We're highlighting four companies and their different intraoperative technologies to demonstrate the varying physical size and price range of computer-assisted technologies in development and on the market.
Smith & Nephew and Brainlab were each involved in two acquisitions in March. We examine seven announcements which suggest that M&A strategy remains one of purchasing novel products and technologies that have regulatory approval and some market adoption.
The device received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2018 for use in total and partial shoulder arthroplasty. The InSet Shoulder can be used with the company's InSet glenoid implant as a bone-sparing option to treat humeral or glenoid deformities.
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Aesculap achieved 50% enrollment in an ongoing Phase III clinical trial of NOVOCART 3D, an autologous chondrocyte transplantation system designed to treat knee articular cartilage defects.
The launch rounds out the company's portfolio of hardware, software and distal targeting devices for trauma. Stryker's Trauma and Extremities portfolio offers market-leading implants for the treatment of long and small bone fractures, as well as extremity joint replacements.
The cup provides multiple implant configurations and bearing options for the Alteon portfolio and features asymmetric porous coating. Exactech will expand U.S. rollout of the Alteon Cup in 2H19, and full launch is slated for late 2019.
ADAPTABLE is a sterile surgeon-controlled leg and retractor holder designed for the direct anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty. The device empowers surgeons to reduce the number of staff intraoperatively and increase the overall O.R. economy.
MDC is developing a resorbable magnesium alloy technology that has the same mechanical strength as 316L stainless steel and application in numerous implantable orthopedic devices.
