Linkedin Pulse.Tom Williams–Few patients that go in for spine, hip or knee replacement surgery realize that a sales representative is often present to provide technical assistance to the surgeon during the procedure. This is a practice that has been prevalent for decades and has traditionally provided great value to hospitals and surgeons but is now […]
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Why do Medical Devices Take so Long to Develop?
This article was published in Linkedin Pulse last 8th of September by Andrew Hyncik: https://www.linkedin.com/Why do medical devices take so long develop?: In an age when entirely new car models can come out in under three years or when new lifestyle gadgets like phones can get released in well under two, why then do new medical devices take […]
Implanet Presents JAZZ Band Clinical Results in Hypokyphotic Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients
BORDEAUX, France & BOSTON–IMPLANET (Paris:IMPL) (OTCQX:IMPZY) (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible; OTCQX: IMPZY), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, announces the publication of a new White Paper entitled “Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in hypokyphotic patients using JAZZ sublaminar bands: preliminary results of a multricentric study using 3D reconstruction”, which presents clinical […]
Aurora Spine Launches Mobile App
Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) announced today the launch of its new Aurora Spine Mobile App, designed to bring information regarding the new and exciting products being offered by Aurora Spine straight to your mobile device. The App is currently available for Apple, Android, and iPad devices. “We’re very excited to be entering into a […]
AxioMed Expanding International Presence with Visit to Swiss Surgeons
(PRWEB) DECEMBER 02, 2016–In anticipation of AxioMed’s exclusive cleanroom manufacturing facility in Woburn, MA to soon resume cervical and lumbar disc production, company President, Jake Lubinski will be traveling to Switzerland from December 5-10. Mr. Lubinski will meet with surgeons who are implanting the AxioMed disc in Bern, Lucerne, and Zurich to discuss the benefits […]
How to Earn Your Manager’s Respect
(Harvard Business Review)–We all want to be valued — and be viewed as valuable — at work. But respect isn’t a given; you have to earn it. Whether you have a new manager or have worked with your current boss for years, what can you do to make sure your boss appreciates what you bring […]
Executives, Surgeons, Physicians, and Others Affiliated with Forest Park Medical Center (FPMC) in Dallas Indicted in Massive Conspiracy
Department of Justice-DALLAS — Founders and investors of the physician-owned Forest Park Medical Center (FPMC) in Dallas, other executives at the hospital, and physicians, surgeons, and others affiliated with the hospital, have been charged in a federal indictment, returned by a grand jury in Dallas last month and unsealed today, with various felony offenses stemming […]
Thank you SpineGuard for your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you very much SpineGuard for supporting our site again in 2017 through your PLATINUM sponsorship. About SpineGuard® Co-founded in 2009 in France and the USA by Pierre Jérôme and Stéphane Bette, SpineGuard’s mission is to make spine surgery safer. Its primary objective is to establish its proprietary DSG™ (Dynamic Surgical Guidance) technology as the global standard […]
Spine Doc Wins $20,3 Million Against Medtronic
In early November, a federal jury in Texas awarded Mark Barry, M.D., $20.3 million after finding that Medtronic, plc “actively induced” infringement of patents covering spinal deformity repair services held by Barry, who sued the company in 2014, alleging infringement of a trio of patents. Barry claimed that the company’s CD Horizon Legacy spinal system […]
Slow, but eventually Spine Biologics to gain traction in coming years
The spine biologics are used in spine surgery as lieu allografts as well as a support for bones in and around the spinal region. These devices offer numerous benefits over materials such as pedicle rods and screws that are used in spine fusion. Since metals are inert in nature, they do not stimulate or activate […]
Spine Navigation Technology can ease surgery complications
Spine Navigation Technology — an image-based medical technology — can be the best way to perform delicate and complex spinal surgeries, said doctors on Wednesday. According to them, the biggest advantage of the Spine Navigation Technology is that doctors are able to operate with better visualisation and more accuracy than ever before. “The image-based technology […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Robotic Assisted Spinal Surgery: The 12 most Relevant Systems
Surgical procedures of the spine benefit from fine motor coordination, a highly experienced surgeon, and the best available technology. Robotic systems have been used in many surgical disciplines, including spinal surgery. This review will present the advantages and disadvantages of robot-assisted spinal surgery, as well as the most common applications and different types of robots […]
My Switch From Seat 3A to Seat 27E
(Linkedin Pulse-Joe Staples)–I’ll let you know upfront that this post doesn’t offer much business insight. No great marketing advice. Nothing to help you with business strategy. Instead, this post describes a simple “ah-ha” moment that happened to me that I thought worth sharing. When I started my career as a young, impressionable 22 year old, […]
Spine Sales Reps.Stormy Weather
The last decade has seen an unprecedent growth in the Spine market. Mainly due to the aging population and the development of improved technologies with new and better implants and instruments. Most of us, we have seen how spinal companies were growing and increasing their sales and profits. At the same time , we were […]
Why is that salesman in the operating room for your spine surgery? Medical Device Employees Are Often In The O.R., Raising Concerns About Influence
They are a little-known presence in many operating rooms, offering technical expertise to surgeons installing new knees, implanting cardiac defibrillators or performing delicate spine surgery. Often called device reps — or by the more cumbersome and less transparent moniker “health-care industry representatives” — these salespeople are employed by the companies that make medical devices: Stryker, […]
Thank you BIOMECH for your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you so much BIOMECH for supporting our site in 2017 through your PLATINUM sponsorship. About BIOMECH Biomech is one the best orthopedic company in Taiwan for 27 years, focusing on designing/manufacturing spinal devices and instruments. Our goal is to decrease surgical process for doctors and the time needed for patients to recover. The company […]
Medtronic Launches Orthopedic Solutions Business to Help Providers Deliver Outcome-Focused Care
DUBLIN and DALLAS – Nov. 10, 2016 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced the launch of Medtronic Orthopedic Solutions, a comprehensive offering for total joint replacement episodes of care designed to drive clinical and economic outcomes. This offering is in response to the high costs associated with hip and knee replacements, along with the […]
Thank you A-SPINE for your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you A-SPINE. On behalf of TheSPINEMarketGroup team, we would like to thank you for your PLATINUM Sponsorship and for your support this year 2017. About A-SPINE Founded in June 2001 and based in Taipei, A-Spine Asia (ASA) is an emerging medical device company dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of spinal implants […]
Thank you In’Tech Medical for your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you In’Tech Medical. On behalf of TheSPINEMarketGroup team, we would like to thank you for your PLATINUM Sponsorship and for your support this year 2017. About In’Tech Medical In’Tech Medical is an industry leader in the development and manufacturing of surgical instruments for the Orthopaedic market. We deliver expertise in all aspects of surgical instrument […]
Thank you The PROTOTYPE GARAGE for your Gold Sponsorship 2017
Thank you The PROTOTYPE GARAGE. On behalf of TheSPINEMarketGroup team, we would like to thank you for your GOLD Sponsorship and for your support this year 2017. About The PROTOTYPE GARAGE Powered by In’Tech Medical, the Prototype Garage is a standalone rapid prototyping cell at the heart of In’Tech Medical’s standard production process to ensure fast delivery […]
Thank you INPAKOMED for supporting SPINEMarketGroup with your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you so much INPAKOMED for supporting our site again in 2017 through your PLATINUM sponsorship. About Inpakomed Inpakomed bv is a division of Brupak Beheer bv. This organization comprises a few business segments which have amply won their spurs within the packaging industry. In particular, Inpakomed is specialised in the packaging of medical devices […]
Lawsuit against Medtronic questions the company’s handling of spinal device
(Star Tribune)–Medtronic faces a federal false claims and misbranding lawsuit that accuses the company of designing products for one purpose but tricking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into approving them for another to avoid expensive and time-consuming safety testing. The suit, by a former Medtronic sales representative, alleges that the company designed a […]
Thank you MAROX for supporting SPINEMarketGroup with a Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you so much MAROX for supporting our site again in 2017 through your platinum sponsorship. About MAROX Focused on spine, orthopedic and extremity implants, Marox uses extensive medical-device manufacturing expertise and resources to become an extension of your business. Whether you require specific machining assistance or are interested in a more comprehensive program, including […]
How a KC doctor made $38M in royalties — the most in the U.S
Dr. Roger Jackson has made a name for himself as an orthopedic spine surgeon. But the North Kansas City doctor also has earned a reputation as an inventor.Jackson tops a database of non-research payments drug and device companies made to all U.S. physicians and teaching hospitals in 2015. He reported more than $38 million in […]
SpineVision® SA announces Acquisition by Norgine Ventures B.V.
Paris. Tuesday 6 September 2016, 07:00 BST. SpineVision® SA and Norgine Ventures B.V. today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Norgine Ventures acquired SpineVision®. SpineVision® is an integrated spinal technology company focused on the development and marketing of implants and instrumentation for spinal treatment. Arnaud Brisard, Chief Executive Officer, SpineVision® commented […]
VTI Announces Partnership With BioMed. Tech. Intl. S.A. (BioMedical)™
MINNETONKA, MN (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 09, 2016–VTI, Vertebral Technologies, Inc., announced a strategic partnership with BioMed. Tech. Intl. S.A. (BioMedical), the Mexico-based medical products distributor whose aim is to represent technology that helps people reclaim their lives. BioMed Tech. Intl. will offer distribution of VTI’s patented InterFuse S™ and InterFuse T™ spinal fusion devices throughout Mexico. […]
Alphatec Holdings Completes Sale of International Business to Globus Medical
CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a provider of spinal fusion technologies, today announced the completion of the previously announced sale of its international operations and distribution channel to Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer. With the closing of the […]