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Orthopedics and Spine

BionicM Earns FDA Registration and Class II Exempt Device Listing for Bio Leg™; Its New Motor-Robotic Prosthetic Knee

BionicM, an innovative Japanese medical device startup, is pleased to announce that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) exemption registration for Bio Leg™; its robotic prosthetic knee. This registration marks a significant milestone in the company’s...

August 30, 2023

Orthopedics and Spine

Marrow Access Technologies Partners with Spartan Medical to Provide Novel Cartilage Repair Therapy to US Veterans and Department of Defense Service Members

Marrow Access Technologies announced today that it signed a distribution agreement with Spartan Medical.  The distribution agreement will provide patients in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) access to the SmartShot® Marrow Access Device, a...

August 29, 2023

Orthopedics and Spine

Exactech Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for Advanced Activit-E™ Knee Replacement Polyethylene

Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new, advanced Activit-E™ polyethylene for the Truliant® knee replacement system. “After years...

August 21, 2023

Orthopedics and Spine

Viseon Inc. Announces Commercial Rollout and Initial Clinical Use of the 4K MaxView® System for Advanced Digital Visualization During Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Viseon Inc. announced the US commercial rollout and initial clinical use of the First-of-its-Kind 4K Advanced Visualization System for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. The Viseon MaxView 4K System is an enabling, towerless, state-of-the-art, advanced visualization system involving no capital equipment...

August 15, 2023

Orthopedics and Spine

WillowWood Launches Fiberglass Meta® Shock X

Building on the success of META® Shock X, WillowWood launches the Fiberglass META® Shock X. The revolutionary META® feet combine responsive energy return with balance, stability, and impact protection. All META® feet feature the industry’s first unibody platform, free of...

July 17, 2023

Orthopedics and Spine

PathKeeper Surgical Commercializes Spine Navigation System with First U.S. Cases

PathKeeper Surgical, a privately-held, Israel-based, medical technology company, dedicated to improving the health of individuals around the world suffering from all spinal issues requiring surgery, while making navigation-guided surgery available to any patient in all operating rooms, announces the first commercial use...

June 27, 2023

Orthopedics and Spine

Conformis Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by restor3d for a Purchase Price of $2.27 Per Share in Cash

restor3d, Inc. and Conformis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFMS) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which restor3d, a leading personalized 3D-printed orthopedic company, will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Conformis at $2.27 per...

June 26, 2023

Orthopedics and Spine

Centinel Spine® Completes Enrollment in First-of-its-Kind 2-Level IDE Trial Evaluating prodisc® C Match-the-Disc™ Cervical TDR System

Centinel Spine®, LLC, (“the Company”) a leading global medical device company addressing cervical and lumbar spinal disease by providing the most robust and clinically-proven total disc replacement technology platform in the world (prodisc®), today announced the completion of enrollment in...

June 16, 2023

Orthopedics and Spine

Artelon, Inc.’s FlexBand®, FlexPatch®, and FlexBand Plus® earn FDA Clearance for Ligament Reinforcement

Artelon Inc., announced today U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance of FlexBand®, FlexPatch®, and FlexBand Plus® for ligament repair surgery in addition to tendon repairs*. This new clearance expands the indications for these products to now include reinforcement of medial, lateral and...

June 6, 2023