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A sit down with Eric Olson, new President & CEO of Amedica Corporation.
Written By: Drue De Angelis While at AAOS, I sat down with Eric Olson from Amedica Corp. and Dr. Thomas Webster from Brown University. Eric Olson is the newly appointed CEO and President of Amedica Corporation. Eric is a 20+ ...
Medtronic indicates it’s considering selling its spine unit
Implantable, wireless sensors share secrets of healing tissues
Following an orthopedic procedure, surgeons usually rely on X-rays or MRIs to monitor the progress of their patient’s recovery. The new sensors, created by Rensselaer faculty researcher Eric
Revision Estimates Haunt TKRs
Bilione W. Young • Tue, Feb 21st, 2012
Orthopedic Devices Market to 2017 – Spinal Surgery and Advanced Prosthetics Products to be Major Growth Driver By Reportlinker
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Orthopedic Devices Market to 2017 - Spinal
Cayenne Medical Closes $10 Million Capital Raise
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cayenne Medical, Inc., a private sports medicine device company, today announced the closing of a $10 million equity financing, with new investor Fletcher Spaght Ventures joining
Titan Spine Acquires Additional Patent Protection for its Spinal Implant Surface Technologies
MEQUON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology company focused on the development of innovative spinal interbody fusion implants, announced today that it has acquired two
Lanx, Inc. Names Prominent Spine Surgeons to Surgeon Advisory Board
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Feb 16, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Lanx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery,
Amedica Corporation Completes $30 MM Financing to Expand Market Share of Proprietary Silicon Nitride Ceramic
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive implant manufacturer focused on its medical grade silicon nitride ceramic material,
J&J Defends Synthes Bid at European Union Antitrust Hearing
Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson defended its planned acquisition of orthopedics maker Synthes Inc. at a meeting with European Union antitrust regulators yesterday. “There was an oral
Memphis’ ZeroTo510 to Aid Med, Biotech Startups
Memphis Bioworks Foundation and Innova have launched ZeroTo510, an accelerator program to help entrepreneurs bring medical devices and companies to market. Applications are due April 5, and through a
Are Spine Surgeons Seeing Patient Volume Increase or Decrease?
Six spine surgeons discuss trends in patient volume at their practices.
Zimmer & ISTO Technologies Announce Phase III Clinical Study
Zimmer and ISTO Technologies have announced a Phase III clinical study to evaluate DeNovo ET Engineered Tissue Graft, an engineered cartilage implant for repairing cartilage defects in the
Turbulence Ahead
Good morning folks, this is your captain speaking. While here at AAOS, some big news was announced. No, no acquisitions that we are aware of. Yes, there are