tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post2201209662034794737..comments2024-02-24T06:25:59.743-08:00Comments on The Spine Blogger: Breaking News: No News Is Good NewsMusculoskeletal Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873819014357051373noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-63300251527669443452011-05-03T11:55:33.213-07:002011-05-03T11:55:33.213-07:009:19 and 8:53 thats some funny shit...so true!! An...9:19 and 8:53 thats some funny shit...so true!! Anyone heard about Integra with the purchase of Theken Spine? Is this just another bad attempt of a company trying to get into the spine game in the 8th inning?? Feedback.....Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171674836789826061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-26605447695470324992011-03-30T20:53:06.752-07:002011-03-30T20:53:06.752-07:009:19 PM, I guess you didn’t hear the Gonculator is...9:19 PM, I guess you didn’t hear the Gonculator is DOA. Medtronic decided six cases into CE-release that the flux neurocapacitor can cause pars discomboblution in a subpercutastic approach. Back to the drawing board for those ad wizards…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-61898124911654035452011-03-30T15:01:44.444-07:002011-03-30T15:01:44.444-07:00Look at Hochschuler's disclosure for NASS 2008...Look at Hochschuler's disclosure for NASS 2008. In 2009 his information "was not in time for publication', and in 2010 he was not one the list. Either he felt he had nothing to say (impossible), or the selection committee did not accept any of his marketing pieces disguised as science (not likely, but possible), or he did not want to abide by the more detailed disclosure rules (more likely).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-52782736766107499312011-03-29T13:10:00.413-07:002011-03-29T13:10:00.413-07:00Bacterin will rip through that new cash faster tha...Bacterin will rip through that new cash faster than a Vindaloo goes through you. <br /><br />They're doing $1.15M in sales for each Regional Vice President. Impressive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-72262982920442415662011-03-29T06:34:58.706-07:002011-03-29T06:34:58.706-07:00NASS disclosure 2008
Hochschuler, Stephen:
b3–I...NASS disclosure 2008 <br /><br />Hochschuler, Stephen: <br />b3–IST, Spinewave, Replication Medical, Pioneer Surgical, K2M, Spine Motion, Disc Motion, Anulex, Dascor, Archus, Facet Solutions,Bioassets; c3–Orthofix, Abbott Spine, DePuy Spine, Alphatec, Endius; f3–Alphatech, SpineMark; g3–Pioneer; h3–Business advisor for Mazor, Spinal Kinetics, Relievant; k3, m3–Faculty for fellowship program receiving<br />education/research support from DePuy Spine, Synthes Spine, Abbott Spine, & Medtronic Neuro (co-authorreceives no funding).<br /><br />In 2009 'the information had not been received at the time of publication' and in 2010 he was smart enough not to talk at all. Or, nobody was interested in the marketing messages masquerading as science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-76725586718544308842011-03-29T05:40:29.206-07:002011-03-29T05:40:29.206-07:00I'll second that, canned presentation about th...I'll second that, canned presentation about the company, and the guy thinks that some of us are plain stupid. 10 years later $4 million in annual sales, how do these people do it and what are they toking on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-35880890497578272062011-03-29T05:29:45.160-07:002011-03-29T05:29:45.160-07:00Amazing, Steve Cichy said the same to me. He must ...Amazing, Steve Cichy said the same to me. He must read from a script in the interviews. At least he is consistent.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-83025873430218549782011-03-29T03:52:32.397-07:002011-03-29T03:52:32.397-07:00How about Titan Spine? Isn't that another com...How about Titan Spine? Isn't that another company that is out of this world? Steve Cichy another expert in recruiting talent. "How many surgeons do you know?" "How much revenue can you bring, immediately?" Why don't you let us bill the customer, and then we'll pay you your commissions, LOL." Now there's a real story to tell. Their tag line should be, "a product that can take you backwards in time." How many consultants, ahem, investing surgeons do they have? Las Vegas here we come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-12979707839248367402011-03-28T22:09:00.440-07:002011-03-28T22:09:00.440-07:00Yeah, Bacterin is the laughing stock of biologics....Yeah, Bacterin is the laughing stock of biologics. They lost $18.2M last year while only bringing in $15M. What idiot would invest in them??? And they just hired a VP of Business Development to what??? Tell them they need a new size of cancellous bone to demineralize? How long before the investor lawsuits start sprouting up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-72808018291894864052011-03-28T21:19:02.822-07:002011-03-28T21:19:02.822-07:00Medtronic just released the Gonculator Elite. You...Medtronic just released the Gonculator Elite. You are done 7:12.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-10507608238113732082011-03-28T21:15:53.286-07:002011-03-28T21:15:53.286-07:00From the NASS Disclosure pages of the Annual Meeti...From the NASS Disclosure pages of the Annual Meeting Program:<br /><br />Bertagnoli: Royalties: Synthes (Amount not disclosed);<br />Consulting: Synthes (Amount not disclosed); Research<br />Support (Staff/Materials): Synthes (Amount not disclosed). Where in the world is DMT?<br /><br />Cappucino: Royalties: NuVasive (B); Stock<br />Ownership: NuVasive (A), Pioneer (A), Impliant (A), Globus<br />(A), K2M (A); Speaking and/or teaching arrangements:<br />NuVasive, Merc (Amount not disclosed, Paid directly to<br />institution/employer); Scientific Advisory Board: Disc Motion<br />Technologies (None)<br /><br />Geisler: Royalties: Aesculap (D), DePuy Spine (C),<br />Rhausler (D); Stock Ownership: Disc Motion (110,660 shares,<br /><1%), Impliant (134,145 shares, <1%); Consulting: Spinal<br />Restoration (A), Zimmer (C), Spinal Motion (C), Medtronic<br />(A), Mesoblast (A), Vertiflex (A), Aesculap (A), NuVasive<br />(B); Speaking and/or teaching arrangements: Aesculap (B);<br />Scientific Advisory Board: K2M (A), Disc Motion (None);<br />Research Support (Staff/Materials): Spinal Motion (Unknown,<br />Paid directly to institution/employer), Impliant (Unknown,<br />Paid directly to institution/employer).<br /><br />Thofolis: Royalties: K2M (D); Consulting: Stryker<br />Spine (B); Scientific Advisory Board: K2M (Stock Options),<br />Disc Motion Technology (Stock Options).<br /><br />Hochschuler: none<br /><br />McAfee: Royalties: Globus Medical (F); Stock<br />Ownership: Breakaway Imaging- Medtronic (1,000,000<br />shares, 50%); Private Investments: Globus Medical (1,000,000<br />shares, 50%), Cervitech (500 shares, 5%); Consulting: Abbott<br />Pharmaceutical (F); Speaking and/or teaching arrangements:<br />Pioneer Surgical (F); Trips/Travel: DePuy Spine (G); Board<br />of Directors: Disc Motion Technology (F); Scientific<br />Advisory Board: SpineMedica (D); Other Office: Bonovo<br />(F); Endowments: Impliant (E); Fellowship Support: Globus<br />Medical (E). How did he get $100K-$500K for being on the advisory board and the others got nothing (or didn't disclose)<br /><br />I don't know if I give them a pass, a few too many that have their dirty little fingers in a bunch of dirty little cookie jars. I can't imagine they can be effective at generating IP, consulting, teaching, advising, etc and practicing medicine. Some of these guys simply have their hand out to get whatever they can. Do they use all of these companies? Seems a little twisted if they do and a little twisted if they don't. If they do, then they are trying to pay the companies back for the "fees" they collect. If they don't then they are just taking the money and presumably giving good advice in return having never used the products?<br /><br />C'mon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-38880558671737176552011-03-28T20:53:05.635-07:002011-03-28T20:53:05.635-07:007:12 - I'm in if the cravis angle is directly ...7:12 - I'm in if the cravis angle is directly related to the blimith of the framastam and is a true percutanious MIS procedure that can be done with common hardware store tools, is perfectly suited to the POD model, does not require FDA clearance, pays 100% commissions and there are pre-existing CPT codes the insurance industry has no issue with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-9496879032187846942011-03-28T19:14:42.482-07:002011-03-28T19:14:42.482-07:00Mr. Skeptic, the correct answer is:
That little ...Mr. Skeptic, the correct answer is: <br /><br />That little biologic wunderkind out of Montana. Those numbers came right out of their report today. No wonder they are a cash furnace. There are companies with $100 million + in sales who dont have that level of staffing. Yup they could indeed be the next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-63333687088416522302011-03-28T19:12:45.052-07:002011-03-28T19:12:45.052-07:00IST: $70 plus million Long Gone Hochtoowie and Sc...IST: $70 plus million Long Gone Hochtoowie and Schorer, buy any sculpture lately?<br /><br />Pegasus: $60 plus million Michael Will need we say anymore, Three Arch Partners got their ass kicked investing $10 million in this clusterf#*k<br /><br />Applied Spine: Who knows how many millions, CEO's Tom Woods and Corrance, NOT<br /><br />Archus: $60 plus million <br /><br />Facet Solutions: Sold to Globus for pennies on the dollar, Geoff Pardo another legend in his own mind has bounced around more than a rubber ball<br /><br />Vertebron: Grumpy, Sneezy and Dopey, when they hired Sendro they got Sleepy<br /><br />DMT: Jud Carlson, the gift of giving, just wanna meet the people that believe that crock of BS, then they hire Corrance, LOL<br /><br />I'm looking for some money I have a gonculator than connects the framastam to the spine in a minimally invasive approach, any takersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-37313319751477477742011-03-28T18:37:46.837-07:002011-03-28T18:37:46.837-07:00So who are the top five that have spent tens of mi...So who are the top five that have spent tens of millions and have basically done nothing to create value other than to piss a lot of it away? drum roll please....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-41891655981744186232011-03-28T18:23:55.377-07:002011-03-28T18:23:55.377-07:00Morons running Trans1. That's the truth!Morons running Trans1. That's the truth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-47049035161398831392011-03-28T18:04:22.937-07:002011-03-28T18:04:22.937-07:00I go with Tony Recupperio and BaxanoI go with Tony Recupperio and BaxanoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-20877929860296024622011-03-28T17:55:22.601-07:002011-03-28T17:55:22.601-07:00Who's next? Guess which company floats this a...Who's next? Guess which company floats this armada? <br /><br />"Company has established a sales force totaling 52 reps, 1 NSM, 3 EVPs and 13 Regional VP's !<br /><br />..and achieved a stunning $15 million in sales for 2010!Skepticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-14520173077542999122011-03-28T17:40:47.960-07:002011-03-28T17:40:47.960-07:00Trans1 will be coming soon. This company is a com...Trans1 will be coming soon. This company is a complete mess! t code issues won't be resolved until late 2012 early 2013 and the morons running the company now are hopeless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-83618498615218626542011-03-28T17:18:42.731-07:002011-03-28T17:18:42.731-07:00Who's next? Did you see bacterin and their nu...Who's next? Did you see bacterin and their numbers. Oh ohAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-16297444594412838232011-03-28T16:46:19.851-07:002011-03-28T16:46:19.851-07:00Don't they have seeing eye dogs for situations...Don't they have seeing eye dogs for situations like that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-38807088304598776362011-03-28T16:44:12.854-07:002011-03-28T16:44:12.854-07:00TSB heard Closet Spine, I mean Custom Spine needs ...TSB heard Closet Spine, I mean Custom Spine needs a new leader, maybe they'll hire Craig Corrance. Between their BOD and CC it could be the blind leading the blind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-63253594030593461832011-03-28T16:08:16.047-07:002011-03-28T16:08:16.047-07:00How much precious cash did that impressive advisor...How much precious cash did that impressive advisory board siphon away from a struggling, pre-revenue company? These guys skim from the investors while adding little or no value. A fool and his money are soon parted...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-66038496746801003302011-03-28T14:59:42.352-07:002011-03-28T14:59:42.352-07:00From NASS programs 2008, 2009, 2010:
McAfee, Paul...From NASS programs 2008, 2009, 2010:<br /><br />McAfee, Paul, 2008: a3, b3, c3–Cervitech, Globus, DePuy, Abbott;j2–DePuy, Globus; e2, k2, n2–Cervitech.<br /><br />McAfee, Paul C., 2009: a-o3—DePuy Spine, Cervitech.<br /><br />McAfee, Paul C., 2010: Royalties: Globus Medical (F); Stock Ownership: Breakaway Imaging- Medtronic (1,000,000 shares, 50%); Private Investments: Globus Medical (1,000,000 shares, 50%), Cervitech (500 shares, 5%); Consulting: Abbott Pharmaceutical (F); Speaking and/or teaching arrangements: Pioneer Surgical (F); Trips/Travel: DePuy Spine (G); Board of Directors: Disc Motion Technology (F); Scientific Advisory Board: SpineMedica (D); Other Office: Bonovo (F); Endowments: Impliant (E); Fellowship Support: Globus Medical (E).<br /><br />Hochschuler, Stephen 2008: b3–IST, Spinewave, Replication Medical, Pioneer Surgical, K2M, Spine Motion, Disc Motion, Anulex, Dascor, Archus, Facet Solutions, Bioassets; c3–Orthofix, Abbott Spine, DePuy Spine, Alphatec, Endius; f3–Alphatech, SpineMark; g3–Pioneer; h3–Business advisor for Mazor, Spinal Kinetics, Relievant; k3, m3–Faculty for fellowship program receiving education/research support from DePuy Spine, Synthes Spine, Abbott Spine, & Medtronic Neuro (co-author receives no funding).<br /><br />Hochschuler, Stephen 2009: Not available at time of<br />publication.<br /><br />Hochschuler, Stephen 2010: Not in programAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-4267990892671148212011-03-28T14:57:28.518-07:002011-03-28T14:57:28.518-07:001:49PM
Give the advisors a pass.....why take on a...1:49PM <br />Give the advisors a pass.....why take on a responsibility and than not follow through with your best effort???? <br /><br />"...guess they were told there would be stock options....." Ya think they did it on their dime???<br /><br />Name one decent surgeon who became a BETTER business person!!!!<br /><br />How stupid are you???? I'm having my hip replaced in 2-weeks, please tell me you won't be in Cleveland and scrubbing in. <br /><br />C'MON MAN!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com