® 3D Interbody Fusion System.

Vertera Spine announced first implantations with the COHERE™ Cervical Interbody Fusion system. Full market launch is expected in coming months.

Additive Orthopaedics received FDA 510(k) clearance to market a 3D-printed titanium digital fusion implant.

K2M received FDA 510(k) clearances to market CASCADIA™ Cervical and CASCADIA AN Lordotic Oblique Interbody systems, featuring Lamellar 3D-printed Titanium Technology™.