tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post5872204504399089039..comments2024-02-24T06:25:59.743-08:00Comments on The Spine Blogger: Inquiring Minds Want To KnowMusculoskeletal Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873819014357051373noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-86850009516811316502014-05-26T20:47:09.232-07:002014-05-26T20:47:09.232-07:00Click HERE Stryker Howmedica Cervicore Spine Surge...<a href="http://biggerfatterpolitics.blogspot.com/2014/05/stryker-howmedica-cervicore-criminals.html" rel="nofollow">Click HERE Stryker Howmedica Cervicore Spine Surgery Crimes</a> `Fat Bastardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839915109115122588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-13727903932353848902011-06-25T09:18:53.988-07:002011-06-25T09:18:53.988-07:00If you look at ATEC SEC 10Q - ATEC now faces nume...If you look at ATEC SEC 10Q - ATEC now faces numerous lawsuits: class action in San Diego which will tell you the story on how the folks at Healthpoint got the best from ATEC..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-37398790474666992452011-05-25T19:56:05.757-07:002011-05-25T19:56:05.757-07:00Can anybody shed some light on WHY my husband was ...Can anybody shed some light on WHY my husband was charged $8,000 per AlphaTec 6.5mm spine screw (32K total) plus 6,900K for the set screws? And...$19,478K for the AlphaTec spine cage? Surgery performed in Santa Barbara, CA. Is there any recourse on these costs? PLEASE Help with suggestions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-11010075590117484722011-02-21T04:37:21.690-08:002011-02-21T04:37:21.690-08:008:31
No POD, the Medtronic rep flipped.8:31<br /><br />No POD, the Medtronic rep flipped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-83022863069461125672011-02-06T08:56:35.392-08:002011-02-06T08:56:35.392-08:00Dale Allison is the king!Dale Allison is the king!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-18865319543443604672011-02-05T20:31:43.200-08:002011-02-05T20:31:43.200-08:00So is this how aliphatic has made their way into L...So is this how aliphatic has made their way into Louisville. POD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-88047787735212823452011-02-04T13:57:02.318-08:002011-02-04T13:57:02.318-08:001:24--don't you have a non-disclosure agreemen...1:24--don't you have a non-disclosure agreement in your contract with them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-43899926048532700332011-02-04T07:49:34.615-08:002011-02-04T07:49:34.615-08:00Heard Arkansas Surgical Hospital (physician owned)...Heard Arkansas Surgical Hospital (physician owned) just cut a deal w/Alphatec--low price, no rep, but here is the kicker, they want all orders to go through an Alphatec distributor in California. Curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-73172199353016709852011-02-04T00:43:34.144-08:002011-02-04T00:43:34.144-08:00Alphatec is involved in a lot of shady business......Alphatec is involved in a lot of shady business...not the least of which is PDP Spine. PDP is a "National Distribution Network" as the surgeons involved call it, aka a surgeon owned distributorship that is attempting to take down the industry. If you work in the industry and dont know about PDP or any other networks like it, you should because they are growing exponentially. The worst is, crappy companies like Alphatec link up with these distributors because they have no other route to entering a competitive marketplace. <br /><br />PDP Spine, check it out, coming to a city near you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-668366765054311592011-02-03T19:42:12.379-08:002011-02-03T19:42:12.379-08:00Didn't Mortimer also own Scient'x? Looks l...Didn't Mortimer also own Scient'x? Looks like they may have raised money from one unprofitable company (ATEC) to pay themselves an overvalued sum of cash for the sale of another unprofitable company.<br /><br />They cash out of Scient'x paid for by those that were buying the story on ATEC stock.<br /><br />Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-76718781642243401552011-02-03T19:24:52.596-08:002011-02-03T19:24:52.596-08:00Philosophers that need a venue, Right-Fighters who...Philosophers that need a venue, Right-Fighters who want to show the world just how damn right they are, Execs who can't drag a bag anymore but gosh damn just want to act like they can, Reps that drink kool aid at every aid station, and even docs that fuse patients that don't need it (did I just say that? does that even go on? shhhhh, no effing way.) <br /><br />........ we got em all here. I commend you TSB, whomever you may be. Did I just rhyme like a mofo or what? I don't reeeeed nunnn too guud, so I'll just ask my broinlaw, I mean spine surgeon brother in law for a job. This site has become a mecca / medina (sorry I didn't capitalize for any of you Muslim folk) for all those that love to pontificate and bitch. Very interesting to say the least but 80% garbage and 20% funny and insightful. This shit is worthy of a night time spot on a big channel......... writers for "House" could find a lot of material here.<br /><br />Keep the posts coming...... Its a close second to watching a "busy" surgeon tell a patient with a black disc they need surgery after "failing" conservative care....... <br /><br />"Yes Ms Smith.... i can take care of that. I have you scheduled for a C5-6 acdf. Your whiplash, Ummmmmmmm I mean cervical herniation and neck pain with slight radiating pain into the arm, will get better and you will feel better and be back to work in no time." (thank god for work comp especially in Cali!!! That sheeyat pays dogggg!<br /><br />oh wait....Ms Smith.... you have a black L5-S1 on T2 MRI........ more to follow.<br /><br />Oh, back to the subject..... Alphatec. Me too shit is, well, ..........ok. Management...... ok. They don't quite stink as bad as they used to, but they still smell a funny flavor of POD mixed with consulting agreement and royalties with no IP. Mortimer "aka Tim" as he likes to call himself to appear like he's really not an elitist and his boy Johnny have a long flog in front of them. Good luck boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-22161978861607262642011-02-03T18:47:33.741-08:002011-02-03T18:47:33.741-08:00Herein lies the problem, if you were as concerned ...Herein lies the problem, if you were as concerned about the quality of your products, exhibited some integrity about how you ran your business and weren't so caught up in what your stock was opening and closing at everyday everything would take care of itself. The trouble with publicly traded companies is that the CEO and executive management team spend more time worrying about their personal portfolios than how they are running the company. Ahem, as for that last comment, look at who is calling the kettle black.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-43786493284388635082011-02-03T17:26:30.405-08:002011-02-03T17:26:30.405-08:00"Alphatec management talked up their stock wi..."Alphatec management talked up their stock with bogus revenue predictions to obtain the best possible price and cash out."<br /><br />Who in the management team "cashed out?" I looked at the filings and didn't see anyone who had cashed out. The above quote is bullshit, in case anybody cares. <br /><br />Anytime stock goes down it draws the pirate lawfirms out of the woodwork. They ain't seeking justice, they're seeking benjamins. Try running a major public company sometime, and then throw your cheese at ATEC's management team. Are they good at their jobs? I don't know. Are they working their asses off to try to generate returns for their shareholders, stay compliant with the SEC and keep their jobs and feed their families? Absolutely. <br /><br />Since this is a rep board, I'll put it in terms you can understand: Running a public company like Alphatec is 100X harder than paying docs to let you run their sets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-76517354421222686482011-02-03T13:24:13.456-08:002011-02-03T13:24:13.456-08:00AlphaWreck is and always will be a HORRIBLE compan...AlphaWreck is and always will be a HORRIBLE company - top to bottom. We started doing business with them when they were in Palm Dessert - many, many years ago. They haven't changed and they probably won't. <br /><br />We stopped doing business with them when they asked us for drawings and models for the instruments that WE designed and manufacture for them. <br /><br />They than took those prints and models and sent them to China for quote and manufacturing. It gets better - they then had the "balls" to ask us if we would purchase the same instrument (lower materials and quality of course) from China and mark it "Made in the United States".<br /><br />We design and manufacture instruments - but we don't work with TOOLS!!!<br /><br />BTW - they still owe us $$$ from 2009, same old same old - next check run we promise!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-31126260543296795052011-02-03T11:36:36.449-08:002011-02-03T11:36:36.449-08:00for all of you that have "respect" for t...for all of you that have "respect" for this so called VP of sales at Alphawreck. Any truth to him walking away from his commitment on his house in Florida? If he did hum...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-62178137358966896392011-02-03T11:21:26.666-08:002011-02-03T11:21:26.666-08:00"F" Scient'x. Look at that manageme..."F" Scient'x. Look at that management group prior to the buy out.... Huggins? where is he now? Has he been sentenced yet for the NORIAN fubar? and his "dream team"? One came with nothing more than a failed attempt at private practice, a lay over with the Vbros, and a scarlet letter of being a listed registered sex offender; lucky for him synthes didn't hold that against him for his next position. Gotta love this industry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-18129874070548625292011-02-03T09:57:30.689-08:002011-02-03T09:57:30.689-08:00"I have no idea what this "horrible cult..."I have no idea what this "horrible culture" talk comes from." <br /><br />What rock have you been hiding under? People are going to jail for doing business "the old fashioned way." Hope you look good in orange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-68908500327474021282011-02-03T09:21:21.507-08:002011-02-03T09:21:21.507-08:00I'm a distributor for ATEC also, I have no sur...I'm a distributor for ATEC also, I have no surgeons on a consulting agreement or any other agreement with the company. I have a lot of respect for Lubisher, he has always done what he can to help me. There has never been any suggestion to bring on docs as consultants. I have no idea what this "horrible culture" talk comes from. I don't see it. I have been successful converting business the old fashioned way. I think there are a lot of sour grapes and false bravado floating around out there along with a lot of opinion and very little factual info. ATEC is still growing while the legacy companies are shrinking so they must be doing something right. There may be some bad distributors, but every company has them. A a company, I have seen nothing that worried me about their ethics. I do wish they wouldn't sell to surgeon owned entities, not because I think it's illegal, I just don't want them to support that movement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-1234173215953516492011-02-03T08:54:52.965-08:002011-02-03T08:54:52.965-08:00Connecting the dots, the bitterness from the poste...Connecting the dots, the bitterness from the poster (8:24) that accused John N. of sexual harassment while working for custom spine, and this was originally a post for ATEC. Let's see who has both companies under their distribution. We may be reading the rants and ravings of someone who has done their best to make this business the worst when it comes to ethics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-45729210395152039782011-02-03T06:57:10.247-08:002011-02-03T06:57:10.247-08:00Being accused of sexual harassment (Quid pro quo) ...Being accused of sexual harassment (Quid pro quo) is nothing compared to getting busted for coke. How about being ordered to torture and kill live chickens!!!!<br /><br />Rick: Look, Chip Douglas, I don't know what your story is, but I'm going to find out! <br />Chip Douglas: Well, don't dig to deep or you might get burnt by the molten lava!<br /><br />TSB- Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-33234233730612432432011-02-03T06:14:01.701-08:002011-02-03T06:14:01.701-08:00And for those who lost money betting on risky stoc...And for those who lost money betting on risky stocks maybe u should stop betting and go to GA. Brokers included. Your probably the same folks who are walking away from homes because "it's legal" that u lost your ass on. Alsways blaming someone else for ur bad bet. Bet u would have kept the profits had the stock or home price ran up even if it was because of shady numbers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-78778177596653411842011-02-03T06:10:31.141-08:002011-02-03T06:10:31.141-08:00Personally I think Lube is a stand up guy especial...Personally I think Lube is a stand up guy especially compared to some of the clowns we have interacted with along the way as a spine distributor. As someone who carries the line I do remember Dirk giving Lube about a $44 million number to grow in 2010. I mean think about that for a second knowing what we all know in this market. I believe that is just in the US too. Sometimes we all piss and moan and blame the faces we see on the streets for crazy behavior. A lot of times that comes from incompetent venture capitalists like Health Point Capital putting ridiculous expectations on management. I'm not saying I'm just saying...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-59501613547449867622011-02-03T05:57:24.735-08:002011-02-03T05:57:24.735-08:00Maybe they were banking on the dynamic rods...
ht...Maybe they were banking on the dynamic rods...<br /><br />http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm239848.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-62964078424260217572011-02-03T05:42:37.304-08:002011-02-03T05:42:37.304-08:00Alphatec has bigger problems than TSB. How about t...Alphatec has bigger problems than TSB. How about the agreement to pay a 7% royalty to a doc in west Texas on the Zodiac pedical screw even though he never saw it until it had been produced and was ready to be used the next day. Yea, that was in the Yoshimi days, but the agreement was in still in place for years after he walked away with his money. What about all of the other sham comsulting agreements, pay for play. How many patients have Alphatec implants because the doc was being paid to use their implants not because it was the best implant for that patient. What about Lubisher and Del Russo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-10159840012717856692011-02-03T05:34:50.270-08:002011-02-03T05:34:50.270-08:00I always enjoy reading TSB and am disappointed by ...I always enjoy reading TSB and am disappointed by the lack of professionalism by so many of my spine colleagues. Who cares who TSB is? If you don't like what he writes, don't read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com