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Orthopedic and Dental Industry News
September 2008
Healthcare is well known to be a steadily growing segment of the US economy. According to CMS, over the past decade the industry has grown at an average of 6.5% annually, despite an economy that has faced its share of... more
On the topic of bailouts, "Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises" by the immortal economic historian Charles Kindleberger is recommended reading. Readers too busy to read books while burrowing for safe investments will hopefully find this quick... more
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a leading medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions affecting the aging spine,... more
Funding Anulex Technologies, Inc. secured a $7.0 million growth capital term loan from Silicon Valley Bank. The company plans to use the proceeds to further their R&D efforts, complete their clinical study and expand their sales force. Anulex markets the... more
There has been so much written on the current financial crisis that it may be hard to get a simple explanation of what started this. The goal of this blog is to answer simply what could be an infinitely complicated... more
Scient'x, a privately held manufacturer of innovative spinal implant technologies, announced today the launch of the Tribeca Cage System which allows the surgeon to utilize a unilateral transforaminal approach to interbody cage insertion to minimize dural exposure. The Scient'x Tribeca... more
The market turmoil that started last week with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the sale of Merrill Lynch and AIG's need for a cash infusion culminated with the government's $700 billion market bailout plan and the end of the traditional... more
M&A BoneSupport acquired Ultrazonix, the developer of an ultrasound-based treatment for alleviating pain associated with herniated discs. The product is FDA-cleared and CE-marked. Financial terms were not disclosed. Funding Formae received an investment of $0.5 million from BioAdvance, the Biotechnology... more
Researchers have long suspected that the signaling protein beta-catenin plays a role in how osteoarthritis breaks down cartilage, but until now there has been no definitive research linking the protein to OA. A study from the University of Rochester Medical... more
Last week, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study that more or less said "no". In cautionary scientific parlance, the study concluded that "arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee provides no additional benefit to optimized physical and... more
A handful of big headlines rocked the financial sector this weekend, sending the S&P 500 down 3% at midday and compounding months of write-offs, bailouts and mergers that created a cloud of decline within the banking industry. To recap, Lehman... more
M&A Wright Medical Group, Inc. acquired the RAYHACK System for wrist reconstruction, which consists of "procedure-specific bone-cutting guides and fixation plates that allow precise shortening and repositioning of the radius and ulna." The system will be available in the U.S.... more
Stryker's bold move a few weeks ago of suing the DOJ over an ongoing investigation has been the subject of wide speculation, and while little is known for sure about what prompted their action, last year's settlement offers some insight.... more
The Wall Street Journal this morning revealed a new variation on medical tourism: patients are traveling for medical procedures, though not overseas. Medical tourism arose from skyrocketing U.S. healthcare costs; a hip replacement can cost $43,000 domestically and a mere... more
Data from about 160,000 U.K. patients who received hip or knee replacements between 2003 and 2006 show an overall revision rate of one in 75, or 1.4%. Overall, this rate is low, but it was affected by the type of... more
Zimmer announced plans to acquire Abbott Spine for approximately $360 million in cash (a 3.3x revenue multiple.) Zimmer says the acquisition will add innovative products to their portfolio and augment the company's R&D capabilities. Zimmer's stock was flat in midday... more
Earnings Inion reported 2Q:08 sales of EUR 1.8 million ($2.8 million), up 34% over 2Q:07. 1H:08 sales were EUR 2.59 ($4.1 million), a 12% increase over 1H:07. Operating loss for 1H:08 was EUR 4.85 million ($7.6 million), a 20% decrease... more
This month, the Journal of Hand Surgery features a report on the two American patients who received allogenic hand and forearm transplants and are performing beyond expectations at 9 and 7 years post-operatively, respectively. Their progress helps demonstrate that transplanting... more
A cartilage company raising venture money is a not-so-common development in the world of sports medicine. In this instance, Waltham, MA based Histogenics just announced it has raised $9 million from venture investors. Of interest, Stryker was included in the... more
A new study published in JBJS evaluated results from one arm of the SPORT trial to see if herniation level affected discectomy outcomes. The authors undertook the study after a recent randomized trial conducted by Dr. Heikki Osterman et al... more
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