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New research combines 3D printing, stem cell biology, and lab-grown tissues for possible treatments of spinal cord injuries.
Orthopedic
3D-Printed Scaffolds Offer Hope for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
The method involves an organoid scaffold with microscopic channels.
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Harvard Team's Wearable Robot Helps Stroke, ALS Patients Use Their Arms
Patients could soon use these robots independently.
August 21, 2025
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FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation for Lumbar Disc Treatment
It's designed to reduce pressure within the disc and alleviate nerve compression.
August 15, 2025
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Researchers Pick Nose Cells for Unique Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
They are used to create a nerve bridge about the size of a very small worm.
August 14, 2025
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Zimmer Biomet Acquires Orthopedic Robotics Company Monogram for $168M
Monogram has developed a CT-based, semi-autonomous, AI-navigated total knee arthroplasty robotic technology.
July 14, 2025
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Smith+Nephew Adds Knotless Fixation Option to All-Suture Anchor Portfolio
It's designed for soft tissue-to-bone fixation indications.
July 10, 2025
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J&J Launches Wrist and Proximal Humerus Plating Systems in the U.S.
June 19, 2025
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OSSIO Launches Small Suture Anchors for Metal-Free Implants
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Avista Acquires Bone Healing Specialist EBI from HighRidge Medical
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J&J Launches Automated Surgical Impactor for Knee and Hip Revision Procedures
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Xtant Medical Launches Trivium Advanced Bone Graft
April 23, 2025
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Medline Gets FDA Clearance for Implants for Foot and Ankle Surgery
April 17, 2025
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FDA Clears Ventris Bone Graft for the Intervertebral Disc Space
April 8, 2025
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Stryker Completes Sale of U.S. Spinal Implants Business
April 4, 2025
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New Material Allows Patients to Adjust Prosthetic Limbs Using a Smartphone
March 19, 2025
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FDA Clears Elute's Synthetic Resorbable Bone Void Filler
It's designed for controlled resorption and replacement by new bone.
March 12, 2025
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Stryker Shows Off Next Generation of Orthopedic Surgical Robots
Mako Spine and Mako Shoulder are the latest to join the SmartRobotics suite of applications.
March 11, 2025
Two surgeons performing total knee arthroplasty in an OR utilizing the VELYS robotic assisted technology.
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Johnson & Johnson MedTech Showcases New Era of Digital Orthopedics
The company accelerates innovation across joint reconstruction, trauma, spine, and more.
March 10, 2025
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3D-Printed Knee Implants Improves Quality and Reliability
The team found that a two-step heat treatment process significantly improved the uniformity of the metal’s structure and strength.
March 6, 2025
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FDA Approves Arcuro's SuperBall Tech for Rotator Cuff Procedures
The SuperBall-RC will enter a limited user release in the second quarter of 2025.
February 27, 2025
A girl uses the exoskeleton in her schoolyard.
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Research and Public Funding Boost Personal Exoskeletons for Children
It has four motors that mimic natural muscle function and two operating modes.
February 20, 2025
An assistive robot demonstrates some of the tasks it may be able to perform.
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UCF Researchers Receive $600K Grant to Develop Intelligent Assistive Robotics
The end goal is to develop smart robots that can give the user a greater degree of independence.
February 19, 2025
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Medtronic Acquires Nano Surface Technology for Orthopedic Implants
The technology enhances implant fixation through osseointegration.
February 12, 2025
This image from video provided by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences shows Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to improve muscle function in Pittsburgh, on March 14, 2023.
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A Spine-Zapping Implant Helped 3 People with a Muscle-Wasting Disease Walk Better
While turned on, it zaps circuits of dormant nerves downstream of the injury to activate muscles.
February 5, 2025
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Zimmer Biomet Acquiring Orthopedic Specialist Paragon 28 for $1.1B
The company has a suite of surgical offerings and product systems spanning all major foot and ankle segments.
January 30, 2025
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Injectable Hydrogel Could Help Treat Osteoporosis
It targets rapid, localized increase in bone density.
January 29, 2025
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Stryker to Sell its U.S. Spinal Implants Business
The company has been on an M&A hot streak lately but now it's the seller.
January 29, 2025
From left to right: Pedro Tejada, Saioa Herrero and Francisco Campa, with the prototype.
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Prototype Could Help Patients Regain Balance After a Stroke
It rests on four sensors that enable the force the patient is exerting on the platform to be measured.
January 23, 2025
A testing participant controls a bionic hand through a brain-computer interface that allows him to feel pressure changes as the steering wheel moves in the hand.
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Fine-Tuned Brain-Computer Interface Makes Prosthetic Limbs Feel More Real
The researchers’ approach to prosthetic sensation involves placing tiny electrode arrays in the brain.
January 17, 2025