Month: January 2012
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OrthoSpineNews will be at AAOS
That’s right! We will be at AAOS and looking to conduct interviews with senior leaders of emerging companies. If you…
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Symmetry Medical, execs settle SEC fraud charges
Jan 30 (Reuters) – Symmetry Medical Inc and several former executives and accountants have settled U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
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P&G To Lay Off 1,600 After Discovering It’s Free To Advertise On Facebook Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/pg-ceo-to-lay-off-1600-after-discovering-its-free-to-advertise-on-facebook-and-google-2012-1#ixzz1l3FEfe9c
Reality appears to have finally arrived at Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest marketer, whose $10 billion annual ad budget…
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Interventional Spine®, Inc. Announces Issuance of Patent No. 8,105,382, Covering the Company’s Unique Expandable Interbody Fusion Device, the Opticage(TM)
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Interventional Spine®, Inc. today announced that the United States Patent Office…
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Exactech Announces Preliminary 2011 Sales of $205.4 Million and 4th Quarter 2011 Sales of $53.1 Million
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Exactech, Inc. EXAC +0.40% , a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products…
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Sharp Rise in Use of Bone Growth Factor for Spinal Fusion Surgery
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Is Safe—But Increases Costs Without Improving Results Newswise — Philadelphia, Pa. (January 31, 2012) – The use…
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Lumbar Disc Degeneration More Likely in Obese Adults
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — An age related disability, known as degenerative disc disease, was recently found to be linked to obesity.…
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Garen: Wright’s New Compliance Boss
Wright Medical Group, Inc. has induced Daniel Garen to take over the organization’s beleaguered compliance program and immediately become Senior…
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OrthoNeuro Technologies Announces an Exclusive Partnership with Southern California University of Health Sciences
OrthoNeuro Technologies, Inc. (http://www.ortho-neuro.com), a technology company that designs and integrates products and services focused on technique skills development to…
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Sports Medicine
HOLY COW – Conformis nets $89 million in Series E round
The Burlington, Mass.-based orthopedic device maker nets $89 million in a Series E round CEO Philipp Lang says it will…
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Spine
Custom Spine Receives CE Mark for Its Product Portfolio Share
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 30, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — In an effort to support global expansion plans, Custom Spine announced that it has…
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Simbionix acquires arthroscopic surgery simulation technology
Medical education company Simbionix has acquired for an undisclosed amount surgical simulation technology that helps doctors train for arthroscopic procedures. Simbionix’s acquisition…
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An Inteview with Paul Nichols
We recently spoke with Paul Nichols, the current Executive Chairman of Bio2 Technologies who formerly worked with HealthpointCapital as President…
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Financial
Study: Venture investment rose 22% in 2011
Venture capitalists opened their wallets wider in 2011, investing $28.4 billion, up 22 percent, in 3,673 deals, up 4 percent,…
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Recon
J&J’s Depuy to stop selling all custom devices in response to FDA warning
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Depuy Orthopaedics decides to stop selling all custom devices following an FDA letter warning the company…
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