tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post4853363563913323129..comments2024-02-24T06:25:59.743-08:00Comments on The Spine Blogger: Sunday's Funnies, Not So FunnyMusculoskeletal Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873819014357051373noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-17444057260523932662013-03-02T10:02:21.092-08:002013-03-02T10:02:21.092-08:00Yeah I met the owner and he is a piece of shit lia...Yeah I met the owner and he is a piece of shit liar. They are telling surgeons that their product grows bone and that there is millions of "living cells" in the product...Their isn`t!!!!<br />I heard even their own investors wouldnt use the products which are surgeons ....talk about a conflict of interest....yikesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-40300985968400433882013-03-02T09:47:04.475-08:002013-03-02T09:47:04.475-08:00I have come across this BioDlogics company that a ...I have come across this BioDlogics company that a surgeon was discussing saying they are claiming living cells in their product they call BioDFactor which is a cryo amniotic injectable.This compamy is a sham they clearly copied a product called Osteo Sponge from Bacterin calling theirs Dynamic Bone, and then copied a Amniotic graft by Mimedx called AmnioFix because the one they had and still market is crap. It`s only a matter of time that these products especially the amniotic graft will be pulled do to patent rights.I`m sick of these little companies that piggy back off of legitimate practices and just put a different name on it and say that they developed the product.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-45049158366675959902012-06-05T20:34:49.292-07:002012-06-05T20:34:49.292-07:00Is Laszlo going to sue? "constructive termina...Is Laszlo going to sue? "constructive termination" I am told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-12285696257465757952012-03-20T18:48:30.607-07:002012-03-20T18:48:30.607-07:00Spine ProductsSpine ProductsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-32670980450944592852012-03-13T12:08:38.924-07:002012-03-13T12:08:38.924-07:00It looks like a major shake-up at Phygen, 3 senior...It looks like a major shake-up at Phygen, 3 senior management have resigned (Paul Sedro, Kyle Webb and their CTO Laszlo Gramzegi) as well as several of their reps??? And if that wasn't enough they just got served a $25 million dollar lawsuit...could this be the end?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-66014403451120316512012-03-06T23:42:54.589-08:002012-03-06T23:42:54.589-08:00Was All Good when these Scumbags were in YourSide ...Was All Good when these Scumbags were in YourSide Though Right..... ? <br />Surgeons Wise up and take Stake in Their Practices and Y'all are Livid! <br />Too Funny ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-28292590060236663482012-03-03T23:22:18.871-08:002012-03-03T23:22:18.871-08:00A spinomaniac did a 4 level ACDPF (only one level ...A spinomaniac did a 4 level ACDPF (only one level needed to be done) but to make matters worse used Infuse. Now the notice from Medtronic came 2 months prior to that 4 level ACDPF with Infuse. Needless to say the patient nearly died, required a PEG and trach and spent 2 months in the hospital. Of course the patient had no idea what had happened until I saw him for a second opinion about his lumbar spine of which the spinomaniac wanted to do a 4 level lumbar fusion for LBP. This shit has to stop!!!! Docs HAVE to go to jail to stop the abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-29329166944132228072012-03-03T05:14:01.249-08:002012-03-03T05:14:01.249-08:00GS Medical and McQuinn are a joke. Heard they got...GS Medical and McQuinn are a joke. Heard they got reported to the DOJ for paying kickbacks to surgeons and the State of California is investigating. Hopefully we will see action taken against these frauds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-19663375876885529252012-02-29T20:39:54.574-08:002012-02-29T20:39:54.574-08:00Does this explain POD's versus gainsharing?
h...Does this explain POD's versus gainsharing?<br /><br />http://www.healthindustrycouncil.org/areas-of-involvement/events/webinars/physician-owned-distributorship-webinar/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-55319647076871701642012-02-29T03:47:41.785-08:002012-02-29T03:47:41.785-08:00"Are" products?"Are" products?Engrish one-oh-onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-48304284480609304172012-02-28T18:52:13.424-08:002012-02-28T18:52:13.424-08:00Pods & Gainsharing are a larger problem than a...Pods & Gainsharing are a larger problem than any consulting agreements any company has, and everybody has them. Who actually uses a product for clinical advantages and outcomes anymore? A screw's a screw, pre-bend your rods and your in. Are products are commodity products and everyone needs to wake up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-66946215274525420252012-02-28T17:54:16.601-08:002012-02-28T17:54:16.601-08:00More like 300 surgeons at .5 million. Even Nuvasi...More like 300 surgeons at .5 million. Even Nuvasive wouldn't be so stupid to pay doctors as much or more than the implants they use. Keep in mind they have 20-25% percent in cost of goods, commissions and manufacturing. Surely they are looking for a good ROI. Oh, forgot they have never made money (not talking about the management).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-31109130302859532772012-02-28T17:21:48.102-08:002012-02-28T17:21:48.102-08:00TSB what's up with this stale old thread here?...TSB what's up with this stale old thread here? You were hot for a while. Tell us you're not losing your edge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-45414511890688301092012-02-28T17:05:57.237-08:002012-02-28T17:05:57.237-08:00What's up at the surging (or is it purging) K2...What's up at the surging (or is it purging) K2? I hear the money flow has run dry and they've stopped investing. Could they be restructuring for a sale or IPO?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-22523185795558465272012-02-28T16:56:41.579-08:002012-02-28T16:56:41.579-08:00Sandhu was not a consultant with Nuvasive and he l...Sandhu was not a consultant with Nuvasive and he left because he is getting royalities from K2m .Nunley is getting the same royalities...Please get your facts right....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-83525193102622276382012-02-28T15:35:21.867-08:002012-02-28T15:35:21.867-08:00D. Cohen- whale consultant Globus
P. Nunley- surge...D. Cohen- whale consultant Globus<br />P. Nunley- surgeon advisor board K2M<br />A. Cappuccino- head of Lanx advisor board<br />F. Sandhu- surgeon advisor board K2M<br /><br />You may want to site different people if your concern is Nuva consulting deals.<br />It would appear that someone offered more for their services.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-82128710997095455922012-02-28T14:45:13.600-08:002012-02-28T14:45:13.600-08:00Oh God....Please someone stop this blog....please....Oh God....Please someone stop this blog....please....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-74266353308495556882012-02-28T09:50:54.363-08:002012-02-28T09:50:54.363-08:00You have to give him credit though, he reacted wit...You have to give him credit though, he reacted with Cheetah like speed in calling to retain the biz!! He is no hypocrite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-49761009831017152702012-02-28T09:47:54.135-08:002012-02-28T09:47:54.135-08:00One of my referring docs used to use NUVA and then...One of my referring docs used to use NUVA and then switched to Globus, and he was laughing hysterically when he got a personal phone call from the Russian Bear himself begging him not to leave!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-41815623319989439872012-02-28T07:54:23.638-08:002012-02-28T07:54:23.638-08:00Relatively tame? In a POD, the surgeon has to act...Relatively tame? In a POD, the surgeon has to actually do things. Make plans, get a legal opinion, make an investment, form an entity, participate in overall management, etc. Granted, there is usually a businessman or lead surgeon who does the lion's share of those things, but its still a business that has to be started up and run. With gainsharing, the surgeon just uses the hospital's implants and cashes the checks. Both are "inducements" but at least the POD thing doesn't look like a straight bribe from the hospital. Which is what gainsharing is, in my humble opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-45059943838661959242012-02-28T06:17:14.934-08:002012-02-28T06:17:14.934-08:00Dude if you have 200 plus consultants at 1.5 milli...Dude if you have 200 plus consultants at 1.5 million.... That's 447 mill devided by 540 mill.. Congrats only 82% of nuvasive business is bought and paid for...but that's not even accurate because of the 4-7million surgeons like Bill Smith working for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-25654398667265719212012-02-28T04:47:45.785-08:002012-02-28T04:47:45.785-08:00NUVA has to buy their business, otherwise they'...NUVA has to buy their business, otherwise they've learned that they can't hold on to it for a variety of reasons. Some of their biggest customer losses include: D. Cohen in Miami, P. Nunley, Cappuccino, & F. Sandhu in D.C.<br /><br />I believe each one of these docs may also have been or is a clinical site for their lateral TDR study. WOW,, nothing like doling out a clinical site on a very pivotal product, only to have the doc walk into the arms of one of your competitors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-68205308913997507032012-02-28T03:58:18.825-08:002012-02-28T03:58:18.825-08:00Word on the street is that TSB is going public in ...Word on the street is that TSB is going public in Q2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-87606962789235055662012-02-27T21:41:57.333-08:002012-02-27T21:41:57.333-08:00So does gainsharing mean Globus and Penile USA are...So does gainsharing mean Globus and Penile USA are going public soon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-49443966223570291522012-02-27T21:31:46.372-08:002012-02-27T21:31:46.372-08:00Agree with 8:19. This is gainsharing and I believ...Agree with 8:19. This is gainsharing and I believe it is legal. While I used to question the ethics of this, in comparison with PODs it seems relatively tame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com