knee implant News
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Coming Soon – The next addition to the EMPOWR Platform
EMPOWR Acetabular™ is DJO’s modern, premium, intelligently designed acetabular system featuring advanced fixation technologies, efficient instrumentation, and a feature enabling future dual mobility offering.1 This system – combined with our femoral stem options which all have 12/14 robust micro-threaded trunnions – provides surgeons a comprehensive THA solution for all ...
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BioPoly® Announces FDA Clearance of its Great Toe Implant
FORT WAYNE, IN – BioPoly LLC has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance for its BioPoly® Great Toe Implant. With this FDA clearance, the BioPoly technology is available for the first time in the U.S. BioPoly first received regulatory approval in 2012 for its knee implants in Europe. “Although we have been in patients in Europe with our knee ...
By BioPoly, LLC
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Hackensack University Medical Center is the First Hospital on the East Coast to Perform Total Knee Replacement Procedures with THINK Surgical’s Next-Generation Robot System
Hackensack University Medical Center, a national leader in orthopedic care and robotic surgery, recently completed the first total knee replacement on the East Coast using the newest generation 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 knee implants from multiple ...
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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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16 Mar Moximed Closes Oversubscribed $50MM Financing Round
Hayward, CA, USA, March 15, 2017 – Moximed®, Inc., developer of unicompartmental load absorber implants for active patients with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA), announced today an oversubscribed Series C round of $50MM with new investors Advent Life Sciences and Future Fund joining existing investors NEA, Morgenthaler Ventures, Gilde Healthcare, GBS Venture Partners, and Vertex ...
By Moximed Inc
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First BioPoly Great Toe Surgery Performed in US
FORT WAYNE, IN – BioPoly LLC has announced that the first BioPoly® Great Toe surgery in the U.S. was completed on September 30, 2021. The surgery was performed by Dr. Steve Herbst of Central Indiana Orthopedics in Muncie, Indiana. “The BioPoly Great Toe implant addresses a large unmet need in the market, and we are thrilled to have it available in the U.S. now. This small implant ...
By BioPoly, LLC
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Announcement – RSIP Vision Presents Successful Preliminary Results from Clinical Study of 2D-to-3D Knee Bones Reconstruction
RSIP Vision, an experienced developer of groundbreaking AI technologies for medical imaging, today reveals preliminary results from an ongoing clinical study for the evaluation of the reconstruction of a 3D knee model from 2D X-ray images at Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv. This tool is based on novel, patent-pending technology, implementing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to produce an ...
By RSIP Vision
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Silver Bullet Therapeutics Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent No. 8,999,367 for Bioabsorbable Substrates That Controllably Release Metal Ions
Silver Bullet Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent No. 8,999,367 as a continuation of patent No. 8,927,004 that significantly enhances the claims for the release of antimicrobial metal ions to prevent infection. Paul Chirico, President and CEO of Silver Bullet Therapeutics stated, “We take a lot ...
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Plastics Healthcare Market Watch Highlights Plastics Growing Role in Medicine
In a Plastics Market Watch report released today, Watching: Plastics’ Contribution to Healthcare, The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) reported a growing demand for plastics in a number of healthcare sectors including pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and tools, vision/dental/hearing, research labs and more. According to the report, medical equipment and supplies production ...
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Silver Bullet Therapeutics Announces Allowance of Two New Patents and Commercial Availability of the OrthoFuzIon Antimicrobial Bone Screw System
Silver Bullet Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office allowed two new patents that include, COATINGS FOR THE CONTROLLABLE RELEASE OF ANTIMICROBIAL METAL IONS and BONE IMPLANT AND SYSTEMS THAT CONTROLLABLY RELEASES SILVER. The Company also announced that they will make the OrthoFuzIon Antimicrobial Bone Screw System ...
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World’s First “Artificial Meniscus” Available in Israel
Active Implants LLC, a company that develops orthopedic implant solutions, today announced that two patients in Israel have undergone knee surgery for the company’s NUsurface® Meniscus Implant – the first “artificial meniscus” to be marketed in the Middle East. Until now, the NUsurface Implant was only available in Israel in clinical trials. The procedures were ...
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100th Patient Enrolled in Clinical Trials for Active Implants’ NUsurface Meniscus Implant
Active Implants, LLC, a company that develops orthopedic implant solutions, today announced enrollment of the 100th patient in clinical trials evaluating the NUsurface® Meniscus Implant for the treatment of persistent knee pain caused by injured or deteriorating meniscus tissue. The surgery was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Wayne Gersoff of Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine ...
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Active Implants Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for NUsurface Meniscus Implant
Active Implants, LLC, a developer of orthopedic implant solutions for joint preservation, today announced that the NUsurface® Meniscus Implant has been granted a Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The NUsurface® Meniscus Implant is the first “artificial meniscus” to be marketed in Europe and, if cleared by the FDA, would be the first ...
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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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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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OrthoIndy Performs First Meniscus Replacements in Indiana with NUsurface Implant
OrthoIndy and Active Implants, a company that develops orthopedic implant solutions, today announced that the first meniscus replacement procedures have been performed in Indiana. Dr. Jack Farr, orthopedic surgeon at OrthoIndy, was the first to perform the procedure on Greenwood resident Jason Scott. OrthoIndy is the only center in the state – and just one of 10 sites nationwide - ...
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Final Patient Treated in Clinical Trials for Active Implants’ NUsurface Meniscus Implant
Active Implants LLC, a company that develops orthopedic implant solutions, today announced that the final patient was treated in the two clinical trials evaluating the NUsurface Meniscus Implant for the treatment of persistent knee pain caused by injured or deteriorated meniscus tissue. The trials are being conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the NUsurface Meniscus Implant 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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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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Former Professional Baseball Player Pain-Free after Knee Surgery with Active Robot Technology Available at INOV8 Surgical
THINK Surgical, Inc., an innovator in the field of orthopedic active robot surgery, is pleased to announce that Stefan Kreuzer, M.D.*, of INOV8 Surgical, a leading ambulatory surgical center (ASC) in Houston specializing in outpatient total joint procedures, is approaching a key milestone with THINK’s active robot technology. Dr. Kreuzer has performed nearly 90 procedures** with the ...
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