West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has opened an orthopedic physician practice in River Edge, N.J. Raphael Longobardi, MD, Adam Becker, MD, and Frank Liporace, MD, are leading the practice, according to an Oct. 20 news release from RWJBarnabas. The three…
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Medtech company Catalyst OrthoScience has received $15 million in equity and debt financing. The additional funding allows Catalyst to strengthen its balance sheet and advance its commercial and clinical programs, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the company. …
The FDA has cleared two magnesium-based bone graft substitutes from Bone Solutions, for pediatric use in patients 6 years and older. The products, Mg Osteocrete and Mg Osteoinject, are designed to treat bone voids or defects resulting from trauma, tumors…
When Frank Noyes, MD, looks back on his career, he doesn’t just see surgeries or research papers. He sees thousands of young athletes — particularly female athletes — whose futures depended on whether their injuries could be prevented. Dr. Noyes,…
Solenic Medical’s alternating magnetic field technology was successfully used for orthopedics following the FDA’s compassionate use authorization, according to an Oct. 21 news release. The noninvasive technology, designed to treat orthopedic implant infections, was used as an adjunct to surgery…
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Sintx Technologies has earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its SINAPTIC Foot & Ankle Osteotomy Wedge System. The implant system combines a silicon nitride biomaterial, surgeon-informed implant designs and a single-use instrument kit, according to an Oct. 20 news release from…
Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics opened its Plymouth (Minn.) Surgery Center and provided care to the center’s first patient. Same-day orthopedic procedures offered at the new facility include joint replacement surgery, hand and wrist procedures, spine surgeries and sports medicine and…
Medtech company Onkos Surgical received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its antibacterial-coated orthopedic implants. Onkos Surgical’s ELEOS Proximal Tibia with NanoCept Antibacterial Technology prevents intraoperative bacterial contamination during orthopedic implant procedures, according to an Oct. 21 news release from…
Brian Cole, MD, and William Hozack, MD, were named co-chairs of Brixton Biosciences’ scientific advisory board, according to an Oct. 21 news release. In their roles, they will support the company’s clinical development across multiple therapeutic areas including osteoarthritis and…
Orthopedic surgeon Rocco Monto, MD, secured an office space for his upcoming private practice, Oceanus Health, Nantucket Current reported Oct. 21. Dr. Monto’s initial proposed location in Nantucket, Mass., was denied by the local planning board. His new location will…