3D printing, robotics, regenerative medicine and minimally invasive surgery are among the trends that orthopedic veterans say you must consider to remain relevant in the next decade. ... Read more »
Commentary from executives and spending patterns of the largest orthopedic companies have affirmed that robotics will continue.... Read more »
Fusion Robotics seeks to introduce the world’s first portable spinal robotic navigation offering. It can easily fit within a suitcase for simple travel. ... Read more »
MMi provides high-precision complex machining, prototyping to production, testing, assembly and finishing. ... Read more »
Enabling technology will be a large focus in 2020. In preparation for announcements to come, we took stock of FDA 510(k) cleared products from 2018 to 2019.... Read more »
DePuy Synthes’ competitors have dominated both industry news cycles and the market itself. Rajit Kamal, Vice President and Global Knee Franchise Leader, aims to change that through a combination of hardware and technology.... Read more »
The expanded features of CAM.3 will offer designers a wide array of fabrication capabilities for orthopedic parts. ... Read more »
RTP Company offers thermoplastic technologies with special properties such as strength, flame retardance, wear/chemical/impact resistance, color, etc. for surgical robotic systems. ... Read more »
JNJ, parent to DePuy Synthes Companies, entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining ownership stake in Verb Surgical. The transaction is expected to close in 1H20. ... Read more »
THINK Surgical's TSolution One® active robot for total knee replacement was previously CE Marked. ... Read more »
We sat down with leaders from Globus Medical to discuss their entrance into the joint replacement market, robotics’ role in orthopedic surgery and the company's future as a full-scale musculoskeletal player.... Read more »
Together, the companies will jointly promote the rapid development of digital surgery and technological medical innovation, providing insights for the Chinese medical industry through local collaboration and optimizing patient experience. ... Read more »
Previously available in Asia Pacific and European markets, the TSolution One system is now cleared for use in the U.S. in total knee replacement. ... Read more »
Enabling technologies were the story of the North American Spine Society 2019 Annual Meeting, with the top spine players prominently featuring an array of robotic-assisted surgery ecosystems. ... Read more »
Acquisitions in the first nine months of the year afforded joint replacement and spine companies access to new enabling technologies to boost their robotic, navigation and imaging systems. We review the acquisitions and what they could mean each company's technology. ... Read more »
Apps, robotics and wearables all collect data that could affect a surgeon's decision and their patient's outcomes. Entrepreneurial surgeon Padraic Obma, M.D., advocates that surgeons and device companies think bigger and broader about utilizing data to deliver orthopedic care.... Read more »
To bolster its spine division, Stryker is acquiring Mobius Imaging and its sister company, Cardan Robotics for up to $500MM in cash. The acquisition provides Stryker with immediate entry into the intra-operative imaging segment to complement its implant and navigation offerings. ... Read more »
At OMTEC 2019, five orthopedic surgeons advocated for leveraging new technology and processes to enhance operating room, patient and supply chain experiences. ... Read more »
The size 9 motors can withstand 1,000+ sterilization cycles and are suitable for use with robotically-assisted surgical devices. ... Read more »
Orthopedic device companies commercializing robots need to consider the capabilities of their manufacturing partners. ... Read more »
Instrument design and manufacture play a critical role in robotic and navigation technology. Companies will look to develop smaller and lighter instruments in future system iterations. ... Read more »
Globus Medical also announced the launch of a robotic system for joint replacement in late 2020. The company seeks to leverage recent hardware and software investments in robotic technology.... Read more »
Fusion Robotics closed a financing round with lead investment by Alex Lukianov of Lukpartners, LLC and Kevin Foley, M.D. Proceeds will help ready the company's spinal robotics platform to obtain regulatory clearance and begin commercialization. ... Read more »
Robotics remains a polarizing topic amongst orthopedic surgeons. The OMTEC 2019 surgeon keynote highlighted the arguments for and against the technology.... Read more »
Robotics is a priority for the top players in orthopedics. Our infographic highlights the ten robots presently on the market, including launch dates and markets served.... Read more »
Orthopedic industry revenue reached $51.2 billion in 2018, as the top players prioritized connected ecosystems of products, flagship technologies like robotics and outpatient procedures.... Read more »
The company has filed a submission to FDA for clearance to market its active robot for use in total knee replacement procedures. ... Read more »
The company now has FDA 510(k) clearance for knee, spine and brain applications on one robotic platform. ROSA SPINE features dynamic tracking that allows it to move with the patient, supporting accuracy without the need to be attached to the patient or the surgical table. ... Read more »
Brainlab is creating the first openly scalable medical robotics platform paired with an efficient software ecosystem. ... Read more »
The proliferation of computer-assisted technology companies entering the joint replacement, spine and trauma markets indicates to us that industry believes that there's room for product introduction and adoption. Here we highlight three of those companies and their very different intraoperative... Read more »
Brainlab provides pre-operative planning, intra-operative navigation and tools for post-op evaluation and information sharing. Smith & Nephew also gains access to cloud computing, tracking, augmented reality, robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, image fusion and anatomic segmenta... Read more »
Corin entered into a binding agreement to purchase OMNI, maker of the OMNIBotics® robot-assisted total knee replacement system. The acquisition accelerates Corin’s joint replacement growth strategy and gives it a greater foothold in the U.S.... Read more »
These expert surgeon voices—upon which we often rely to identify both trends and opportunities of interest to you—speak to critical topics, including orthopedic industry evolution, minimally invasive spine surgery, robotics and sensors, and value-based implants.... Read more »
What else did you read about the most on our website last year? Arthroscopy/soft tissues companies to watch; products in spine, knee and hip; surgeon perspectives on implant material choice; supply chain quality; labelling mistakes, Brazil and more. ... Read more »
The previously announced purchase demonstrates Medtronic’s belief in the future of guided spinal procedures. Mazor joins Medtronic’s Neurosurgery business, part of the Restorative Therapies Group’s Brain Therapies division.... Read more »
These first five cases were all performed in a single surgery day by one surgeon—this perhaps hints at the company’s positioning of ROSA as efficient and minimally disruptive to procedure flow. ROSA is expected to receive FDA 510(k) approval in 1H19.... Read more »
Dr. Martin Roche explains how these technologies are shaping the future of orthopaedic surgery: "A surgeon needs data to make objective decisions intra-operatively. The subjective Art of Surgery is poorly translatable ... Through all this rapid evolution, the clinician must take a leadership role."... Read more »
Global Orthopaedic Technology (GOT), which bills itself as the largest Australian-owned orthopaedic implant designer and manufacturer, was established in 1999 and serves Australia and the U.S.—two markets in which Corin has an established presence.... Read more »
The spine industry is fixated on two concepts: procedure enhancement via surgical assistance technologies and device design via coatings, materials and manufacturing.... Read more »
Medtronic, DePuy Synthes, Stryker and Globus Medical—four of the five largest spine companies ranked by revenue—announced acquisitions in the last month. We recap the additions to their product portfolios.... Read more »
Brett Robertson, Managing Director for the Australian Institute of Robotic Orthopaedics, explains how AIRO is leveraging decades of orthopaedic expertise to deliver a platform technology that unites lasers, robot-assisted motion, computational modeling, AI, digital sensing and real-time responses.... Read more »
Orthopaedic professionals can expect to hear about technologies being commercialized by 22 companies along with insight from long-term investors during the conference, held October 23-24 in Memphis, Tennessee.... Read more »
We examine the players and products, address data and adoption, and look at who is driving the push toward the technology.... Read more »
Among our takeaways from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting include the trend that products must correlate to better patient outcomes and more efficient (quicker, less expensive) procedures.... Read more »
SNN completed the first robotics-assisted bi-cruciate retaining total knee replacement with its NAVIO® system and the JOURNEY™ II XR bi-cruciate retaining total knee.... Read more »
Within the second half of 2017, we’ve noticed a jump in announcements pertaining to what we call “surgical assistance” tools: platforms designed to improve ease of use, support a personalized implant fit for patients, etc. Here’s what’s been making the headlines.... Read more »
Medtronic entered Phase II of its strategic partnership with Mazor Robotics, granting Medtronic exclusive global distribution of the Mazor X surgical robotic assistance platform. The partnership affords Medtronic the lead in robotics amongst the largest spine players.... Read more »
DePuy Synthes entered into an exclusive U.S. agreement with JointPoint to co-market a surgical navigation platform for total hip replacement, beginning in 2H17.... Read more »
The Chinese government has prioritized medical device development, as well as local and international investments by domestic device companies. These initiatives, along with shifts in OEM to hospital distribution channels and newly-structured tiered healthcare, are expected to affect and shape the o... Read more »
First total shoulder procedures and the first U.S. knee revision procedure have now been performed using ExactechGPS, a Guided Personalized Surgery system combining pre-op planning with intra-op real-time computer assistance.... Read more »
After 58 years of service in design and manufacturing of integrated robotic automation, Glen Carlson Jr., Chairman, is retiring.... Read more »
In efforts to invigorate revenue growth, Medtronic and Zimmer Biomet have focused on niche technologies that expand their portfolios—but have yet to prove wide scale adoption.... Read more »
Medical Tracking Solutions (MTS), developers of iTraycer, announced the addition of OMNIlife science to the company’s client roster. OMNI is an orthopaedic device company focused on robotic-assisted total joint surgery, as well as the design and marketing of hip and knee implants.
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