LinkedInXFacebook
Subscribe
Orthopedics This Week
  • My Feed
  • |Posts
  • |Events
  • |MSK Innovations
  • |Power Rankings
  • |Masterclasses
  • |Technology Awards
  • Press Releases
  • |Advertising
  • |Job Board
  • Spine
  • ◆Joints
  • ◆Upper Extremities
  • ◆Foot & Ankle
  • ◆Sports Medicine
  • ◆Pain Mgmt
  • ◆Trauma
  • ◆Biologics
  • ◆Technology
  • ◆People
  • ◆Company News
  • ◆Legal & Regulatory
Home/People In The News/Brian Ennis: New President of Implanet America
People In The News

Brian Ennis: New President of Implanet America

February 15, 2016 2 min read Premium comments

Advertisement

Brian Ennis: New President of Implanet America
Brian Ennis

Brian T. Ennis is the new President of Implanet America, a company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants.

Ennis said in the February 12, 2016 news release, “It is a true privilege to join the Implanet team. I welcome the opportunity to lead the division through an aggressive expansion in the U.S. market. I am quite confident that there is tremendous upside with respect to applying sub-laminar band technology to both the Deformity and Degenerative Spine market Segments.”

Ludovic Lastennet, CEO of Implanet, added, “We are delighted to be able to welcome Brian to lead Implanet’s U.S. management team. His experience, strategic vision and managerial skills will enable him to successfully execute Implanet’s ambitious growth plan in the United States. During his career, he has proven his ability to meet every new challenge by obtaining outstanding results, whatever the issue. The successes he has recorded throughout his career make Brian a natural leader for our American subsidiary, which now has a solid sales team and more than 25 partner agencies covering 60% of the country. I am confident that Brian will be instrumental in helping us reach incremental major milestones in our development.”

As indicated in the news release, “Ennis began his career with C.R. Bard in Sales and was rapidly promoted into a marketing management role. After a long tenure at Stryker Corporation in a variety of Marketing and General Management roles in the United States and Europe, he served as the President of International for Wright Medical Group, which specializes in biotechnology and orthopedic devices. Brian was then appointed as the President of Empi, the premier provider of electrotherapeutic medical solutions and pain management successfully leading the company through an integration with a major competitor. Subsequently, Brian was appointed as the President and CEO at Etex Corporation, marshaling the transformation of this start-up specializing in the Research & Development of biomaterials into a profitable and viable high-growth company. Brian has served Implanet as an Independent Board Director and Special Advisor for the past 2 years.”

Ennis told OTW, “Our initial steps will focus on aggressively accelerating our sales momentum by rapidly expanding our sales force to maximize coverage, recruiting additional key opinion leaders to facilitate a surgeon driven product development initiative, and documenting the clinical efficacy of JAZZ technology in both the degenerative and deformity spine market segments.”

React:

Discussion

14
DS
Dr. Sarah MitchellOrthopedic Surgeon · Mayo Clinic

This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?

8
JT
James Thornton, MDSpine Fellow · HSS

Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.

5
RP
R. PatelSports Medicine · Stanford

We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.

Join the conversation

Orthopedic professionals are discussing this. Sign in and upgrade to read every comment and add your voice.

Subscribe

Get Full Access

Read every OTW article and join member discussions for $24.99/month.

Get Full Access

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Orthopedics This Week

The most trusted source in orthopedic industry news since 2005. Covering spine, joints, trauma, biologics, and the business of orthopedics.

A publication of RRY Publications, LLC

LinkedInXFacebook

Categories

  • Spine
  • Joints
  • Upper Extremities
  • Foot & Ankle
  • Sports Medicine
  • Pain Mgmt
  • Trauma
  • Biologics
  • Technology
  • People
  • Company News
  • Legal & Regulatory

Resources

  • Subscribe
  • Community Posts
  • Job Board
  • Press Release Opportunities
  • Power Rankings
  • About OTW
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us

Get Full Access

Unlimited articles, community posts, and Power Rankings.

Get Full Access

Plans start at $24.99/mo · Annual saves 20%

© 2026 Orthopedics This Week · RRY Publications, LLC

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceCookie Policy