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Orthopedic and Dental Industry News
August 2010
Nobel, Sirona, Straumann report earnings . . . Aspen Dental and Kool Smiles up for sale . . . Sirona celebrates 25th anniversary of CEREC with new product launches . . . Study finds that healthy weight and physical activity correlate to lower rates of severe periodontitis . . . ADA addresses IOM on national oral health policy . . . Straumann marks ten years at Villeret in Switzerland . . . Biolase appoints interim CEO more
VertiFlex announced plans to divest an MIS fusion portfolio and related assets to Exactech. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. more
The Massachusetts Attorney General's office announced today that Stryker has settled a number of allegations over off-label marketing for OP-1 for $1.35 million. more
Corin, Medtronic, TiGenix report . . . DePuy warned over TruMatch Personalized Solutions System and Corail Hip System . . . FDA clears Medyssey's Zenius Thoracolumbar Spinal System . . . Binder Biomedical launches NEWTON Intervertebral Body Spacer System . . . CareFusion launches AVAmax Vertebral Balloon . . . DePuy recalls ASR system . . . Benvenue Medical enrolls first patient in VCF study . . . MAKO Surgical appoints Director more
Medtronic reported a disappointing F1Q:11 on Tuesday, missing analysts' revenue estimates and depicting slowing growth in their spine division. Spine sales declined by 9% as reported, to $829 million, though adjusting for currency shifts and extra selling days in fiscal 2010, revenues decreased by 5%. more
Patients who received both a gender-specific and a conventional knee replacement had similar outcomes and reported no preference between the two, according to new data published in JBJS. more
Studies show that a majority of academic researchers have affiliations with companies in their industry, yet the disclosures of these relationships to an academic's institution may be incomplete or inconsistent. An editorial published recently in the New England Journal of... more
Medtronic to acquire Osteotech . . . Stryker may buy Boston Scientific's neuromodulation unit . . . SI-Bone raises $11M . . . Aesculap received 510(k) clearance for the A-Fix Spinal System . . . Biomet responds to FDA warning letter . . . Benvenue Medical announces first U.S. use of the Blazer system for treating VCFs . . . Cytori receives patent for stem cell use in musculoskeletal applications . . . NuOrtho Surgical announces pre-clinical results . . . RTI Biologics reports "no change" to Medtronic supply agreement more
Bloomberg is reporting that Stryker is in exclusive talks to acquire Boston Scientific's neuromodulation unit, which makes implantable spinal cord stimulation devices for chronic pain. Citing three unnamed sources, Bloomberg says Stryker is planning to pay somewhere around $1.4 to... more
Medtronic and Osteotech have signed a definitive agreement under which Medtronic will acquire Osteotech in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $123 million, or $6.50 per share. This represents a 65% premium over yesterday's close of $3.94 and around a 1.3x multiple on trailing 12-month revenues. more
With increasing pressure on physicians and hospitals to improve surgical quality, researchers at the University of Michigan set out to determine where orthopedics departments should focus their efforts. The authors identified which procedures generated the most adverse events by reviewing cases performed at hospitals participating in the ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program between 2005 and 2007, observing that just a handful of procedures resulted in the vast majority of adverse outcomes. more
BioMimetic Therapeutics announced this morning that it has received orphan drug designation from the FDA for their PDGF technology in the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee, elbow or ankle. Similar to an HDE designation for devices, orphan drugs address conditions affecting less than 200,000 people in the United States. more
Earnings aap Implantate reported 2Q:10 revenues of EUR 7.0 million ($8.5 million), down 13% over the year-ago period; adjusting for the divestiture of their analytics business, sales increased by 23% over 2Q:09. The company is planning to further acceleration of... more
Medicare's Board of Trustees released its annual report last week, noting that the Medicare fund, previously expected to run out in 2017, will last until 2029 under the new healthcare reform legislation. more
A year after two New England Journal of Medicine studies shook up perspectives on vertebroplasty, new data has been released showing the efficacy of the procedure and emphasizing some of the shortcomings of the NEJM papers. more
ATEC, ARTC, BMTI, DJO, EXAC, MAKO, VITA, RTIX, SNN, SMA, TSON, WMGI report 2Q:10 . . . Bacterin closes private placement . . . Wright Medical launches the EVOLUTION Medial-Pivot Knee . . . VertiFlex enrolls 150th patient in their IDE study more
The CDRH announced the conclusion of its internal 510(k) review, which culminated in a 120-page document proposing certain changes to the process. The agency says the recommendations are designed to "foster device innovation, create a more predictable regulatory environment and enhance device safety." more
CMS released a final rule for FY 2011 IPPS policies and payment rates, increasing their proposed ortho payments released in April. Large joint reimbursement increased to an average of $15,320 in FY 2011, up 1.3% over FY 2010. Rates for... more
Zimmer received a letter from Sen. Chuck Grassley requesting data on the company's processes for tracking failure rates of its large joint systems, specifically when safety issues are raised by company consultants. more
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