Month: August 2009
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Q-Med and Smith & Nephew takes DurolaneTM PMA in USA to next stage
Q-Med has together with its global partner Smith & Nephew agreed to the next stage in the approval process for…
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Synthes and Kensey Nash Announce Strategic Agreement for Extracellular Matrix Products
WEST CHESTER and EXTON, Pa., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synthes, Inc. (SWX: SYST.VX – News), a leading global medical device…
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Novel Treatment of Neck and Arm Pain **Case Study**
History The patient is a 59-year-old female who presents with neck and arm pain. Examination The patient is pleasant and…
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ADVISORY PANEL VOTED 6-1 TO RECOMMEND THAT US FDA DECLINE TO APPROVE DUROLANE INJECTION
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday: REJECTED DUROLANE KNEE PAIN INJECTION…
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Orthofix International Names Accomplished Medical Device Industry Executive to Board of Directors
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ: OFIX) announced today that Michael R. Mainelli has joined the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr.…
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Medtronic Units Appeal Globus Patent Judgment
Law360, New York (August 18, 2009) — Four Medtronic Inc. subsidiaries have appealed a $2.1 million judgment against Globus Medical…
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MAKO Surgical Corp. Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock and Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug 19, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) — MAKO Surgical Corp. (Nasdaq:MAKO), a medical device company…
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FDA panel backs approval for J&J hip replacement
WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal health experts on Tuesday unanimously recommended approval for an experimental hip replacement system…
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FDA Begins Review Of Pre-amendments Device Data Submissions
Full article reprinted from “The Gray Sheet” – August 17, 2009 A friendly reminder to pre-amendments device makers: failing to…
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DePuy opens new training facility
The DePuy Family of Cos., one of the world’s largest orthopaedic and neuroscience device businesses, recently announced the opening of…
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Sea worm provides sticky solution
A team of US scientists have created a glue derived from an industrious marine worm that could help surgeons repair…
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SpineAlign Medical Announces Clinical Presentation on SpineAlign System by Dr. Giovanni Carlo Anselmetti
ROME & SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpineAlign Medical, Inc. (formerly SpineWorks Medical, Inc.) announced today the presentations of Dr. Giovanni Carlo…
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Patent Awarded to US Spine for Facet Gun™
BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–US Spine® announced today that it has been awarded the first patent in a series for its…
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Medical device lobby spent over $380K in 2Q
WASHINGTON (AP) — The medical device industry’s chief advocacy group spent $380,324 lobbying on the health care reform effort and…
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Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a Knee
ONE way for surgeons to repair injured knees is to take cartilage and bone from another part of the knee…
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