Orthopedic and Dental Industry News
October 2003
The North American Spine Society is the premier conference for the fastest growing sector of orthopedics. History was being made almost daily at this year's NASS Conference as scientists, surgeons and other participants wrestled with major therapeutic issues. This industry... more
Bottom line, by buying OrthoLogic's bone stim business, DJO is ratcheting up sales growth, profitability at the gross margin line, cash flows and, as the rating agencies noted late last week, debt levels - which hit new highs. Oh, and... more
All that was missing was mud and rain. We even had the crowds and chemical enhancements (basically caffeine). Certainly from the organizers perspective, crowded halls and rooms (standing room only usually) were mighty gratifying. From the attendees standpoint... we needed... more
Orthovita announced this week that it had been granted a patent covering 14 claims related to its ALIQUOT™ Micro Delivery System. ALIQUOT™ is a minimally invasive system to deliver the company's innovative and very interesting new product CORTOSS – which... more
Two major allograft suppliers, Regeneration Technologies and Osteotech, pre-announced 3rd quarter results last week and, as a result, endured fairly severe sell-offs. While the reasons given by each firm were different, the fact that it was these two suppliers caused... more
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