Stryker Corp, claims that DePuy’s, Wright Medical’s, Zimmer’s and Smith & Nephew’s hip replacement systems utilizing a dual-locking mechanism, all infringe on Stryker’s ‘243 patent. Howmedica Osteonics Corp. in New Jersey, and Stryker Ireland Ltd of Cork, Ireland, (Stryker) is suing DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Zimmer, Inc. and Smith & Nephew, Inc. [...]

Strike one up for the team from Warsaw, the “Orthopedic Capital of the World,” as Warsaw-based Zimmer Holdings, Inc. announced on November 10 that it has acquired Memphis-based ExraOrtho, Inc. Memphis is home to numerous orthopedic companies and enjoys a healthy competition with it’s neighbor to the north. ExtraOrtho makes an external fixation line called [...]

It is no secret that complex spine reconstruction involving fusions from the thoracic spine to the pelvis are high-risk procedures despite the use of more advanced surgical techniques. Nevertheless long fusions, extending from the thoracic spine to the pelvis, appear to be increasingly common. To look more closely at the outcomes of these kinds of [...]

Tornier, Inc. introduced the Porous Coated Affinity Stem for shoulder joint replacement surgery on May 19. The company announcement stated the stem facilitates device fixation to bone without bone cement and addresses a large segment of the market represented by patients for whom fixation with cement is a problem. The company believes the expanded Affinity [...]

Using injectable hollow, biodegradable nanofiber spheres as cell carriers is likely to repair knee cartilage more effectively than current methods, said US researchers in a paper published online in Nature Materials this week. Lead author Peter Ma, a professor at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry, told the press they hope their method will [...]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on April 7 with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by “bribing” public doctors in several European countries and paying “kickbacks” to Iraq to illegally obtain business. The SEC said the company paid bribes in Greece for implants (DePuy) and Poland and Romania [...]

A hip replacement made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)’s DePuy unit fails in the U.K. as often as 49 percent of the time, or four times what the company cited in recalling the device last year, a British orthopedists’ group said. The British Orthopaedic Association and the British Hip Society said in a statement this week [...]

A group of St. Louis, Missouri’s Washington University (WUSTL) scientists have received a grant of more than $2 million to solve one of the more difficult problems in orthopedic surgery — reattaching tendons to bones.  Their hope is to improve the success rate of rotator cuff repairs by improving how tendons and muscles that surround [...]

RALEIGH, N.C., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Pioneer Surgical Technology today announces the market launch of their new portfolio of biologic products, designed to be used in extremities and pelvis. The new portfolio will be showcased during the 2011 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) convention in Fort Lauderdale this week. Pioneer Surgical Technologys newest Biologics product, [...]

In a possible sign of things to come for device makers, Medtronic has cancelled five contracts with Novation LLC, one of the largest contracting companies in the nation. The contracts cover orthopedic and cardiovascular products. “With an eye on removing costs from the health care system, Medtronic believes that we will be best able to [...]