Weekly Vitals: Stryker CEO Resigns, New Technologies Unveiled at AAOS, and More

In honor of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting this past week, Medtech Pulse has dedicated the weekly vitals roundup to the top orthopedics news. In addition to launches from DePuy Orthopaedics and product demos, the annual meeting proved to be a showcase for innovations in social media marketing and apps for surgeons. Of course, coinciding with AAOS was the announcement that Stryker chairman, president, and CEO Stephen P. MacMillan was ending his nine-year reign at the orthopedic industry leader, citing family reasons as the impetus for his resignation. Read about these and other orthopedics stories from the past week in our roundup below.