Robotic joint replacement surgery and insurance: The gap patients should know aboutRobotic surgery offers better outcomes for knee and hip pain patients. However, many Indians cannot access this advanced treatment due to i...
27 Apr, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
Medi Mold, OIC International to invest over Rs 100 cr in 3D-printed orthopaedic implant unit in VizagWodehouse Capital leads transaction advisory, supporting OIC’s strategic entry into India
10 Dec, 2025, 12.47 PM IST
Alkem Labs diversifies into medical devices bizAlkem Laboratories has become the first Indian drugmaker to diversify into medical devices after partnering with US-based Exactech to manuf...
23 Aug, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
US-based Zeda plans to raise up to $200 million for India forayUS-based Zeda Holdings plans to raise $200 million for its India expansion, led by CEO Shri Shetty. The company uses 3D printing for orthop...
03 Jun, 2024, 12.57 AM IST
NPPA extends the ceiling prices of orthopaedic knee implants for another yearThe drug pricing watchdog had last month extended the price cap on orthopaedic knee implants till September 15. The earlier price cap was v...
16 Sep, 2020, 12.03 AM IST
Government notifies 15 medical devices as drugs for price regulationApart from catheters, stents and orthopaedic implants, the list also includes heart valves, intra-ocular lenses, syringes and needles.
25 Sep, 2019, 03.34 PM IST
Give your knee a new lease of lifeThe demands for artificial knee have increased in recent times.
25 Jun, 2019, 12.34 PM IST
NPPA threatens legal action against 40 hospitals for not displaying knee implant pricesThe drug pricing watchdog has threatened action against these hospitals, which were expected to make the revised prices available online so...
26 Aug, 2017, 06.49 AM IST
Cap prices of drugs & medical appliances also: Doctors' bodyADEH has submitted a detailed document regarding the prices of various types of implants and medicines to the chairman of the National Phar...
17 Aug, 2017, 07.20 PM IST
Orthopaedic implants cost less than a third of the surgery: IMS HealthProcedure charges, doctor fees, medicine and consumable costs contribute around 65-75 per cent of the overall cost of a procedure concernin...
10 Aug, 2017, 09.25 AM IST
Indian-American researcher named fellow of US academyA prominent Indian-American bio-engineering researcher has been named as a fellow in the US' National Academy of Inventors for his work in ...
22 Dec, 2015, 07.11 PM IST
NPPA seeks details of price movement of certain ortho implantsNPPA has sought details from some medical device companies regarding the price movement of certain orthopaedic implants in last three years.
05 Jul, 2015, 12.17 PM IST
Government may cap orthopaedic implant prices soonSoon, there may be ceiling prices, fixed by the government, on orthopaedic implants. At present there are no price caps on these medical de...
23 Jun, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
- TTK Healthcare to grow medical devices biz, enters orthopaedic implants market with US tie-up
TTK Healthcare has forayed into the orthopaedic implants segment dominated by players like Johnson & Johnson, Zimmer, Stryker and Indus.
16 Apr, 2010, 09.23 PM IST
- Govt lines up Rs 300-cr push for medical equipment
The government has announced a Rs 300-crore initiative to promote domestic manufacture of medical devices such as stents, catheters, heart ...
05 Oct, 2009, 04.15 AM IST
- Johnson & Johnson eyes larger pie of orthopaedic market
In a bid to grow its presence in the Indian orthopaedic devices market, US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is planning to roll out...
07 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- FIPB refuses Sulzer's proposal to hike its Indian arm stake to 100%
Swiss industrial group Sulzer’s group company Sulzer Orthopaedics’ bid to increase its foreign equity stake in the Indian arm from 74 to 10...
22 Dec, 2001, 02.53 AM IST