COMPANY NEWS
X-Bolt features in largest ever hip fracture fixation trial publication
X-Bolt Orthopaedics highlights key results data from the WHITE4 trial, published in February’s Bone & Joint Journal, comparing the company’s flagship X-Bolt® XHS versus the gold standard Sliding Hip Screw. WHITE4 was the
Smith+Nephew launches patient app to help restart orthopaedic surgery
Smith+Nephew and Huma, the global digital health company, recently announced the launch of their remote patient monitoring service for orthopaedic surgery. There are an estimated 250,000 [1] patients on waiting
AOT receives CE certification for CARLO surgical tool
Swiss medical technology startup Advanced Osteotomy Tools (AOT) has secured European approval for the CARLO robot-assisted surgical tool. CARLO, or Cold Ablation Robot-guided Laser Osteotome, cuts bones precisely and contact-free
Survey finds medical device companies hopeful for 2021 and leaning in to digital technology for training and case support
ExplORer Surgical recently announced the results of a survey of medical device leaders on how COVID-19 has impacted business and gauge the industry’s shifting perspective on digital technologies. Findings unveil
FundamentalVR receive Healthcare of the Year Award at the International VR Awards
The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) has announced its 2020 VR Awards winners following the worlds-first fully immersive virtual reality awards ceremony in November. With more than 157 international nominations, 94 finalists
Olympus announces acquisition of FH ORTHO
Olympus Corporation recently announced that it has acquired FH ORTHO SAS, an international orthopaedic company headquartered in Heimsbrunn, France, following the close of a definitive agreement the two companies signed
DSM and PBC Biomed partner to develop regenerative bone adhesives
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and PBC Biomed, a medical device design and development company, have signed an agreement to jointly design and
First UK hip-replacement patients benefit from new B Braun CoreHip implant
The first UK patients are benefiting from a next generation hip replacement system developed by B. Braun Medical Ltd and a modified operating technique which is helping to deliver rapid
Smith+Nephew teams up with Avail Medsystems to help deliver remote procedural support, observation and clinical education to customers
Smith+Nephew recently announced it has teamed up with Avail Medsystems to provide remote, real-time collaboration services to its customers, directly in the OR. Smith+Nephew is the first orthopaedics company to
PrecisionOS Partners with CONMED International following breakthrough in portable arthroscopy education using virtual reality
PrecisionOS Technology announced recently the details of a breakthrough in basic and advanced fundamentals of arthroscopy training. The company has created the first-of-its-kind arthroscopy simulator available on a mobile, wireless
