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[ February 20, 2019 ] Artificial Intelligence Should Start With Artificial Joints Artificial Intelligence
[ February 19, 2019 ] Customized Knee Implants Drive Significant Cost Savings in a Medicare Population – Abstract Presented at Annual Knee Society Meeting Press Release
[ February 16, 2019 ] Did Johnson & Johnson Just Spit in Alphabet’s Face? Business
[ February 15, 2019 ] Most hip and knee replacements ‘last longer than thought’ Health
[ February 13, 2019 ] Johnson & Johnson Announces Agreement to Acquire Auris Health, Inc. Press Release
[ February 11, 2019 ] Smith & Nephew Drops on Report of Deal Talks With NuVasive M&A
[ February 11, 2019 ] App Seeks to Ease Orthopedic Surgery Planning Digital Health
[ February 9, 2019 ] Smith & Nephew in talks to buy NuVasive for over $3 billion: FT M&A
[ February 9, 2019 ] Stryker and University Medical Center set up Amsterdam Skills Center Medical Education
[ February 6, 2019 ] Osso VR Awarded More Than $200,000 from the National Science Foundation to Advance its Surgical Skill Assessment Platform Press Release

Providing the best care at the lowest price: Outlook for orthopaedics in 2019

December 5, 2018

(MedCity News) – By focusing on improving outcomes – whether that’s through pre-operative management or more conservative care – at the lowest best price will help prove the value of orthopaedics in 2019 and beyond. […]

Osteoarthritis: Knee joint degeneration slowed with weight loss, study confirms

May 2, 2017

Medical News Today – Obesity is a known risk factor for osteoarthritis, one of the leading causes of disability in the United States. A new study provides evidence that losing weight can slow the development of osteoarthritis of the knee by reducing the degeneration of knee cartilage. […]

Sales Reps May Be Wearing Out Their Welcome In The Operating Room

November 25, 2018

(NPR) – In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who’s whom — at least for outsiders. Patients getting wheeled in might not realize that salespeople working on commission are frequently present and sometimes even advise the clinical team during surgery. […]
Should Stryker Worry About Zimmer’s New Robotics Offering?

October 30, 2018

(MD+DI) – Zimmer Biomet is expected to launch a robot soon that will compete with Stryker’s Mako Total Knee offering. […]
Osso VR Uses Virtual Reality to Train Medical Device Sales Students

October 29, 2018

(ODT) – Osso VR, a virtual reality surgical training technology company, announced today its partnership with the Medical Sales College, the only licensed and regulated college for world-class medical device sales education. […]
J&J’s Device Unit Fails to Meet Sales Expectations

October 17, 2018

(MD+DI) – The New Brunswick, NJ-based company beat Wall Street Expectations in nearly every unit – except for medical devices in 3Q18. […]