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PRESS RELEASES
Contacts: Anthony Viscogliosi, Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (212)
583-9700 ext. 100
Nick Kilsby, Creative Partners, (203) 750-9212, Cell: 203-829-6400
SMALL
BONE INNOVATIONS, INC. TO PARTICIPATE AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC
SURGEONS 2007 ANNUAL MEETING
Small Bone & Joint Leader Marking Its 2nd
Birthday at the 2007 AAOS
- Booth #2532 at the San Diego Convention Center
- Tuesday morning 2/13/07
First Albany Capital presentation
- Tuesday evening 2/13/07 Magnifi
Group “Magnificent Seven” Sponsor & Presenter
- Wednesday
evening 2/14/07 UNI-Elbow™ Instructional Course
NEW
YORK NY, January 12, 2007 - Small
Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi), a single-source provider of innovation,
products, technology and education for the small bone & joint sector
of the orthopedic industry, will have another major presence at this
year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2007 Annual
Meeting, February 13-18, in San Diego, California. Over 14,000 medical
professionals are expected to attend this year’s Meeting, with
exhibits from over 400 companies from around the world.
With an anatomical focus from the “finger to the shoulder”
and the “toe to below the knee,” SBi continues to serve
the significant unmet clinical needs of small bone & joint
orthopedic surgeons and their patients. With an extensive and expanding
U.S. and Outside the U.S. product portfolio, (fully on display
at Booth # 2532 in the San Diego Convention Center, 9:00am to 5:00pm,
Wednesday, February 14th through Friday, February 16th), SBi is
committed to becoming the worldwide leader in the design, development,
and marketing of arthroplasty, internal and external fixation systems,
and tissue repair technology, in the form of implants and related
medical devices.
“There is no place like the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual
meeting,” said SBi Founder, Chairman &
CEO, Anthony G. Viscogliosi. “The musculoskeletal/orthopedic
community consistently places the needs of the patient first and
foremost with every device they design, technique they develop,
and educational class they teach. Small Bone Innovations, Inc.
strives each day to follow that blueprint, and we are honored to
participate at the AAOS annual meeting for the third year in a
row, especially since this year’s meeting marks SBi’s
second birthday.”
FIRST ALBANY CAPITAL ORTHOPEDIC CONFERENCE
Small Bone Innovations, Inc. Founder, Chairman & CEO, Anthony G. Viscogliosi,
will be presenting at the First Albany Capital 2nd Annual Orthopedic conference
on Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at 8:10am Pacific time. Mr. Viscogliosi will be
available during a breakout session, immediately following his presentation,
at 8:30am. The conference is being held at the Marina Village Conference Center
in San Diego, California.
Speaking about the First Albany Capital conference, Mr. Viscogliosi said, “Judging
from this year’s line-up of impressive public and private presenting companies,
it promises to be a tremendous event. Small Bone Innovations had a record-setting
year on many fronts in 2006. I look forward to sharing with the FAC attendees,
the great strides we made to serve small bone & joint surgeons and their
patients, as well as many of the exciting plans we have for 2007.”
THE MAGNIFICENT 7
On Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 5:30pm Pacific time, Small Bone Innovations
will be one of seven global orthopedic companies to participate in a ground-breaking
event, as The Magnifi Group, featuring their patent-pending 3D Interactive Technology
Platform, will host over 140 leading orthopedic surgeons for a surgical techniques
presentation. SBi Founder, Chairman & CEO Anthony G. Viscogliosi will be
on hand to introduce SBi Corporate Medical Advisory Board Chairman and World-renowned
surgeon, Dr. William Cooney, Professor Emeritus, Rochester, Minnesota’s
Mayo Clinic. Dr. Cooney will be presenting the SBi RE-MOTION™ Total Wrist
System - an anatomically designed implant requiring no resection of the distal
radius.
This invitation-only event, featuring guest speaker and legendary Chicago Bears
player and coach, Mike Ditka, will be held at San Diego’s Manchester Grand
Hyatt Hotel.
Commenting on The Magnificent 7 event, Mr. Viscogliosi said, “It is truly
remarkable to think that in only 2 short years, Small Bone Innovations, Inc.
has created an entire industry – The Small Bone & Joint Industry. And
now, we are proud to share the stage at this prestigious event with the likes
of Stryker, Smith &
Nephew, DePuy Spine and Biomet. It all goes to show that there
has always been an unmet need to address the diseases of the upper
and lower limbs, and the global orthopedic community has finally
taken notice of something we began to address years ago.”
UNI-ELBOW™ INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE
Dr. Bernard F. Morrey, Professor of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
will lead the SBi UNI-Elbow™ Radio Capitellum System Instructional course
entitled “Surgical Techniques
& Short Term Results for Radio Capitellum Resurfacing Procedure”
on Wednesday evening, February 14, 2007 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Pacific
time at the Omni San Diego Hotel. A buffet dinner will be provided.
Mr. Viscogliosi, speaking about the SBi instructional course, said,
“The SBi UNI-Elbow™ Radio Capitellum System is designed
specifically for Uni-Compartmental Arthroplasty. The implant is
indicated for degenerative joint diseases, the correction of functional
deformities, for revision procedures where other treatments have
failed, and for treatment of fractures that are unmanageable using
other techniques. Particularly when used with SBi’s Precise
Guidance Technology™ (PGT) Instrumentation, a proprietary
instrument system designed to facilitate correct anatomical placement
and a simple, easy to follow technique, small bone & joint
surgeons will find this elbow system to be extremely advantageous
to the patients and their practice. We could not have a found a
better advocate for our UNI-Elbow™ than someone as accomplished
and distinguished as Dr. Morrey.”
About Small Bone Innovations, Inc.
Small Bone
Innovations, Inc. (SBi) was founded in 2004 by Viscogliosi Bros., LLC,
(VB), the New York-based merchant banking firm that specializes in
the musculoskeletal /orthopedic sector. VB created SBi as the first
company to focus purely on small bone & joint science. By integrating established
companies and professionals in the field, SBi today offers a broad,
clinically proven portfolio of products and technologies to treat trauma
and diseases in small bones & joints.
In establishing SBi, VB acquired several prominent US, Canadian and
European orthopedic device companies and product technology licenses
focused on small bone and joint treatment, including arthroplasty,
internal
& external fixation, trauma, and biologics.
SBi completed a Series B financing, raising a record total of $42.2
million, announced in January, 2006. Based on data provided by Venture
Source, this was the largest venture capital investment ever recorded
in the field of orthopedic devices
SBi was a 2006 recipient of Red Herring magazine's annual “'Red
Herring 100 North America" award, recognized as one of
the nation's leading technology companies and the only orthopedic
device company selected among an initial entry of more than one
thousand firms. Additionally, SBi's Artelon CMC-I Spacer, developed
for patients with thumb base osteoarthritis, was featured on the
cover and highlighted within Medical Design Technology magazine's “"Year
of Innovation" issue as one of the most fascinating technologies
influencing the medical device industry.
For more
information on SBi, please visit: www.totalsmallbone.com
About Viscogliosi Bros., LLC
Established by Marc R. Viscogliosi, John J. Viscogliosi and Anthony
G. Viscogliosi in New York City in 1999, Viscogliosi Bros., LLC (VB)
was the first venture capital/private equity and merchant banking firm
dedicated to the musculoskeletal/orthopedics sector of the health care
industry.
Today, VB is a leading independent firm with a mission to create, build
and finance companies founded on innovations developed by surgeons
and uniquely focused on "life changing" musculoskeletal/orthopedic
technologies. VB has worldwide surgeon, industry and trade relationships
and significant financial expertise in the musculoskeletal/orthopedic
sector.
As principals of VB, the Viscogliosi brothers have a combined total
of nearly half a century of experience analyzing and investing in
the musculoskeletal/orthopedics sector, directing literally billions
of dollars through the orthopedics industry. They have pioneered
innovative financial, strategic and management initiatives for nearly
150 companies in the sector, from start-up, seed and development
stage all the way to exit, while helping thousands of people lead
better lives through the orthopedic and spinal products marketed
and sold by the companies they have assisted in developing and financing.
For more information about VB, please visit: www.vbllc.com
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