Man, that sucks...sorry to hear that. I would say this, though, going the Ortho route is a waste, too. Here's how I see it.
1) CRM is changing (dying).
2) Therefore, companies are laying folks off. Fully trained and certified CRM talent too expensive to keep around in this market of declining ASPs.
3) College kids need jobs, have relatively lower income demands and are eager to "break in".
4) Your husband and the ortho reps are competing against these laid off CRM folks and these college kids for a dwindling supply of jobs.
Its only going to get worse as remote follow up technology becomes remote reprogramming technology, and device clinics move away from their reliance on field reps and hire device nurses or throw that on someone at the clinic already.