Morethopedics: The Monthly Orthopedic and Spine Round-up- May

Spring is in full swing and May has been busy. National Women’s Health week, Memorial day (USA), Eid al-Fit, and World Biscuit day are just some of the occasions that people have been busy celebrating. The spring hustle ‘n bustle has also translated to the Orthopedic and Spine space, with a wealth of exciting advancements and changes taking place within the sector during osteoporosis awareness month.

In this Article I will share with you some of my findings this month- some big, some small; so keep reading for a bitesize insight into everything orthopedic and spine in the month of May.

" I am Henry Cooke, a senior business consultant for RW search in the Orthopedic and Spine space, and this is Morethopedics volume 2."

OSTEOPOROSIS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH:

An estimated 200 million people globally are suffering with Osteoporosis, the skeletal disorder, which is characterised by low bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue. It mostly affects elderly individuals and symptoms include bone fragility and consequent increase in fracture risk*.

Due to the disease's global significance, organisations such as BHOF and ASBMR have declared the month of May, Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention month. An opportunity to commemorate the disorder by providing education and awareness about the disease, providing bone healthy exercises and information – for all ages – to help achieve better bone health*.

Numerus charities, news outlets, medical professionals, orthopadic surgeries, and tech companies have collaborated this month, to provide free information and insight into the condition, which will hopefully help millions of people globally.

Its truly great to see the medical sector working together in this way to fight this debilitating condition!

LEADERSHIP CHANGES, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW:

GLOBUS: Daniel Scavilla replaced the departed Dave Demski, at the end of April as CEO of the ~$1billion company. Mr. Scavilla has been with Globus Medical for seven years, joining as Senior Vice President and CFO in April 2015, whilst climbing the ranks to Trauma and Joint Reconstruction President, EVP, and most recently CCO.

Lima: Luigi Ferrari stepped down as CEO of LimaCorporate, whilst Emmanuel Bonhomme was appointed as interim CEO while the company looks for a permanent replacement(1).

Wenzel Spine: The sad and unexpected passing of Wenzel Spine’s former President and CEO, Chad G. Neely, in March, left many in the Wenzel Spine community stunned. Wenzel Spine’s Board announced the appointment of William E. (Bill) Wilson as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wenzel Spine, on the 3rd May. Bill was a founding member of Wenzel spine and has been responsible for the development of the operations, finance, client relations, marketing, strategic partnerships, and medical education teams prior to his new position as CEO(2).

Stryker: Preston Wells, Vice President of investor relations at Stryker, was appointed vice president and group CFO for the device maker’s spine and orthopedic business. Jason Beach will replace Mr. Wells as vice president of investor relations, and has 20 years of business experience in finance, operations, IT and other global business services. He joined Stryker in 2018 (3).

Precision Medical Products Inc: Steven Ingel has been announced as its new president and CEO. Ingel has more than 30 years of experience in health care, having served multiple roles in sales, marketing, operations and solutions for Enovis – formerly DJO Global. Ingel succeeds Jeremy Perkins, who will remain with the company as Executive Chair of the Board (4).

Johnson & Johnson: JnJ MedTech has named Kurt Van den Bosch as CFO. In his new role, he will provide financial leadership to the global J&J MedTech organization (5)     

Formus Labs: Going the other way Formus Labs, a Pioneering Developer of Orthopedic Surgery Planning Technology, hires Ex-Johnson & Johnson Executive, Polly Teevan, To lead the Global Commercial Strategy (6).

Zimmer Biomet: On the 15th May ZB announced that Paul Stellato will take up the position of Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Zimmer Biomet, Mr. Stellato served as Vice President, Finance, Global Business Services at Xylem Inc (7).

Q1 RESULTS:

• DePuy: JnJ’s DePuy reported a total sales growth of 5.0% to $23.4 Billion with operational growth of 7.7%* and adjusted operational growth of 7.9%, a very strong start to the year (8).
• ZB: Zimmer Biomet reported $1.7B in sales in Q1 2022, which is a 3.9 percent increase from the first quarter of 2021. The company also reported net earnings of $73 million from continuing operations for the first quarter (9).
• Stryker: Stryker sees a net sales increase of 8.1% to $4.3 billion, and a Organic net sales increase of 9.2% (10) .
• NuVasive: According to Chris Barry, CEO of NuVasive. The company exceeded their Q1 expectations with net sales of $290.8 million, a 7.2% increase and a 9.1% increase on a constant currency basis, compared to the prior year period (11).
• Smith + Nephew: Q1 Revenue of $1.31B (+3.3% Y/Y) beats by $40M. Sports Medicine & ENT revenue up 8.6% underlying; Advanced Wound Management revenue up 8.0% underlying; Orthopaedics revenue up 2.6% underlying (12).
• Enovis/DJO: DJO’s Wilmington, Delaware–based parent brought in $375 million in sales during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, a 21% increase from Q1 2021. “We are off to a great start in 2022 with strong growth, an expanding innovation pipeline, and progress increasing our profit margins,” Matt Trerotola (CEO) said in a news release (13).
• Aurora: And finally a special mention to Aurora, who have announced a record breaking first quarter results for 2022, after some exciting additions to the minimally invasive spine surgery portfolio. They have seen a 57% YOY increase ($3.55 million) and 20% sequential growth from Q4 (14).

NEW TECH:

Medacta-Successful AR assisted Lumbar Fusion:

Medacta's NextAR Glasses were used for the first time in the US for a lumbar fusion procedure.

The lumbar fusion procedure took place at the Center for Pain and Spine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, New Hampshire, it was performed by Kevin J. McGuire, M.D., M.S. The surgeon utilised Medacta’s M.U.S.T. Pedicle Screw System in combination with the NextAR Spine AR-based surgical application

The NextAR Spine Application assists the surgeon in precisely locating the anatomical structures in either open, mini-open or percutaneous spine procedures for the safe placement of spine implants. The system tracks the patient's anatomy, continuously updating its position on patient-specific 3D x-ray images, such as 3D C-Arm or 3D CT scan.

NextAR offers personalized augmented reality solutions for both joint replacement and spine procedures.

"While utilizing the 3D Direct option, I was able to seamlessly register the NextAR Platform to my intraoperative 3D scan, accurately place the pedicle screws, and enjoy the ability to keep my eyes on my patient the entire time using the NextAR Smart Glasses. Implementing the NextAR Platform didn't compromise any of my current workflow and actually, worked better than I anticipated," says Kevin J. McGuire, M.D., M.S.(15)

Zimmer' Omni Suite AI debut:

Zimmer has debuted some AI Tech called Omni Suite, described as an intelligent operating room (OR) that is designed to optimize surgical workflow and procedural efficiency by automating manual tasks and streamlining unnecessary technology and redundant hardware.

The new AI feature uses cameras to automatically recognize and timestamp key OR workflow milestones, including patient entry and exit, door count, the start and stop of anesthesia, surgery and cleaning. Surgical teams are guided through a process to help optimize OR workflow based on real-time access to workflow metrics. This will no doubt benefit patient and Surgeon by reducing time in the OR (16).

Seaspine's Spinal Solutions:

Seaspine has commercially launched the Reef TA (TLIF Articulating) Interbody System, which is designed to reliably deliver an interbody to the anterior portion of the disc space to optimize sagittal alignment and endplate support.

With an array of footprint and lordotic options to choose from, surgeons have the ability to intraoperatively address specific anatomical needs.

“Reef TA is an exciting addition to our interbody portfolio,” stated Dennis Cirino, Senior Vice President, Global Spinal Systems. “This system combined with a comprehensive set of decompression and disc preparation instruments, provides a versatile and reproducible lumbar (17).

Exactech X Joint Medica Limited:

Exactech has been granted an FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for JointMedica’s Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing System. Exactech is a minority shareholder of JointMedica Limited and has been collaborating with the United Kingdom-based orthopaedic device designer and manufacturer to deliver the next generation of hip resurfacing to the global market, which it holds exclusive global distribution rights to the product.

Hip resurfacing is usually a preferred alternative to total hip replacement and according to Craig J. Della Valle, MD, of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, Illinois: “remains an excellent choice for young, active patients, who will inevitably place a higher demand on their hip reconstruction. The introduction of metal-on-vitamin E crosslinked polyethylene hip resurfacing would be most welcomed by me as a practicing surgeon and well-received by my patient community.”(18).

FINAL THOUGHTS:

ENOVIS does the double:

Since DJO’s parent company Colfax, changed its name to ENOVIS in April, with the plan for DJO to eventually adopt the name permanently; ENOVIS have been working hard to expand their portfolio. On may 9th, the company announced that they have acquired Australian orthopaedic company, 360 Med Care Pty Ltd, who are a 10 year old, 100+ employee company who specialise in joint replacement surgery technologies (19).

On the 24th May, ENOVIS announced their second acquisition of the month; DJO, has acquired the assets of Outcome-Based Technologies, LLC. The move builds upon the DJO® (now part of Enovis) legacy of bracing innovation, and specifically in the fast-growing hip bracing category.

 “The acquisition of the EXCYABIR™ hip brace and the CryoKnee™ knee brace provides innovative bracing solutions to healthcare providers and patients alike,” said Jason Anderson, President Bracing and Supports. “We are pleased to welcome EXCYABIR and CryoKnee to the DonJoy® brand. We are confident these products will help grow our bracing business.”

“The flagship EXCYABIR hip brace is an innovative, modular hip brace with capability to integrate cold therapy,” said Don LoGuercio, President, Outcome-Based Technologies. “There are about 200,000 hip arthroscopies done every year in the US, and we believe EXCYABIR hip braces offer a unique solution. We are thrilled that Enovis will help bring this technology to more providers and their patients.” (20).

With excellent Q1 figures, and these two intriguing acquisitions, the future is looking bright for Enovis, and I’m excited to see which direction the company goes in.

That is all from Volume 2 of Morethopedics, I truly hope you’ve enjoyed my insights and I look forward to catching up again with you in June.

As always if you are interested in featuring in the next volume of this newsletter, or are interested in our recruitment services at RW please get in touch: henry.cooke@rwsearch.com.

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See you next month!

Henry

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*https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5335887/#:~:text=Currently%2C%20it%20has%20been%20estimated,osteoporotic%20fractures%20in%20their%20lifetime.eoporotic%20fractures%20in%20their%20lifetime.

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