Product News

Orthopaedic Design and Manufacturing

  • 3-D Printer Redefines Reconstructive Surgery
    Orthopaedic surgeon Justin Cobb is applying 3-D printing technology to a surgical procedure that could revolutionise orthopaedic adult reconstructive knee operations. Cobb holds the Chair in orthopaedic surgery in the Surgery and Cancer department at the world-renowned Imperial College Healthcar...
    (January, 2013)
  • Soft Power: How Biomedical Textiles Are Driving Innovation in Orthopaedics
    New biomedical materials are expanding orthopaedic design options. PEEK textiles, for example, which already are used in other therapeutic areas, now are proving their potential in the orthopaedic field. 
    (September, 2012)
  • Developing Biomaterials for Sports-Related Bone Injuries
    It’s different for athletes: biomaterials for sports-related orthopaedic applications should have a composition similar to the bone’s constituent materials. Ideally, they should stimulate and facilitate regeneration of new bone and gradually dissolve in the body.
    (July, 2012)
  • Additive Manufacturing Enables Total Mandible Replacement
    Because the custom-designed implant did not require readjustments during the procedure, surgery and patient recovery times were slashed.
    (May, 2012)
  • Company Specialises in Rotary Instruments for Orthopaedic Applications
    A company specialises in rotary instruments for the cutting and shaping of bone in orthopaedic, spinal and traumatology applications. The company manufactures drills, burs, cannulated drills, reamers, craniotomes and high-speed instruments. The company also develops and produces its own manufacturin...
    (September, 2011)
  • Macrostructured Acetabular Cups Provide Stability
    Macrostructured acetabular cups are manufactured with a coarse-blasted, structured shell that provides stability but costs less than porous coatings. The formed and machined structures can be combined with standard cups and thin-walled shells for metal backs in large-diameter ceramic cups. The compa...
    (September, 2011)
  • OrthoTec Europe Previews the Future of Orthopaedics
    After a successful launch last year, OrthoTec Europe will return to Zürich, Switzerland, on 28 and 29 September 2011. The event will be held at the Mövenpick Hotel Zürich-Regensdorf.
    (September, 2011)
  • Prosthetic Radial Head Fastener Designed to Last a Lifetime
    To handle active baby boomers and rising longevity, Skeletal Dynamics selected a self-locking fastener from Spiralock that withstands up to 1 million loading cycles for its new elbow replacement implant.
    (May, 2011)
  • Addressing the Challenges of Working with Nitinol
    A manufacturer has developed a procedure to broaden the scope of nitinol applications in areas such as orthopaedics, ophthalmic procedures and minimally invasive surgery.
    (June, 2010)
  • Building Better Surfaces
    Developments in electrospinning are set to provide novel nanofibre-based structures including intelligent coatings that promote the growth of bone tissue into an implant.
    (October, 2009)
  • PEEK Polymer Expands Orthopaedic Material Options
    Industry Intelligence: Joint venture The design of arthroscopic devices and their performance capabilities have been limited by the strength and stiffness characteristics of the metals, ceramics and polymers used in their fabrication. Now...
    (October, 2009)
  • Sandvik Builds Orthopaedic Product Facility in Europe
    Finite element analysis can be a useful tool for assessing the clinical performance of a new product in addition to developing and evaluating its design. The benefits and limitations of using this technique for orthopaedic products are examined here.
    (September, 2009)
  • Alloy Powders for Medical Applications
    The use of gas-atomised alloy powders for the fabrication of medical devices, including hip and knee implants, offers cost benefits
    (September, 2009)
  • Orthopaedic Conference and Exhibition Launched in Europe and United States
    Finite element analysis can be a useful tool for assessing the clinical performance of a new product in addition to developing and evaluating its design. The benefits and limitations of using this technique for orthopaedic products are examined here.
    (September, 2009)
  • Benefits of the Spring
    The simple canted-coil spring may be the answer to manufacturers’ device fastening difficulties.
    (September, 2009)
  • The Delicate Balancing Act of Metallic Biomaterials
    Ever since metals have been used within the human body, there has been controversy over whether they do harm as well as good. There is now another dimension to this issue provided by experiences with recent metal-on-metal hip replacements.
    (March, 2009)
  • Subcontractor Seeks Larger Orthopaedics-Manufacturing Footprint
    Sourcing Hotline By adding eight Willemin-Macodel 5-axis contour milling machines to its already considerable battery of equipment, Norman Noble (Highland Heights, OH, USA; www.nnoble.com) figures that it can lay claim to being one of the largest providers of single-operation ...
    (September, 2008)
  • The Use of Modelling To Predict Implant Behaviour
    Finite element analysis can be a useful tool for assessing the clinical performance of a new product in addition to developing and evaluating its design. The benefits and limitations of using this technique for orthopaedic products are examined here.
    (September, 2008)
  • Development of Bioresorbable Composite Materials for Orthopaedic Devices
    Metallic bone plates and screws are increasingly being replaced by bioresorbable implants. The next stage is to use bioresorbable materials for high-strength fixation applications.
    (September, 2008)
  • Developments Across the Industry
    THIS ISSUE Orthopaedic implants increase momentum Demand in United States for orthopaedic implants will grow by 8.9% per annum to be valued at nearly US$22 billion in 2012, according to a report from Freedonia. The four major product sectors all offer good prospects. The market for reco...
    (September, 2008)
  • The Use of Modelling To Predict Implant Behaviour
    Finite element analysis can be a useful tool for assessing the clinical performance of a new product in addition to developing and evaluating its design. The benefits and limitations of using this technique for orthopaedic products are examined here.
    (July, 2008)
  • Materials Database Incorporates Orthopaedic Devices
    INDUSTRY NEWS Early last year, ASM International (Materials Park, OH, USA) and Granta Design (Cambridge, UK) introduced a comprehensive, cross-referenced materials database supporting medical device design. The initial release was limited...
    (January, 2008)
  • The MDT Five-Minute Interview
    THE INTERVIEW If I wasn’t talking to you right now, what would you be doing? A typical day would involve working with my team of engineers to refine the innovative designs that they have produced, or reviewing test data from a design v...
    (January, 2008)
  • The Natural Pace of Healing
    Injuries are often seen as unfortunate, inconvenient events, the recovery from which, for economic and social reasons, should be accelerated. However, nature is adept at repairing many injured tissues and we should refrain from unnecessary and illogical attempts to interfere with natural processes.
    (October, 2007)
  • Sandvik Acquires Orthopaedic Firm
    INDUSTRY NEWS Sandvik Materials Technology AB (Sandviken, Sweden), an international manufacturer of alloys for medical and dental applications, has announced that it has acquired Doncasters Medical Technologies (DMT), a UK supplier of orthopaedic implants and instruments. The firm...
    (September, 2007)