AAOS 2016: First-time Exhibitors to Meet

The exhibitor floor will host more than 135 first-time exhibitors. To help you plan, we’ve narrowed the list to 25 companies to watch.

• Arthro-Dif was created from the merger of Spinenature and Synchro Medical
• Notable products: ACROSSpine, a flexible and reversible fixation system that avoids torque on locking caps via the AXPIN Connection locking mechanism; Tiger Track screw for finger and toe

• Focused on American Institutional Review Board-approved protocols, designed to measure the safety and efficacy of intravenous, intra-articular and intrathecal stem cell treatments
• Seeks investors

• Portfolio includes Cemix, a cement mixing system; Renovaspine 12G Fast kyphoplasty system; Screwfix, cement injection cannula for cannulated screws, etc.
• Achieved CE Mark, ISO 13485 certification and the establishment registration by FDA

• Focused on design, development and manufacture of minimally invasive products to treat complex spinal pathology
• Incorporates 3D printing technology
• Notable products: Orthros™, a polyaxial screw that is blunt-tipped for bi-cortical purchase, with a low profile of 62° conical angulation; DIAGON anatomic TLIF; VERTA VBR Corpectomy System, COVERIS Anterior Cervical Spacer and TLS 5.0 Interbody Cages

• Designs, manufactures and markets implant systems for tendon repair
• Debuted tendon repair technology, CoNextions TR, in September 2015 at American Society for Surgery of the Hand, as an alternative to sutures for surgical repair in digital flexor and extensor tendons

• Designs and manufactures implant systems for foot and ankle surgery
• Offers EcoSmart System, whereby the company buys back the instruments, then reconditions and repackages them in new kits
• Notable product: MotoCLIP titanium/Nitinol-based implants are designed to provide active compression for healing bones

• Notable products: EPIX VAN™ patient-specific variable angle nail (VAN) and EPIX DTS™ Dynamic Targeting System, both with application in hip fractures
• In November 2015, Amir Matityahu, M.D., Founder & CEO, said that the EPIX VAN was cleared by FDA and slated for a 1Q16 release.

• Manufactures and distributes the Tropocells™ PRP System to promote soft tissue regeneration; sold under this privately-owned brand name as well as the ”Mycells” brand in >50 countries worldwide, including the U.S., under the brand name of ”Eclipse PRP”
• Tropocells has indications for hip, knee, pelvis, shoulder and spine

• Notable product: FitRite™ Hip System, designed for Asian populations, comprising three different hip stems, three acetabular cup designs and two liners; product is in final development and regulatory approval stages
• Products co-developed with the Mayo Clinic

• Notable product: Retentus® HIPSTER™ Retractor, designed to manage higher-BMI patients when positioning for anterior approach total hip arthroplasty
• Retentus HIPSTER will be available in February 2015

• Notable products: Perfect Spine internal fixation device comprising pedicle screws, rods, housings and transverse link assemblies; various nails and plates for hip and extremities fractures
• In-house capabilities include engineering, regulatory affairs, materials selection, prototyping, testing and validation, production process development, manufacturing and assembly

• Full-line manufacturer of stable/generic orthopaedic technologies
• Notable products: Sterizo Total Knee, Sterizo Total Hip

• Specializes in pre-owned rigid endoscopy and orthopaedic power equipment from brands like Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Zimmer Biomet
• Purchases used equipment

• Focused upon Nitinol-based devices used in the foot
• Received FDA clearance on dynaMX™ Compression Staple featuring Malleable Nitinol Technology in 2Q15; system includes  compression screws and plates, bone staples, intramedullary implants

• Manufacturer of locking screws and plates, bone screws and plates, interlocking screws, spine implants, cervical spinal plates, pedicle screws and modular bipolar hips
• ISO 13485: 2012 compliant

• Focused on regeneration and repair products for damaged menisci and knee cartilage
• Corporate headquarters and R&D in London, UK and manufacturing (by DSM) in Exton, Pennsylvania
• Notable product: Actifit synthetic implantable scaffold with a highly-interconnected pore structure made of proprietary biocompatible and biodegradable polymer

• In late 2014, Orthogrid released HipGrid™ proprietary, radiopaque, fluoroscopic guides designed to address common challenges associated with total hip replacement that may lead to suboptimal outcomes
• In late 2015, released next-gen HipGrid Drone™, an intraoperative radiographic alignment system
• Pipeline includes applications in hip fracture as well as shoulder, wrist, knee, ankle and spine

• Manufacturer, distributor and exporter of products, such as PEEK shoulder anchors and interference screws, CMF implants, distal radial plates, external fixators, spinal plates and cages, etc.

• Developing in.nav for orthopaedic navigation based in intra-operative video

• Received initial FDA clearance on posterior-stabilized Progressive Total Knee in 1Q15; system has an extended anterior flange with deepened patellar groove to support full range of motion and a bone sparing cross keel design for enhanced rotational stability with no femoral posterior overhang through full range of motion
• Additional clearance received for cruciate-retaining knee in 2Q15
• Progressive Total Hip received FDA clearance in 1Q15; design includes titanium asymmetric coating, high coefficient friction, immediate scratch feedback, etc.

• Developing the Libra Pedicle Screw, a facet screw system and interbody cages to treat spinal degenerative diseases and deformity

• Technologies for spinal fusion, vertebral body replacement and nucleus replacement/augmentation
• In 2014, commenced full market launch of the Annex® Adjacent Level System designed to treat patients with currently instrumented segments

• Product offerings: Klassic Blade Femoral System, Klassic HD® Hip for hemiarthroplasty, Klassic® BiPolar System and Klassic® Knee
• Offers streamlined instrumentation: only three trays for each surgery
• Donates one implant to Operation Walk USA for every ten it sells

• Restructured under new ownership in 2015 
• Notable product: AxiaLIF® Plus (Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion) System, designed to create an anterior retroperitoneal pre-sacral access route to the L5-S1 vertebral bodies

Key event figures, courtesy of AAOS:

Exhibitors 

• 747 total companies
• 584 Domestic, 78%
• 163 International, 22%
• More than 135 first-time exhibitors are expected to attend, an increase of about 7% from 2015. The total number of exhibitors is up 2% over 2015.

Attendees 

• 30,650 expected total attendance
• 15,100 expected surgeons and medical professionals
• 30% of surgeon and medical professional attendance is international