The FDA issued a Class 1 recall for DePuy Orthopaedics’ LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve, which is used with the LPS system as an end-stage revision knee device.

Global medical device company Smith & Nephew named Michael Friedman, MD, as a non-executive director to join the board April 11.

DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction's GLOBAL UNITE Platform Shoulder Arthroscopy System is now available for physicians' use worldwide.

Medical device company Medtronic's third quarter fiscal year 2013 net earnings increased by 5.7 percent over the same period in 2012 to $988 million, due in part to growth in cardiac and restorative therapies technology.

Oxford Performance Materials has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its OsteoFab Patient Specific Cranial Device.

Arthrocare's fourth quarter 2012 revenue jumped nearly 4.9 percent from the same period a year ago with total revenue of $96.9 million compared to $92.4 million in 2011.

The first three U.S. unicondylar knee replacement surgeries performed with the NavioPFS system took place at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif.

The US market for small bone and joint devices was valued at more than $2 billion in 2012, according to a Research and Markets report.

London-based orthopedic device developer Smith & Nephew saw a modest attributable profit increase of 1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, from $140 million in 2011 to $142 million in 2012.

Retired Device Medical Solutions executive Harold Linville is helping Dayton, Ohio-based orthopedic device manufacturer NovoSource grow through a fundraising campaign, according to the Journal-News.