tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post8062223651633035033..comments2024-02-24T06:25:59.743-08:00Comments on The Spine Blogger: Foolus Cleared by the FDAMusculoskeletal Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873819014357051373noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-58691966828188114352011-07-22T05:27:12.364-07:002011-07-22T05:27:12.364-07:008:14 Agree 1000%
If anyone at ATEC was confident...8:14 Agree 1000%<br /><br />If anyone at ATEC was confident in marketing to have the user requirements right from the start and the ability to have the field primed/trained for the launch, then they would take the risk, build the sets, and do a real launch. <br /><br />Every company does a limited or controlled launch with a product, but for most, it's considered a final validation and they are already committed to a real launch date usually 3 to 6 months after.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-87883760314262800752011-06-07T20:14:12.754-07:002011-06-07T20:14:12.754-07:00ATEC has to do a tiered launch because they can...ATEC has to do a tiered launch because they can't seem to make any that workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-23119269158643148472011-04-15T14:00:17.235-07:002011-04-15T14:00:17.235-07:00The dates don't match gents. He was using Stry...The dates don't match gents. He was using Stryker when he commited these revisions. I guess that makes PODS still the enemy in your eyes even though they were in no way involved. Check the first article about Dr. Makker in the WSJ. The dates of these surgeries were between 2004-2010!!! Now who do you blame?? Stryker, Alphatek, PODs, Depuy, my brother in law??.....<br />Dr. Makker, who drives a sporty black Mercedes with "J MAK" vanity plates, attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and did his neurosurgery residency at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. When he completed his training in 2002, he moved to Portland. <br />Dr. Makker quickly built a busy surgical practice. By July 2005, his net worth was $8.7 million, according to a document filed in court when he and his wife divorced in 2008. Dr. Makker estimated in a legal deposition in a separate proceeding that he performs between 300 and 500 spinal surgeries a year. <br />The Medicare data show that Dr. Makker performed seven separate spinal fusions on one patient in less than two years. Dr. Makker said the patient, who wasn't identified in the data, was "an extremely complicated and difficult" case, compounded by several device failures and by the fact that the patient was a heavy smoker, which he said impaired healing.<br />Five more Medicare patients had three separate spinal fusions performed by Dr. Makker, the data show.Leo Hamilton, too, had his spine operated on by Dr. Makker seven times. Mr. Hamilton mentioned the surgeries in a lawsuit unrelated to his medical care—a suit against Gresham, a small city east of Portland,claiming that police officers injured his neck when they arrested him following a shooting in 2005.<br />Dr. Makker had operated on Mr. Hamilton's spine three times prior to the incident, and he did four more operations afterward. In a videotaped deposition for the lawsuit, Dr. Makker acknowledged that the seven surgeries, for which he personally billed about $175,000, did nothing to improve Mr. Hamilton's condition.<br />Dr. Makker faced his first malpractice suit in 2005. In a videotaped deposition for the lawsuit, Dr. Makker acknowledged that the seven surgeries, for which he personally billed about $175,000, did nothing to improve Mr. Hamilton's condition.All told, Dr. Makker has settled four cases for a total of more than $1.2 million. He said he cannot comment about the settled cases because of confidentiality agreements. He prevailed at trial in a fifth case, and a sixth case was dropped by the plaintiff. Two more suits were filed recently by female patients and are pending. One of the women said she was operated on by Dr. Makker five times in less than 13 months, and the other said she had three operations in less than five months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-1990352118592480442011-04-14T22:37:58.441-07:002011-04-14T22:37:58.441-07:00Has anyone heard anything about Innovasis?Has anyone heard anything about Innovasis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-76473601008511580922011-04-14T18:29:15.662-07:002011-04-14T18:29:15.662-07:00It's most likely a controlled launch because t...It's most likely a controlled launch because they don't have the inventory to supply more than several cases. ALIF plate launch, GLIF launch? Reeks of familiarity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-52118933370070575742011-04-14T14:29:55.146-07:002011-04-14T14:29:55.146-07:00Lance there never was a deal that I didn't lik...Lance there never was a deal that I didn't like, a line I wouldn't pass up and I would rat out my fellow distributors. Now there's a nice guy, ratAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-2352197695023349622011-04-14T14:00:09.288-07:002011-04-14T14:00:09.288-07:00Lance Cochran is now at Phygen...with Kyle Webb bo...Lance Cochran is now at Phygen...with Kyle Webb both Blackstone's finest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-28879734875575128612011-04-13T23:59:02.682-07:002011-04-13T23:59:02.682-07:00All hail Solus, long live Alphatec!All hail Solus, long live Alphatec!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-79259813351187712302011-04-13T21:50:51.633-07:002011-04-13T21:50:51.633-07:00Blumenthal already ran a POD!.....He made millions...Blumenthal already ran a POD!.....He made millions when Blackstone sold! BTW, what ever happened to his crooked partner?...Lance Cochran?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-50708332103635100712011-04-13T19:02:45.303-07:002011-04-13T19:02:45.303-07:00Alphatec products with different name. Shame, sham...Alphatec products with different name. Shame, shame everyones gonna know your names (chuckle chuckle). Lubeeee, lubeee, lubeeee!<br /><br />http://phygenspine.com/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-6560126274821486112011-04-13T17:28:49.489-07:002011-04-13T17:28:49.489-07:00Dirk is the main force behind suppling Phygen, PDP...Dirk is the main force behind suppling Phygen, PDP (Nashville) and any other POD that comes their way. So does controlled launch mean the POD docs get it first to "evaluate".<br /><br />Alphatec's next quarterly analyst call should be a blast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-91262151951216078852011-04-13T16:20:54.479-07:002011-04-13T16:20:54.479-07:00Why don't you read the documents? It's on...Why don't you read the documents? It's on the link on the other entry.<br /><br />GS Spine, X-Spine, Spinal Elements and Alphatec were the 4 companies listed at the top of the letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-87536898006810096382011-04-13T08:24:12.309-07:002011-04-13T08:24:12.309-07:00Anyone know who makes implants that Omega and Dr. ...Anyone know who makes implants that Omega and Dr. Makker used? Any chance it was A-Wreck? The rats scurry when exposed to the light of day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-3592895490881211082011-04-12T20:53:26.324-07:002011-04-12T20:53:26.324-07:00Have any info on a POD these guys at the WSJ would...Have any info on a POD these guys at the WSJ would love to hear about it. Write to John Carreyrou at john.carreyrou@wsj.com and Tom McGinty at tom.mcginty@wsj.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-50432973345214382322011-04-12T19:50:35.792-07:002011-04-12T19:50:35.792-07:00Not the prestigious Texas Back Institute. Isn'...Not the prestigious Texas Back Institute. Isn't Blumenthal the Mike Rowe of the Spine World? Never met a consulting agreement he didn't like, now POD's oye vay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-6283061609972251782011-04-12T18:50:51.320-07:002011-04-12T18:50:51.320-07:00I think this product,truley is a ground breaker!! ...I think this product,truley is a ground breaker!! I did order a Edsell thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-65586756144133942892011-04-12T18:49:14.977-07:002011-04-12T18:49:14.977-07:00That WSJ letter is nasty! I hope to see more of t...That WSJ letter is nasty! I hope to see more of these articles pop up.<br />Can anyone say "anonymous tips"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-23724111980030962612011-04-12T18:35:17.010-07:002011-04-12T18:35:17.010-07:00I heard Texas Back Institute is doing a POD and li...I heard Texas Back Institute is doing a POD and limiting it to 4 vendors. When will the madness stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-60895513728010143602011-04-12T18:20:52.873-07:002011-04-12T18:20:52.873-07:00Alphascum a supplier to POD's? No way I don&#...Alphascum a supplier to POD's? No way I don't believe it......oh wait it's in the Wall Street Journal hahahahhahahahahahahaha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-90889607888109478842011-04-12T17:40:53.329-07:002011-04-12T17:40:53.329-07:00http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487043...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704336504576259142044058726.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-1955279032988823922011-04-12T17:35:11.635-07:002011-04-12T17:35:11.635-07:005:10 I wish you were serious5:10 I wish you were seriousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-50605602022853415272011-04-12T17:27:26.564-07:002011-04-12T17:27:26.564-07:00Hey, looks like the FDA is looking more closely at...Hey, looks like the FDA is looking more closely at how Infuse is marketed and used.<br /><br />http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2011/04/12/medtronic-spinal-product-faces.html#ixzz1JKKsqMa1<br /><br />Maybe a few stem cell products such as Puregen may make some headway. I've seen no data that suggests that Puregen is more beneficial. As for the Solus, if the graft area requires a funnel, it's just like passing a few screws regarding sharp instruments. A screw system at least has drill/tap where you may have to torque the plates to cut into the endplates. I can see some poor sureon over torquing and slips the instrument out. Where does it go? Use your imagination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-38515712602498452512011-04-12T17:17:53.826-07:002011-04-12T17:17:53.826-07:00I smell the "how the hell did she get into th...I smell the "how the hell did she get into that position" Kris Jacques all over this "revolutionary statement". Didn't she work on flat screen tv's or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-75649807302567308112011-04-12T17:10:19.468-07:002011-04-12T17:10:19.468-07:00PODs, owners of a POD, a girlfriend rep, a SPINE s...PODs, owners of a POD, a girlfriend rep, a SPINE surgeon along with references to a document indicating a LA surgeon was paid over half a million by a POD for the suegeon's implant usage IS ON THE COVER OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TODAY! The surgeon!s OR privileges are suspended.<br /><br />RIP PODs!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-4115987516430741182011-04-12T17:06:46.141-07:002011-04-12T17:06:46.141-07:00Novel, sure. Revolutionary, not so much. Biomech...Novel, sure. Revolutionary, not so much. Biomechanical data will be the judge on this device's stability versus a stand alone with screws. If it passes muster, good for them. If not, it will be too expensive to use with an anterior plate.<br /><br />TSB, kinda unlike you to pick on a product release. I'm not sure this is blogworthy. I haven't heard that ATEC is relying on this to make any big turnaround. It seems they put more emphasis on Puregen than they have on Solus. Any Puregen sales being seen out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com