WARSAW — Emergency personnel are responding to an accident located at 3723 Lake City Highway, just east of Orthopedic Drive. The accident reportedly occurred in the westbound lane in the left turn lane.

WARSAW — OrthoWorx has announced that its board of directors has elected Tobias “Toby” Buck, chairman, president, CEO and founder of Paragon Medical, Inc., to serve as board chair. Buck was one of the founding board members of OrthoWorx, and has served the organization in that capacity since 2009. “We greatly appreciate the service and contributions made …read more.

WARSAW — OrthoWorx hosted a presentation of the Orthopedic Value Chain Model for industry and university partners July 30, at Champagne Jam. The presentation was the culmination of eight weeks of research for seven interns at OrthoWorx.

By DAVE TEMPLE Director of Marketing, Corporate Communications Nextremity Solutions Inc.  WARSAW — U.S. Representative, Todd Rokita, visited Nextremity Solutions Inc. Thursday, Aug. 13. The purpose of the visit was to learn more about Nextremity Solutions and how it is impacting the orthopedic foot and ankle market, creating jobs in Indiana and what its plans …read more.

PHILADELPHIA – A hip replacement patient is suing an orthopedic device manufacturer and its parent corporations claiming liability for an alleged 2014 surgical product failure. Anthony Kinard of York sued DePuy Orthopedics Inc. of Warsaw; Depuy Inc. of Delaware; Johnson & Johnson International of Delaware; and Johnson & Johnson of Brunswick, N.J.; in the U.S. …read more.

Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health has once again been named among U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” for 2015-16. Riley is the only nationally ranked children’s hospital in Indiana. The rankings were based on ten pediatric specialties including cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, …read more.

In a day and age where the chief executive officers of most large companies come with a better knowledge of navigating the business world than the actual product they are serving, Dane Miller was truly one of a kind. The co-founder and former CEO of the Warsaw-based orthopedic company did not hold a Masters in …read more.

Dane Miller, who helped found the Warsaw-based company Biomet, died today at the age of 69. Miller was one of the four original founders of the company and served as its Chief Executive Officer between the years of 1977 and 2006. Current Biomet CEO Jeff Binder issued the following statement following Miller’s passing: “It is impossible …read more.

By TAMMY ALLEN Director of Marketing, OrthoWorx OrthoWorx recently piloted The Technical Careers and Beyond Program, developed to focus on local education and awareness to help address the local advanced manufacturing talent gap. The program included approximately 50 administrators, guidance counselors and teachers at the middle school and high school levels in the area. The …read more.

By BRAD BISHOP Executive Director, OrthoWorx OrthoWorx, Warsaw, recently marked its fifth anniversary with a showcase for volunteers and funders of its achievements. OrthoWorx and the Orthopedics Capital Foundation were created in September 2009 with an initial grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. The purpose of the grant was …read more.

DuPuy Orthopedics and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, are being sued by a Michiana woman for faulty prosthetic device. Teresa Consentino is claiming that the Agility Total Ankle System that was implanted in her left leg was defective and caused her significant pain. In August of 2007, Cosentino underwent surgery consisting of an ankle …read more.

Orthopedic rivals Zimmer Holdings and Stryker Corp. are once again engaged in a legal battle.Zimmer filed a lawsuit in South Bend’s Northern District of U.S. District Court accusing its rival of using a “Trojan horse” scheme to lure away sales reps and accounts in its Texas market. The suit also names Zimmer sales rep Cory …read more.

Kosciusko Leadership Academy met at the Ronald and Barbara Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center to learn about the orthopedic industry. Guest speakers were Bob Hastings, research director, DePuy Synthes; Seth Nash, director of product management, hips, Biomet; and Brad Bishop, executive director, OrthoWorx. Nash began the session with a global perspective and introspective look at the …read more.

Over the last decade, BioCrossroads has compiled significant data and a series of expert studies and analyses on Indiana’s highly diversified life sciences sector, all as a part of a larger mission to educate and broaden Hoosier awareness of this major sector of opportunity and growth for Indiana’s economy. In an effort to enhance the …read more.

A report just released by a coalition of medical device lobbying groups said the medical device sales tax enacted under the Affordable Care Act has already cost the orthopedics manufacturing industry $1 billion. According to the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association, the 2.3 percent medical device tax is costing …read more.

DePuy Orthopaedics has announced that the FDA granted a supplemental pre-market approval to use special software to customize its Sigma RP knee implant for individual patients physiologies. MassDevice reports the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary said the federal watchdog agency approved the use of its Trumatch Personalized Solutions system with its Sigma RP knee implant. The …read more.

Indiana’s life sciences industry has a $50 billion total impact on the state’s economy, according to recently updated data gathered by the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and BioCrossroads, Indiana’s initiative for investment, development and advancement of the state’s signature life sciences strengths. Now with a workforce of …read more.