Osteomed

OsteoMed L.P., formerly known as OsteoMed Corporation, is a medical device maunfacturer specializing in craniofacial titanium fixation, small bone drills and saws, and a variety of implantable devices used in foot and ankle surgery. OsteoMed's sales focus is on neurosurgery, reconstructive plastic surgery, oral surgery, podiatry, and foot and ankle orthopedics.

Founded in 1990 in Glendale, California, OsteoMed was the result of a collaboration between Rick Buss, a medical device sales rep, and Jim Lafferty, a medical device engineer. The company was founded on the principle of close collaboration between the company and doctors, with products made to their specifications. In the mid-1990s OsteoMed relocated to Addison, TX, seeking a more central location for product distribution.

In 1999, after multiple years of rapid growth, Mr. Buss and Mr. Lafferty decided to sell OsteoMed Corporation to the Marmon Group, a privately-held conglomerate owned solely by the Pritzker Family of Chicago, Illinois. The most well known holding of the Marmon Group is Hyatt Hotels. In the turmoil following the death of Jay Pritzker, his brother Robert Pritzker spun-off sole possession of OsteoMed (among others) into his private holding company, Colson Associates.