iFuse implant system / Courtesy of SI-BONE, Inc. Humana to Cover SI-BONE’s iFuse as Its Exclusive SIJF Option Adam Suhy, Ph.D.
Carlsmed: FDA Breakthrough Designation, Cash and Talent Carlsmed’s aprevo™️ devices receive FDA Breakthrough Device Designation AND 510(k)...
Changes to Physician Self-Referral Regulations Coming in 2021 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued final revised rules for the “Stark...
Source: Pexels/Sora Shimazaki Appeals Court Upholds $112 Million Verdict Against Medtronic Kim DelMonico
Sports Doc Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Patients William Vollmar, a former Lancaster County sports medicine doctor, has pled to assaulting his...
Former Ortho Surgeon Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Scheme Former orthopedic surgeon, Spyros Panos, pleads guilty to new fraud and identity theft...
DJO Global to Buy Part of Stryker’s Extremity Business To satisfy FTC, DJO Global to acquire Stryker’s ankle replacement and finger joint implant...
VADER Pedicle System / Courtesy of icotec AG FDA Clears Novel System for When There’s No Time for Fusion Walter Eisner
Cerapedics’ Newest Biologic Now Available in Canada Cerapedics recently commercially launched i-FACTOR+ Matrix for use across...
OSSIOfiber Bio-Integrative Compression Screws Cleared Ossio, Inc.’s OSSIOfiber Compression Screws have received 510(k) clearance from the FDA....
SeaSpine and Implanet Spinal Stabilization System FDA Cleared SeaSpine and Implanet joint venture—Mariner Cap System and JAZZ Cap technology—are FDA 510(k)...
Sagittal Plane Deformity / Courtesy of boneandjointburden.com Massive Family of Interbody Systems Cleared for Multiple Levels Walter Eisner
Florida Spine & Joint Institute and GEICO Settle Dispute Florida Spine & Joint Institute (FSJI) and GEICO settle dispute over intentional interference and...
Premera Blue Cross Pays Big Money to Resolve HIPAA Investigation Premera Blue Cross’ 2014 cyber-attack costs company $6.85 million in potential HIPAA violations...
RTI Surgical Foot Compression Plate System Cleared RTI Surgical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Dynamic Active Compression (DAC) Plate foot...
WristMotion Total Arthroplasty System / Courtesy of Anika Therapeutics, Inc. FDA Clears Anika Therapeutics Wrist Replacement System Walter Eisner
Spinal Cord Stim Company Nevro vs. Boston Scientific Potential speedy resolution for Nevro Corp. versus Boston Scientific patent...
CHSPSC Pays $2.3 Million to Resolve HIPAA Investigation Community Health Systems, Inc. management company (CHSPSC, LLC) pays $2.3 million due to 2014...
Cyber Attack Targets Central Florida Orthopedic Patients Former DJO independent distributor, central Florida’s All Pro Sports, a victim of cyber-attack...
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D. / Source: Wikipedia Commons FDA Commissioner Hahn Rebuffs White House Over Vaccines Walter Eisner
FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation for Agili-C CartiHeal Ltd, granted "Breakthrough Device Designation" by the FDA for the company's Agili-C...
Novel 3D GraftRasp System Cleared by FDA Boca Raton, Florida-based SurGenTec announced that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for its 3D...
Patents Issued for Novel Radiofrequency Ablation System Stratus Medical has received a pair of U.S. patents for its Nimbus RF Multitined Expandable...
Source: Adam Frame External Fixator / Wikimedia Commons IMED Surgical Files Federal Lawsuit Over External Fixation System Kim DelMonico
Court Dismisses Surgeon’s Antitrust Suit Against ABOS Bruce E. Ellison, M.D.’s complaint against the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc....
CE Mark for CurveBeam’s CT Imaging System CurveBeam's HiRise weight bearing CT imaging system for the lower extremity receives CE...
LimaCorporate: First Italian Company With EU Quality Certificate LimaCorporate gets EU Quality Management System certificate under new European Medical Devices...
Source: Wikimedia Commons and F1JMM Risky Business – The Hard and Soft Side of Risk Management Michael Huggins
Ortho Panel Backs FDA on Classification Recommendations Bone growth stimulators and metatarsophalangeal joint prostheses reclassified by FDA Orthopaedics...