Category Archives: MarketMechanics
January 2018
Costello Named GW’s PT Program Director
Ellen Costello, PT, PhD, has been named Director of the Physical Therapy (PT) Program in the Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Continue reading
January 2018
Online Tool Guides Joint Replacement Decisions in OA Sufferers
A web-based tool developed at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School helps patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip decide whether and when to proceed with total joint replacement surgery by comparing the individual’s pain and… Continue reading
January 2018
AAOS Approves Diagnostic, Treatment Criteria for Hip OA
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recently approved new Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip. AUCs provide clinicians with algorithms on how to optimally treat an orthopedic injury or condition, including… Continue reading
January 2018
ProEx PT Acquires Competitive Edge PT
ProEx Physical Therapy, headquartered in Portsmouth, NH, has acquired Competitive Edge Physical Therapy, Norwell, MA. Paul Amorosino, PT, MSPT, OMT, owner of Competitive Edge, has joined the ProEx team as clinical director of the Norwell location Continue reading
January 2018
FDA Approves Marketing of Device to Treat DFUs
In December 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of Sanuwave’s dermaPACE System, the first shock-wave device to treat diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The system uses externally applied energy pulses, similar to sound waves, to… Continue reading
January 2018
New BPCI Program Includes Lower-Extremity Episodes
The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new voluntary bundled payments opportunity, known as the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced), which will be launched in October 2018 and run… Continue reading
January 2018
Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics appoints medical director
Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, headquartered in Knoxville, announced that P. Merrill White, III, MD, was appointed medical director, effective January 1, 2018. He will be responsible for leading the overall clinical vision, strategy, and medical oversight for the group. Continue reading
January 2018
Mary Free Bed, GVSU expand partnership to share motion lab
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, and Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, are expanding their partnership to now share a Motion Analysis Lab, located in the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, Grand Rapids. Continue reading
January 2018
CEL-SCI awarded patent for RA vaccine
CEL-SCI Corporation, Vienna, VA, has received a patent from the European Patent Office for its LEAPS platform technology, which is being developed as a potential therapeutic vaccine for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The patent, EP 2254588B1, is… Continue reading
January 2018
Sensoria, Optima to create smart diabetic footwear
Seattle-based Sensoria Health and Optima Molliter, Civitanova Marche, Italy, announced a partnership to create what they claim is the first smart diabetic footwear product that will monitor a patient’s compliance to the clinician’s prescribed mechanical off-loading protocol. Continue reading
November 2017
AAOS, AJRR create orthopedic database
The Rosemont, IL-based American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in mid-October announced plans to create a national family of clinical data registries for a broad range of orthopedic conditions and procedures. Continue reading
November 2017
CMS amends custom diabetic insert coding
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have amended a recent coding clarification regarding custom-fabricated diabetic shoe inserts, which two specialty organizations had criticized as being unnecessarily strict and a detriment to advanced technology. Continue reading
November 2017
Noraxon launches biomech data hub
Scottsdale, AZ-based Noraxon USA, a leader in human movement metrics and biomechanics research solutions, in November introduced the Ultium biomechanics research system. Continue reading
November 2017
Foot Science prefab FO reduces injury risk
Contoured prefabricated foot orthoses from Christchurch, New Zealand-based Foot Science International may help reduce the risk of lower extremity injury in naval recruits undergoing basic training, according to research epublished in October by the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Continue reading
November 2017
BOC celebrates expanded office space
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) staff and Board of Directors showcased an expanded new office location in Owings Mills, MD, to business partners and honored guests at a celebratory open house in October. Continue reading
November 2017
Bacino is Levy and Rappel sales manager
Saddle Brook, NJ-based Levy and Rappel is once again expanding operations and has hired James Bacino, CPed, as regional sales manager, the company announced in October. Continue reading
November 2017
McClain names Langer executive VP
McClain Laboratories, a clinical and research pathology laboratory based in Smithtown, NY, announced in November the appointment of Paul Langer as executive vice president, business development. Continue reading
November 2017
Flexion expands mkt for knee OA injectable
Burlington, MA-based Flexion Therapeutics in mid-November announced the full commercial launch of Zilretta (triamcinolone acetonide extended-release injectable suspension), the company’s new therapy for the management of pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Continue reading
November 2017
Claris introduces TKA recovery monitor
Vancouver, Canada-based Claris Healthcare announced in November that it is launching Claris Reflex, a new medical device and patient monitoring system to help orthopedic practices across North America monitor patient recovery after total knee replacement. Continue reading
November 2017
GUAES launches gout specialist network
The Pittsburgh, PA-based Gout & Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES) has stepped up to the challenge of helping all patients access faster, better treatment by launching the Gout Specialists Network (GSN), an online physician and medical professional locator and educational resource, the society announced in November. Continue reading
November 2017
Navy, Steadman Clinic partner for research
In a benchmark collaboration between two world-class research centers, the Vail, CO-based Steadman Philippon Research Institute/Steadman Clinic and the Naval Medical Research Unit-San Antonio will work together on sophisticated musculoskeletal research, according to a Steadman-Philippon release. Continue reading
November 2017
Dr. Scholl’s inserts lower peak VLR
Commercially available insoles from Dr. Scholl’s, a division of Wippany, NJ-based Bayer, are associated with reduced vertical loading rates during running in healthy volunteers, according to a study epublished in October by the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. Continue reading
October 2017
Ipsen data show CP spasticity undertreated
A presentation given by Basking Ridge, NJ-based Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals in September at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine in Montreal, Canada, found more than 40% of children with cerebral palsy (CP) receive none of 10 common therapies for the motor disorder. Continue reading
October 2017
Comau, Össur invest in Iuvo exoskeletons
Rekyavik, Iceland-based Össur and Italian automation company Comau in October announced their investment in Iuvo, a wearable technology company headquartered in Pisa, Italy, that’s focused on developing robotic exoskeletons to enhance mobility. Continue reading
October 2017
OrthoPediatrics closes $59.8M IPO
Warsaw, IN-based pediatric surgical system maker OrthoPediatrics on October 15 announced the closing of its initial public offering of 4.6 million shares of its common stock, including the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to… Continue reading
