Month: October 2009
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Woman with broken spine walks again
A woman who broke her spine as she sneezed has spoken of her delight at being able to walk again…
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Health care overhaul may create provider shortage, doctors say
Dr. Jack Beller, an orthopedic surgeon who lives in Norman and practices in Chickasha, said that day could come soon…
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SpineWorks to Exhibit FixxSure Cross Link Technology at North American Spine Society Meeting
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(Business Wire)--SpineWorks, a medical device company focused on developing technologies to help treat those with complex spine conditions,…
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Novel minimally invasive surgery shows efficacy for treating lumbar spondylolysis
The mean preoperative VAS score improved 79 points after patients underwent the procedure. By Gina Brockenbrough ORTHOPEDICS TODAY 2009; 29:58…
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The beneficial role of lubricin in the intervertebral disc is not fully understood
Orthopedic surgeons who treat knee and shoulder injuries are reading and hearing more about lubricin and its important function as…
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STRYKER BIOTECH AND ITS TOP MANAGEMENT INDICTED FOR ILLEGAL PROMOTION OF MEDICAL DEVICES USED IN INVASIVE SURGERIES
BOSTON, MA – Stryker Biotech, LLC, a corporation based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and its former president, Mark Philip of Lexington,…
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Study: Angel investors spend fewer dollars but support more companies in first half of 2009
Angel investors across the country spent fewer dollars but backed more companies during the first half of 2009 compared to…
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ASDM strikes deal with Stryker
Medical technology company Advanced Surgical Design and Manufacture (ASDM) has sold the intellectual property surrounding its Active Unicompartmental Knee replacement…
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Orthofix International Announces Third Quarter Results And Additional Debt Payment Ahead of Scheduled Maturity
Q309 sales totaled $135.1 million, up 4% from Q308; up 7% on a constant currency basis Sales of spinal implants…
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Wright Medical Group, Inc. Reports Results for Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2009
ARLINGTON, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI – News), a global orthopaedic medical device company specializing in the design,…
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TranS1 Inc. Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter of 2009
Highlights: Third quarter revenues increased 15% to $6.9 million 729 TranS1 procedures performed globally in the quarter Gross margin was…
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Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Donates Inaugural Funds to COTA Grants Program
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Smith & Nephew’s (NYSE: SNN – News; LSE: SN – News) Orthopaedics business announced…
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Stryker Statement in Response to the Indictment of Its Biotech Division
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) learned today that a federal grand jury in the District…
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Stryker Biotech indicted on several counts
A Massachusetts biotechnology company that has been the target of a lengthy investigation by federal authorities was indicted Wednesday along…
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DSM Unveils VitroStealth™ Coating Technology
GELEEN, The Netherlands–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials, today announced the development of VitroStealth™, a breakthrough non-biofouling…
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