Additive

Surgeons have performed the first cases using Exactech's Truliant® Porous knee. 

The growth of robotics, additive, outsourcing and mid-sized device companies and contract manufacturers are among the main narratives that we-like Mr. Madani-expect will shape industry dynamics in the coming years.

Ortho Spine Partners' business model is new to us. Using complementary perspectives from device company and hospital purchasing sides as a team approach, they serve as hired strategists and executors for product commercialization and corporate activities. Orthopedics is a relationship-driven industry, and the modern sales process requires different relationships. OSP's leadership is betting that its surgeon, hospital, sales rep and device company contacts, as well as its out-of-the-box thinking, can be leveraged to provide small partnering companies with national scale typically not attainable by young companies.

CoreLink introduced a lateral access and interbody fusion platform comprising tissue retractor options and F3D titanium alloy and CL5 PEEK lateral interbody implants.

Enabling technology was the story of the North American Spine Society 2019 annual meeting (NASS), with the top spine players heavily featuring their robotic-assisted surgery ecosystems.

Rejoint announced completion of the first in human procedure with the company's 3D-printed total knee. 

Dr. Bob Poggie reflects on trends in materials to increase durability of articulation and reliability of implant fixation; design solutions to improve kinematics; computer-driven advances in design and manufacturing and surgical tools to increase accuracy, reliability and efficiency of procedures.