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Your company may not be in the software business, but eventually, a software company will be in your business.
A wake-up call for my orthopedic peers. Dear CEO, This year, software is infiltrating orthopedics at an alarming rate....
Imagine this. On a dark, cold morning in February 2023, the Cleveland Clinic Orthopedic staff receives a worrying...
The Bespoke movement in Orthopedics
Bespoke is a funny word that originated centuries ago to describe tailored clothing. Today bespoke means custom made...
15 Orthopedic Trends observed by Tiger
I am currently observing 15 trends that I would like to share with you. 1. Hardware --> Software This year,...
General Trends that Tiger is following
Disruptive Trend in Orthopedics – Think BRIC
The big five Orthopedic device companies (Stryker, J&J/DePuy/Synthes, Zimmer/Biomet, Smith & Nephew...
Disruptive Trend in Orthopedics – Generic Implants, No Reps
Cheap orthopedic implants are coming to a neighborhood near you. In the last few years, Generic Implant startups...
Disruptive Trend in Orthopedics – The 23-Hour Joint Replacement
Traditionally, orthopedic out-patient surgery was reserved for only the true “closed” procedures, like scopes....
Disruptive Trend in Orthopedics – Mass Customization
Joint arthroplasty has become increasingly accurate and reproducible over the last 10 years with better planning and...
Disruptive Trend in Orthopedics – Medical Tourism Reversal
In recent years, hundreds of thousands of Americans have traveled outside the United States for health care. The...
Disruptive Trend in Orthopedics – Outside Product Development
Outside product development is fundamentally changing how innovation happens in orthopedics. Every day in...
Disruptive Trend in Orthopedics – The Innovation Migration
Why do Peyton, Kobe, A-Rod and Tiger have to go to Europe for stem cell treatments? Peyton got a stem cell injection...
Acquisition thoughts
Stryker will complete the Wright Medical acquisition for the agreed stock price in late 2020 or early 2021. Stryker to...
Predictions / Trends
“The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.” —...