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Sports Medicine
All-inside meniscal repair effective as isolated, concurrent ACL reconstruction procedure
Primary second-generation all-inside meniscal repair was shown to be effective both as an isolated procedure and when performed with concurrent…
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Uncategorized
Biomet settles with patent troll, loses European bone cement suit
August 22, 2014 by Brad Perriello Biomet settles a portion of a patent infringement lawsuit brought by an affiliate of patent troll…
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Financial
Standard & Poor’s maintains credit watch on Medtronic over Covidien buy
August 22, 2014 by Brad Perriello Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services maintains a credit watch on Medtronic over its $43 billion buyout…
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Report: Medtronic butts heads with shareholders at annual meeting
August 22, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Some of Medtronic’s shareholders aren’t pleased about the structure of the $43 billion mega-merger with Covidien,…
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Spine
Doctor offers four important benefits of laser back surgery
The spinal column is one of the most delicate and essential areas of the human body. Signals carried to and…
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Biologics
Tissue Regeneration Systems to Collaborate with J&J, DePuy Synthes
Sarah Schmid Earlier this summer, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and DePuy Synthes Products announced a new collaboration with Plymouth, MI-based Tissue Regeneration Systems (TRS) to…
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Financial
PW Medtech Acquires Tianxinfu For US$130 Million
PW Medtech Group Ltd., a Chinese medical device company, has completed the acquisition of Beijing Tianxinfu Medical Appliance Co., Ltd.…
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Recon
Magnesium surgical implants can be designed to biodegrade, promote bone growth
(Phys.org) —Ask anyone who has a surgical pin in their body, and they likely will tell you they wish it…
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Spine
SI-BONE, Inc. Announces Positive Coverage Decision by Priority Health
First Commercial Positive Coverage Decision Adds to Prior Policies by Medicare (Novitas and Palmetto) PR Newswire SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug.…
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Recon
VQ OrthoCare® Names New Vice President of Domestic Sales
Non-Invasive Medical Solutions Leader Taps Industry Veteran to Grow Domestic Sales and Distribution IRVINE, Calif. – Aug. 19, 2014 – VQ…
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Robotics
3 Questions You May Have About Robot-Assisted Surgery
Technology allows surgeons to operate through a few tiny incisions A robot performing surgery may sound futuristic, but it’s not really new.…
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Robotics
Study Finds Improved Accuracy and Safety Utilizing Mazor Robotics Renaissance Guidance System
Utilization of Mazor Robotics (TASE:MZOR) (NASDAQCM:MZOR) Renaissance Guidance System provides greater reliability in screw placement and reduced use of fluoroscopy, according…
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Uncategorized
Calls for medical device tax repeal gain momentum after feds mess up
David RobinsonReporter-Albany Business Review Pressure is again mounting to repeal a tax on medical devices after federal regulators revealed they…
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Recon
A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient-specific instrumentation for improving alignment of the components in total knee replacement
E. Thienpont, MD, MBA, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon1 ; P. E. Schwab, MS, Medical Student1; and P. Fennema, DSc, Director2 …
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Spine
Posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic thoracolumbar/lumbar scoliosis clinical outcomes and predictive radiological factors for extension of fusion distal to caudal end vertebra
S. B. Roberts, MSc, MRCS, Specialty registrar in Orthopaedics1 ; A. I. Tsirikos, MD, FRCS, PhD, Consultant orthopaedic and spine surgeon1 ;…
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