Scientists transform wool into bone repair material
April 25, 2026
The King’s College London team tested the wool-based keratin in animal models and found the material was able to guide new bone growth across damaged areas.
The King’s College London team tested the wool-based keratin in animal models and found the material was able to guide new bone growth across damaged areas.
LEXINGTON, Mass., April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hyalex Orthopaedics today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its HYALEX Slalom™ MTP Hemiarthroplasty Implant, a next-generation implant designed around the proprietary Hydrosurf™ materials platform, for the treatment of degenerative conditions affecting the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint, including hallux rigidus.
The CYBORG study aims to assess the efficacy, safety and usability of the system.
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for a line extension to its existing Identity and Comprehensive shoulder system
Blood- and bone marrow-based efficient growth factors extraction system demonstrates substantial equivalence and high cell viability
DALLAS, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Dallas-based MedCAD has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its AccuStride® lower leg tibia and fibula system, making these patient-specific precision devices available to surgeons. The unique design of the custom-made planning and surgical guides will enable orthopedic surgeons to correct multiple related pathologies and osteotomies in a single procedure.
Vantage’s intuitive three-step workflow, locate, dilate, decompress, enables physicians to perform procedures with consistency.
What if chronic diseases, which are difficult to treat with medicine alone, could be managed with electricity? As “neuromodulation”—a technology that restores bodily balance by sending signals directly to nerves—gains attention, a Korean research team has brought this possibility one step closer to reality.
If you have a knee replacement, imagine pointing your phone at your knee and pulling up an app that tells you how much stress the artificial joint is experiencing. Knowing the activities that cause the biggest problems—which can lead to a second replacement surgery—would be invaluable. Research led by Binghamton University is closer to making this technology a reality.
A research team from the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has developed a titanium implant surface that can be activated by near-infrared (NIR). With just 15 minutes of NIR irradiation, this surface can eliminate 99.94% of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) biofilms without the use of antibiotics, while simultaneously promoting bone-implant fusion.