Orthopedic Equipment News
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Australian Medical Micro Screw Innovation Makes World Debut in 30 Jan 2019 Brisbane Operation
An innovative Australian micro screw created to help significantly reduce complications in the management of orthopaedic injuries and the fixing of fractures in the hand and wrist will be used in a world-first operation in Brisbane by internationally-renowned hand surgeon Dr Greg Couzens on Wednesday 30 January. The Field Micro Screw by Brisbane med-tech start-up Field Orthopaedics has already ...
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Demand for Brisbane Medical Micro Screw Creates Waitlist Before Official US Launch
The Brisbane medical innovation of the world’s smallest cannulated compression screw by Field Orthopaedics is in high demand in 20 US states before it’s official launch at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting from March 12 to 16 in Las Vegas, USA. Hospitals and distributors in 10 US states have requested access to the product before its official launch ...
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On the road to IPO, Field Orthopaedics raises $5m for push into US
The rapidly growing Australian orthopaedics devices company, Field Orthopaedics (FO) has just completed a fresh round of fundraising, equipping it with $5million in new capital for a push into the US$11billion trauma and extremities market. As one of the fastest growing market sub-sectors, at a rate of 7-10% per annum, hand and wrist orthopaedics is now around 40% of the upper extremities market. ...
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Field Orthopaedics Announces Plans to Debut Award-Winning Micro Screw at AAOS in Las Vegas
Field Orthopaedics, a rapidly growing Australian orthopaedic devices company that focuses on the design and manufacturing of orthopaedic devices to address the shortcomings in the trauma, extremities and biological markets, today announced plans to showcase its FIELD MICRO SCREW SYSTEM at the 2019 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Las Vegas on March 12- ...
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Field Orthopaedics announced as Finalist in Lord Mayor’s Awards
Field Orthopaedics is proud to have been recognised as a finalist for the ‘HSBC Award for Excellence in International Business’ in the 2021 Lord Mayor’s Awards, an initiative of the Brisbane City Council where the FO headquarters are based. The awards attract thousands of entries each year, highlighting the calibre of Field Orthopaedics’ submission and the success of the ...
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THINK Surgical Announces Experienced Commercial Leadership Team
(FREMONT, CA) November 14, 2022 – THINK Surgical, a technology innovator developing orthopedic surgical robots, today announced the implementation of a new, experienced commercial leadership team. Following a recent successful financing round which will enable accelerated commercialization of several new products, THINK Surgical is excited to introduce the leadership team who will lead ...
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Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder Dr. Sam Browd says `Data must enable surgeon performance`
Proprio Chief Medical Officer & Co-founder Dr. Sam Browd was recently mentioned in Orthoworld’s “Orthopedic Enabling Technology Startups Focused on Value” article. “Data is everywhere inside the operating room but has been severely underutilized. We have a huge opportunity to capture it, segment it into strategically informed action and ultimately improve patient ...
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OSSIO Receives Vizient Contract for Bio-Integrative Orthopedic Fixation Technology
OSSIO, Inc., an orthopedic fixation technology company, today announced that it has received a contract with Vizient, Inc., making the company’s portfolio of bio-integrative OSSIOfiber products available at negotiated pricing to health care providers in Vizient’s group purchasing organization (GPO) under a three-year contract starting March 1. OSSIO’s contract with Vizient ...
By OSSIO Inc
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OSSIO Awarded FDA 510(k) Clearance for OSSIOfiber Compression Screw Portfolio
OSSIO, Inc., an orthopedic fixation technology company, today announced that its OSSIOfiber® Compression Screw Portfolio has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for maintenance of alignment and fixation of bone fractures, comminuted fractures, fragments, osteotomies, arthrodesis and bone grafts of the upper extremity, fibula, knee, ankle and foot ...
By OSSIO Inc
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Microbion Corporation Announces Data Highlighting Pravibismane’s Effect on Bacterial Energetics Presented at ASM Microbe 2022
Microbion Corporation today announced that the company presented a poster highlighting the effect of pravibismane on bacterial energetics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium avium species at ASM Microbe 2022 in Washington, DC. The objectives of these studies were to further understand the mechanism of action of pravibismane, in both planktonic and ...
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THINK Surgical and Curexo Announce Entry Into Development and Distribution Agreement
(FREMONT, CA) August 1, 2022 – THINK Surgical, Inc., an innovator in the field of orthopedic surgical robots, today announced its entry into a development and distribution agreement with Curexo, Inc., a medical robotics specialist company based in South Korea. THINK and Curexo have a strong working relationship based on historical development collaboration and Curexo distributes ...
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Think Surgical Appoints Park Mehendale as Vice President of Operations
(FREMONT, CA) July 26, 2022?- THINK Surgical, Inc., an innovator in the field of orthopedic surgical robots, today announced the appointment of Parikshit (Park) Mehendale as vice president of operations. Mr. Mehendale brings nearly 20 years of global operations, supply chain, and engineering management experience to the THINK organization. At THINK, Mr. Mehendale will lead supply chain, ...
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Doug Kohrs appointed to Sequana Medical Board of Directors
Sequana Medical NV (Euronext Brussels: SEQUA) (the “Company” or “Sequana Medical“), a pioneer in the treatment of drug-resistant fluid overload in liver disease and heart failure, today announces the appointment of Doug Kohrs as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Kohrs is a highly experienced US executive with a track record of more than 40 years in ...
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Chris Fronk Promoted to Chief Commercial Officer of THINK Surgical
(FREMONT, CA) July 14, 2022 – THINK Surgical, Inc., an innovator in the field of orthopedic surgical robots, today announced the appointment of Chris Fronk as the Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Fronk joined THINK Surgical in January 2022 as VP Sales and has added tremendous value to the company in a short period of time. Based on his nearly two decades of experience in selling enabling ...
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CMO & Co-founder Dr. Samuel Browd featured in Orthopedic Design & Technology
Proprio’s Chief Medical Officer & Co-founder, Dr. Samuel Browd, has been featured in industry-leading publication, Orthopedic Design & Technology. “Radically Improving Medicine & Surgery with Light Field Technology” emphasizes the opportunity to positively disrupt operating room technologies through light field and data intelligence for transforming surgical ...
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Acumed Acquires Exsomed to Enhance Its Portfolio of Upper Extremity Solutions
Acumed, a Colson Medical - Marmon - Berkshire Hathaway company, is excited to announce the acquisition of ExsoMed, a provider of innovative solutions for hand surgery. The addition of ExsoMed, whose products support an intramedullary approach to treating hand fractures, enhances Acumed’s comprehensive portfolio of upper extremity solutions for simple to complex injuries. Acumed, a Colson ...
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SANUWAVE Health Announces Issuance of Eleven New Patents Bringing the Company`s Total Number of Active Patents and Patent Applications to 150
SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB:SNWV), a leading provider of next-generation advanced wound care medical systems for the repair and regeneration of skin and vascular structures and the research for new applications for shockwave systems in the non-medical field, announced today the patent activity for the full year 2020 and the first quarter of ...
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THINK Surgical and Concordia University Receive NSERC Alliance and MEDTEQ+ 3-Year Grant to Develop Artificial Intelligence for Robotic Surgery
THINK Surgical, Inc., a leading innovator in the field of robotic surgery, is pleased to announce a collaborative project between Concordia University and THINK Surgical funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada and MEDTEQ+. The focus of this project will be on developing advanced image registration algorithms using machine learning and Artificial ...
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David C. Dvorak Invests $5 Million in THINK Surgical
THINK Surgical, Inc., an innovator in the field of orthopedic surgical robots, today announced the investment of $5 million dollars in THINK Surgical by David Dvorak. This investment was completed through Black Lake Expeditions, LLC, an entity for which Mr. Dvorak serves as managing director. Mr. Dvorak became THINK Surgical’s Executive Chairman of the Board last year following an ...
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Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center is the First Hospital in the Western United States to Perform a Total Knee Replacement Procedure with THINK Surgical’s Leading Robot System
THINK Surgical, Inc., an innovator in the field of orthopedic robotic surgery, proudly announced Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center became the first facility in the western United States to utilize the latest iteration of the TSolution One robot from THINK Surgical. The system, manufactured by the Fremont, CA – based company features a true, active robot which supports a choice of ...
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