TORONTO – Startup company Stoko Inc. has raised C$6 million (US$4.74 million) in seed funding to accelerate market expansion of a device it said will give rigid knee braces a run for their money.
My01 Inc. has received FDA clearance for its My01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor with full Bluetooth capabilities. The device is intended to help doctors diagnose and avert the risks of developing compartment syndrome, a potentially devastating complication of certain fractures and trauma injuries.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Skin and bones repaired by bioprinting during surgery; Researchers use AI to detect wrist fractures; Smart Score quantifies clinical outcomes for shoulder arthroplasty patients.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: 3D biomaterial used as 'sponge' for stem cell therapy to reverse arthritis; New biomaterial regrows blood vessels and bone, RCSI research; Without major changes, gender parity in orthopedic surgery will take two centuries.
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. has won the FDA’s nod for its Rosa Partial Knee system for robotically assisted partial knee arthroscopy. The new system is the latest addition to the Rosa Robotics platform, which also includes the Rosa Knee system for total knee replacement and Rosa One for neurosurgical and spine procedures. The Rosa Partial Knee system is designed to be compatible with Zimmer’s Personal partial knee. It incorporates 2D to 3D X-Atlas imaging technology and real-time, intraoperative data collection on both soft tissue and bone anatomies to ensure accurate bone cuts and improve range of motion gap analysis.
Agnovos Healthcare LLC, a company using regenerative medicine to treat localized effects of bone disease, has received the FDA’s nod for an IDE clinical trial to assess its AGN1 local osteo-enhancement procedure (LOEP) small-volume (SV) kit in patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). The investigational device is intended to treat stable but painful VCFs via a minimally invasive procedure. The kit, which comes in the form of two single-use trays, contains a calcium-based, resorbable, triphasic implant material that is designed to align the pace of resorption with bone formation, providing treated vertebrae with immediate and durable protection.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: X-rays confirm promise of new luminescent markers; Pillar of support: Breakthrough discovery could speed up bone implant recovery; New biosealant can stabilize cartilage, promote healing after injury.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: New study expands evaluation of gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy; High risk of AKI in patients undergoing treatment for infected total knee replacement; Tadpole nerve regeneration capacity provides clue to treating spinal cord injury.
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Orthofix Medical Inc.’s Construx Mini Ti spacer system for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures. Company documents claim the implant has an optimized porosity and pore size, which creates a 3D porous surface with the potential for bone ingrowth.
TORONTO – Robotics researchers at Ontario’s University of Waterloo are stealing a page from makers of autonomous or self-driving vehicles, developing wearable, motor-controlled technology to restore physical mobility in people with disabilities without the need to think about or guide the system. The project, called Exonet, is being led by Brokoslaw Laschowski, who contrasts this approach with engineers ramping up the ability of users to control the exoskeleton.
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