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Biologics
How stem cells can be activated to help immune system respond to infection
Date: October 30, 2014 Source: UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Summary: Scientists…
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Hospitals
Analysis: Medtech gains on Wall Street and the Beltway with big GOP win
November 5, 2014 by Brian Johnson Medical device stocks are on the rise today as investors react to sweeping Republican…
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Biologics
MCRA Assists Wright Medical Group, Inc. with Obtaining FDA PMA Approvable Decision for Augment® Bone Graft
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 6, 2014 – Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC (MCRA) announced today its role in the successful approvable…
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Uncategorized
Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC
Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC (MCRA) is the leading advisory firm to the neuro-musculoskeletal industry with growing experience in other…
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Spine
Medical firm profited on pain with knockoff spine surgery hardware
By Christina Jewett and Will Evans / November 3, 2014 With a metallic clatter, evidence of an elaborate scheme to…
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Recon
Higher readmission rates experienced after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
Schairer WW. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2013.12.004. Compared with patients who underwent hemiarthroplasty or total shoulder arthroplasty, patients who…
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Sports Medicine
Medial patellar instability: Beware of the lateral release
Miho J. Tanaka Medial patellar instability is an uncommon form of patellar instability. The traditional surgical approaches to patellar…
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Extremities
Wright Medical-Tornier merger — Can they compete with Zimmer & DePuy Synthes in extremities?
Written by Laura Dyrda The Wright Medical Group merger with Tornier has the orthopedic device industry buzzing, heralded as a…
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Extremities
Symmetry Medical Announces Mailing of Definitive Proxy Statement and Prospectus Related to Proposed Merger
WARSAW, Ind., Nov. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Symmetry Medical Inc. (NYSE:SMA), a leading global source of innovative medical device…
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Spine
SI-BONE, Inc. to Host SI Joint Fusion Symposium at NASS at the W Hotel
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse…
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Recon
Polyethylene wear rate determined extent of osteolysis
Pérez-Coto I. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2014.05.020. The extent of osteolysis in patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty depended on polyethylene…
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Extremities
CARTILAGE GUILTY OF CAUSING INFLAMMATION
Biloine W. Young • Tue, September 30th, 2014 Cartilage is to blame after all. Once believed to be an innocent…
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Hospitals
Report: Medical device tax impact ‘relatively small’
November 5, 2014 by Brad Perriello The impact of the medical device tax on medtech jobs and innovation is ‘relatively…
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Extremities
Smith & Nephew’s Bohuon seen as strong candidate for top Sanofi job
* Frenchman Bohuon is Smith & Nephew’s CEO since 2011 * Track record seen strong at U.S. and French firms…
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Biologics
Avitus Orthopaedics Raises $1 Million to Assist with Launch of Avitus Harvester
Farmington, Conn. (PRWEB) October 30, 2014 Avitus™ Orthopaedics Inc. a developer of orthopaedic tools that aim to improve clinical outcomes…
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