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The immersive medical education software company is applying its medical-grade virtual reality platform to train surgeons. The post Precision OS replaces cadavers for surgical spine trainin...

https://medcitynews.com/2020/02/precision-os-replaces-cadavers-for-surgical-spine-training-at-the-global-spine-congress/

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 201...

https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/providing-the-best-care-at-the-lowest-price-outlook-for-orthopaedics-in-2019/

The investment firm plans to invest $10 million to $30 million in specialty pharma, and medtech companies. The post Philly healthcare and life science investment firm 1315 Capital raises...

https://medcitynews.com/2018/02/1315-capital-raises-300m-for-second-fund/

Disior’s tech revolves around rapidly converting 2D medical scans into interactive 3D images to help orthopedic physicians analyze and assess fractures for implants. The post Ex-Nokia eng...

https://medcitynews.com/2017/12/ex-nokia-engineers-clinical-decision-support-startup-helps-doctors-analyze-treat-bone-fractures/

Zimmer Biomet pre-announced disappointing second-quarter results while also revealing that David Dvorak had stepped down as CEO, a move that some analysts feel was long needed. The post Ana...

https://medcitynews.com/2017/07/analysts-zimmer-ceo-departure-long-needed/

If the bundled payments program proves successful for orthopedics, other complex conditions and diseases could apply these best practices to improve health and reduce costs, too. The post B...

https://medcitynews.com/2017/06/bundled-payments-are-gaining-momentum/

Trice developed a needle equipped with a camera to give orthopedic physicians a better assessment of sports-related joint injuries and offer an alternative to MRIs. The post Joint injury di...

https://medcitynews.com/2017/06/joint-injury-diagnostics-business-trice-medical-raises-19-3m-following-fda-device-clearance/

As virtual rehabilitation picks up, traditional orthopedics widget makers like Breg are foraying into at-home physical therapy using a sensor device and a companion mobile app. The post Her...

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As the buzz around robotics grows, J&J ‘s DePuy Synthes is touting the clinical and economic evidence tied to its non-robotic knee platform to help hospitals navigate the bundled payments e...

https://medcitynews.com/2017/03/robotic-not-jj-plans-woo-hospitals-knee-surgeons/

Stryker is launching its Triathlon total knee on its Mako robotic system, reportedly priced at $1 million, at a time of bundled payments and cost consciousness in joint replacement procedures...

https://medcitynews.com/2017/03/stryker-launches-expensive-mako-robot-knee-replacement-cost-conscious-era/

Surgeons at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons gave a clear signal that in the future joint replacement will see more use of virtual rehab. The post Virtual ...

https://medcitynews.com/2017/03/virtual-rehab-gain-ground-orthopedics-bundled-payments-take-hold/

An analyst survey shows that surgeons who are part of Medicare’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program are denying or delaying hip and knee replacements for certain patients. T...

https://medcitynews.com/2017/03/surgeons-wary-ortho-bundles-delay-deny-procedures/

Intellijoint Surgical has developed an optical navigation system to properly position artificial hips, and with $11 million raised in a Series A round, plans further expansion in the U.S. T...

https://medcitynews.com/2016/11/ortho-startup-optical-navigation-tool-positioning-key-better-outcomes-lower-costs/

The deal reflects Zimmer Biomet’s interest in supporting value-based care through the company’s Signature Solutions program to hospitals. The post Zimmer Biomet snaps up interactive tel...

https://medcitynews.com/2016/10/zimmer-biomet-snaps-up-interactive-telerehabilitation-business-respondwell/

An avatar might be a way by which hospitals contending with the bundled care payment in orthopedics can lower costs and get joint replacement patients to recover well and at home. The post ...

https://medcitynews.com/2016/09/avatar-microsoft-kinect-may-smoothe-bundled-care/

Ananda Devices CEO talks about plans for expanding its organ-on-a-chip tech from researching spinal cord injuries to neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis. The post From orthoped...

https://medcitynews.com/2016/07/organ-on-a-chip-2/

After dismissing robotics in orthopedics, Zimmer Biomet is jumping on the bandwagon. The post Zimmer finally gets into robotics game with French deal appeared first on MedCity News .

https://medcitynews.com/2016/07/zimmer-finally-gets-robotics-game-132m-purchase/

Bioventus develops orthopedic products designed to treat conditions affecting muscles, bones and joints. Its top sellers include a therapy for fractures and osteoarthritis, The post 5 takea...

https://medcitynews.com/2016/07/5-takeaways-bioventus-ipo-move/

Dr. Todd O’Brien is trying to develop and commercialize a smartphone app that can be used at the point of care to identify fractures on the athletic field, combat field or any other site of...

https://medcitynews.com/2016/06/can-sound-based-smartphone-app-replace-x-rays-identify-bone-fractures/

LDR said cervical disc replacement typically occurs in patients who are too young to receive Medicare, making Mobi-C reimbursement a point of contention with private players. The post LDR f...

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LDR would be the third Austin company Zimmer has purchased in the last 13 years. An article by the Austin American-Statesman pointed out that Zimmer has twice before bought local firms, only to c...

https://medcitynews.com/2016/06/austin-zimmer-biomet-ldr/

Also, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has formed a for-profit spinoff company, Global Biotechnology & Cancer Therapeutics. Health Outcome has launched a crowdsourcing platform for patients to r...

https://medcitynews.com/2016/06/medtronic-acquisition/

The partnership is a win for Fitchet’s plan to turn around J&J’s slow-growing device unit by partnering with external players. The post J&J highlights plans for 3D printed orthopedics a...

https://medcitynews.com/2016/05/jj-3d-printed-orthopedics-contact-lenses/

A look at how telehealth can be harnessed for orthopedic patients and their families. The post What’s the future of the orthopedic patient experience? appeared first on MedCity News .

https://medcitynews.com/2016/02/orthopedic-patient-experience/

Healthcare startup Augmedix raised $4.1 million for its Google Glass platform to help physicians more easily enter and retrieve data from patients electronic health records. The post With Augme...

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The retirement-aged baby boomer population coupled with the push to reduce healthcare costs is driving technology to support the aging-in-place trend. It’s seen as a cheaper alternative to nurs...

https://medcitynews.com/2014/04/tactonic-technologies-making-gait-analysis-technologys-shift-consumer-space/

Borrowing concepts from 3D printing, scientists in Australia say they’ve come up with a device and a technique that could allow surgeons to precisely deliver live cells and growth factors direc...

https://medcitynews.com/2013/12/bioprinting-pen-draws-living-cells-onto-damaged-bone/

From models of the human body to product prototypes to human tissue for cancer research, the healthcare industry has latched onto 3-D printing and is expected to be one of the top industries in d...

https://medcitynews.com/2013/04/as-3d-printing-materials-get-cheaper-medicine-will-be-among-top-industries-for-market-growth/

It was the snap seen around the world, but for the surgeons who operated on Kevin Ware, it was pretty much business as usual. Don’t worry, I won’t post the nauseating video of the University ...

https://medcitynews.com/2013/04/wow-of-the-week-kevin-wares-gruesome-injury-apparently-happens-all-the-time/

The 3-D printing technology hits just keep on coming. Everyone and their brother seems to be testing the capabilities of 3-D printers for medical applications creating artificial ears, vaccines, ...

https://medcitynews.com/2013/03/wow-of-the-week-skull-implant-produced-with-3-d-printing-technology-could-shake-up-orthopedics-industry/