Day: October 15, 2014
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Financial
Stryker Earnings Expected to Rise
Analysts expect higher profit for Stryker when the company reports its third quarter results on Thursday, October 16, 2014. The…
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Sports Medicine
Breg And United Orthopedic Group Announce Merger
CARLSBAD, Calif. and PLANO, Texas, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Breg, Inc. and United Orthopedic Group, Inc. (“UOG”) announced today that…
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Biologics
ConvaTec owners appoint banks to explore sale – sources
By Sophie Sassard and Anjuli Davies LONDON (Reuters) – ConvaTec’s owners have appointed Morgan Stanley <MS.N> and Goldman Sachs <GS.N>…
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Financial
Irish tax changes may cost U.S. groups billions
BY TOM BERGIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s plan to close a “Double Irish” tax loophole could cost U.S. companies including…
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Recon
Knee replacement patients benefit when physician anesthesiologists quarterback care – Perioperative surgical home leads to shorter length of stays
Knee replacement patients go home sooner, are highly satisfied and incur less cost when a physician anesthesiologist coordinates care, suggests…
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Biologics
Smith & Nephew ‘spray-on-skin’ for leg ulcers flops in trial
BY BEN HIRSCHLER (Reuters) – A novel spray-on skin treatment consisting of living cells made by Smith & Nephew, which…
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Biologics
Proper stem cell function requires hydrogen sulfide
Stem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide in order to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according…
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Robotics
Mazor Robotics Ltd. Promotes Christopher Prentice to CEO of its US Subsidiary
Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE:MZOR; NASDAQ GM:MZOR), a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that Christopher Prentice,…
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Spine
Spine Wave Announces the Full Commercial Launch of the Lateral Access Product Portfolio
The Lateral Access Product Portfolio Now Includes the StaXx® IBL Expandable Interbody Device, the Abacus™ Lateral Spacer System and the…
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Financial
Johnson & Johnson Reports 2014 Third-Quarter Results:
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced sales of $18.5 billion for the…
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Spine
Amedica Corporation Announces Private Label Agreement With Spinal Kinetics
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a biomaterial company that has developed silicon nitride…
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Biologics
Aastrom Biosciences Announces Plans to Change Name to Vericel Corporation and Move Headquarters to Cambridge, Massachusetts
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASTM), a leading developer of patient-specific expanded cellular…
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Spine
Aurora Spine Corporation : AURORA SPINE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF MIS EOS(TM) INTERBODY SYSTEM FEATURING TiNANO(TM)
Carlsbad, California, October 10, 2014 /Marketwired/ – Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) is excited to announce the launch of another…
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Spine
Globus Medical Announces the SILC Fixation System for the Deformity Market
AUDUBON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, continues to innovate in the treatment of complex deformity…
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Biologics
Bioventus Acquires OsteoAMP from Advanced Biologics
DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bioventus, a global leader in orthobiologic solutions, today announced it has acquired the OsteoAMP® product line, intellectual property…
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