Month: November 2011
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Spine
Ascendx Spine™ Appoints Pilar Debelius-Kinsey as Sales and Marketing Manager, Europe
WINTER PARK, Fla.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Ascendx Spine™ (www.ascendxspine.com), which recently received ISO 13485 Certification and CE marking approval for its Ascendx VCF Repair System and its Acu-Cut Vertebral…
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Recon
Reducing Costs on New Patient Acquisition for Orthopaedic Offices
By Ray Osborne – Sponsored By Clearmind Solutions, Inc. Executive Summary This paper gives an overview of online lead…
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Biologics
Update: Two ex-Synthes executives, Michael Huggins and Thomas Higgins, get 9 months in prison
UPDATE 3 p.m.: At about 2:45 p.m., Brent Gurney, the attorney for Richard Bohner, collapsed while standing at a lectern…
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Biologics
Ex-Synthes Executives Scheduled to be Sentenced Today
One doctor employed by the medical device manufacturer Synthes, Inc., called it “human experimentation.” That doctor was fired. Four of…
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Extremities
Zimmer Announces Acquisition of XtraFix® External Fixation System
WARSAW, Ind., Nov. 10, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH) announced today that it has acquired Memphis-based ExtraOrtho,…
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Recon
Obamascare – Stryker to cut 5% of workforce
Stryker, the Kalamazoo-based maker of artificial hips and knees, will cut 5% of its global workforce by the end of…
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Spine
EU Opens In-Depth Probe Into Johnson & Johnson Deal for Synthes
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) — European Union antitrust regulators opened an in-depth probe into Johnson & Johnson’s proposed acquisition of Synthes…
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Spine
Thoracic Spine Surgery: A New Technique to Avoid Operating on the Wrong Level
Newswise — Charlottesville, Va. (Nov. 4, 2011) – It does not happen often, but nearly 50 percent of spine surgeons…
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Spine Wave to test spinal device in Europe
Spine Wave Inc. is bringing its NuCore Injectable Nucleus Device to a clinical study in Europe to test a second…
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Medtronic debuts new spinal fusion procedure
Medtronic Inc. has introduced a new spinal surgery product which the company says improves on current methods of spinal fusion surgery.…
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Invuity Introduces Advanced Illuminated Surgical Devices for Spinal Procedures
CHICAGO, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Invuity, a leading developer of state-of-the-art illuminated surgical technology, today announced that…
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Zimmer Introduces New Anterior Cervical Plate System
Zimmer has introduced a new anterior cervical plate system designed for increased visualization during implant placement, according to a Zimmer…
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X-spine Introduces Hgraft Spinal Implant System
MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Nov 02, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — X-spine, a global manufacturer of devices for the treatment of spinal disease,…
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K2M Announces Global Launch of CHESAPEAKE(R) Anterior-Lumbar Stabilization System at 2011 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
LEESBURG, Va., Nov 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — K2M, Inc., a spinal device company developing innovative solutions for the treatment…
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Mazor Robotics Systems Guide Placement of Over 15,000 Spine Implants Worldwide
CAESAREA, Israel, Oct 31, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Mazor Robotics Ltd (tase:MZOR), the pioneer in innovative surgical robots and complementary…
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