Month: May 2014
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Recon
Dvorak And Binder Encourage Zimmer/Biomet Employees
Walter Eisner • Wed, May 21st, 2014 Dave Dvorak and Jeff Binder (the CEOs) tell their sales reps in a…
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Recon
Layoffs: Zimmer aims to ‘keep everybody’ following $13.3B Biomet mega-merger
May 21, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Zimmer is poised to become the 2nd-largest player in the orthopedics space by absorbing Biomet, and…
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Uncategorized
J&J’s pipeline include 30 ‘major’ medical devices and a surgical robot
May 22, 2014 by Brad Perriello Johnson & Johnson is planning to file for approval for 30 ‘major’ medical devices worldwide through…
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Medtech approvals: FDA releases March 2014 PMAs
May 22, 2014 by MassDevice staff The U.S. Food & Drug Administration releases a list of pre-market approvals granted in March 2014.…
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Recon
Symmetry Medical Divests UK Based Clamonta Ltd. Subsidiary
WARSAW, Ind., May 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Symmetry Medical Inc. (NYSE:SMA), a leading global source of innovative medical device solutions, including surgical instruments,…
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Spine
Wenzel Spine Names Prominent Spine Surgeons to Scientific Advisory Board Board to Offer Counsel as Wenzel Spine Continues to Advance Stand-Alone Expandable Fusion Solutions
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Wenzel Spine, Inc., a medical device company focused on providing minimally invasive, stand-alone alternatives to traditional spinal fusion,…
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Spine
Stryker Sued Over Recalled Spinal Plate
A lawsuit filed against Stryker claims that the OASYS Midline Occiput Plate, a spinal fusion device, causes metallosis in patients…
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Biomet CEO: Medtech helps curb healthcare costs
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Recent data exposures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid have raised eyebrows about the cost…
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SpinalCyte, LLC Receives New U.S. Patent for Spinal Disc Tissue Engineering
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpinalCyte, LLC, a spinal technology company focused on autologous regrowth of the spinal disc nucleus using human dermal fibroblasts,…
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Life Spine Enters China Market with Industry Leader
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. & SHANGHAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the…
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Extremities
Nextremity Solutions® Announces Re+Line™ Bunion Correction System CE Mark
Warsaw, IN, May 20, 2014 – Following the successful April launch of the Re+Line™ Bunion Correction System in the United…
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Recon
Ortho Market Slowed in Q114: (Market) May 21, 2014
Q114 orthopedic market growth slowed from Q413 reports Needham analyst Mike Matson. Recon slowed from 6% to 3%; spine from…
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Report: Deals in the medical device sector rose 200% in Q1
May 20, 2014 by Brad Perriello The total value of acquisitions in the medical device sector rose nearly 200% during the 1st…
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Spine
Medtronic Q4 Reported Profit Drops 54% – Quick Facts
Medical device maker Medtronic, Inc. (MDT: Quote) announced a 54% fall in reported net earnings for the fourth quarter ended April…
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Sports Medicine
Increased Risk of Osteoarthritis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Abstract Background: The reported prevalence of radiological osteoarthritis (OA) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction varies from 10% to 90%. Purpose/Hypothesis: To…
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