Day: October 1, 2014
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Recon
Stryker to build new innovation centre in Cork
US medical technologies company Stryker is to build a new 44,000 square foot surgical innovation centre in Cork, which will…
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Extremities
Early Outcomes of Proximal Humerus Fracture Fixation With Locking Plate and Intramedullary Fibular Strut Graft
Abstract Proximal humerus fractures are commonly encountered in elderly patients. Surgical treatment demonstrates high complication rates, including varus construct collapse…
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Financial
Oklahoma judge rules against Obamacare tax subsidies
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled on Tuesday that tax subsidies vital to the implementation of President Barack…
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Spine
Clues to how people bounce back from surgery
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the big frustrations of surgery: There’s little way to know…
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Spine
SI-BONE, Inc. Announces European Expansion with Appointment of Eric Schaber as General Manager, Germany and Formation of GmbH
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse…
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Spine
NuVasive(R) Demonstrates Expanding EMEA Business at Eurospine 2014 With Surgeon Workshops and Innovative Product Exhibition
Product Demonstrations and Spine Procedure Workshops Highlight Commitment to Serving the Needs of Patients and Surgeons in Europe; Company Also…
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Financial
Orthopedics maker raises $8M to expand hip and knee joint offerings
Consensus Orthopedics just raised $8 million from Los Angeles-based Breakwater Investment Funds, CEO Colleen Gray said, to be used as…
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Hospitals
FDA launches cybersecurity initiative
October 1, 2014 by Alexander Soule The FDA asks medical device manufacturers to submit documentation about controls they have in…
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Financial
Database shows $3.5 billion in industry ties to doctors, hospitals in the last 5 months of 2013 ($30 Million from Medtronic)
Pulling the curtain back on long-hidden industry relationships, the federal government revealed that U.S. doctors and teaching hospitals had $3.5…
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Financial
Checking on Orange County’s medtech climate with OCTANe’s Matthew Jenusaitis
October 1, 2014 by Brian Johnson Orange County, Calif.’s most-networked man, OCTANe’s Matthew Jenusaitis talks toMassDevice.com about OCTANe’s 2014 Medical…
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Extremities
PROTEIN PROTECTS AGAINST ARTHRITIS-RELATED BONE LOSS
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Mon, September 15th, 2014 Researchers from Georgia Regents University (GRU) have found that a small…
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Extremities
Innovation doesn’t need to be sexy
By Lisa Fratt What can innovators do to work with investors and industry to move an idea toward commercialization? Speakers…
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