COMMERCIALIZATION SOLUTIONS FOR THE ORTHOPEDIC INDUSTRY
DECEMBER 2019 | VOLUME 1

We sat down with Globus executives to discuss their entrance into the joint replacement market, robotics’ role in orthopedic surgery and the company's future as a full-scale musculoskeletal player.

Staunch supporters of AM shed the hype and paint a picture of what it takes to find success. In this recap of an OMTEC 2019 panel, they talk market barriers, opportunities, materials and validation.

The agency has prioritized the reduction of EtO to sterilize medical devices, and is providing insights on how and why orthopedic manufacturers should consider adopting new sterilization processes.

CMS' removal of these procedures from the inpatient only list makes them eligible for coverage by Medicare in hospital outpatient and inpatient settings, effective in 2020.

LimaCorporate and Hospital for Special Surgery are set to open a 3D printing facility to produce custom complex orthopedic implants in 2020. The collaboration will be closely watched, especially as FDA, hospitals and industry engage in dialogue on the pursuit of point-of-care manufacturing.
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Stefano Bini, M.D., a knee and hip replacement surgeon and Chief Technology Officer at UCSF spoke with us about the state and future of digital technologies.

A growing extremities company grows even more, and two well-established joint replacement players collaborate globally on components for hip replacement.
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Orthopedic Product Sales by Market Segment

ATEC, NextStep Arthropedix, Nextremity Solutions and Active Implants bolstered their portfolios at year-end with products to help grow revenue in the coming year. 
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Stryker’s planned acquisition of Wright Medical (previously the #5 trauma player) bolsters the company’s position in trauma and puts Arthrex on the board in position #10. 
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