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The Emerging Revolution in Health Care
By: Darrell M. West and Niam Yaraghi In today’s digital world, health care is in a time of major transition. Eighty percent of…
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Report: Medtech M&A exits don’t hinge on FDA approval
July 31, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Medical device startups face significant headwinds in finding funding and getting to an exit, but at…
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Hospitals
Medtech insiders respond to FDA’s 510(k) split-predicate ban
August 6, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani The FDA’s new guidance against split predicates in medtech 510(k) applications gets a largely warm welcome…
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Financial
Hospitals Cash In on the Newly Insured
By CHRISTOPHER WEAVER A rush of newly insured patients using health services has boosted hospital operators’ fortunes but has racked up…
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Financial
Cost-Saving Effort in Health Care Falls Short of Goals, Study Finds
August 5, 2014 by John DeGaspari Bundled payment demonstration provides lessons for future A pilot program intended to implement and…
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Biologics
CERAMENT(TM)|G Featured In Documentary ‘The Orthopaedic Revolution: Treating Osteomyelitis’
LUND, Sweden, Aug. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — BONESUPPORT, an emerging leader in injectable bone substitutes for orthopedic trauma, bone infections…
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Financial
Globus Medical Reports 2014 Second Quarter Results
AUDUBON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, today announced its financial results for the second quarter…
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Biologics
Bacterin Announces Clinical Results on the Use of OsteoSponge(R) SC Allograft Published in The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery
BELGRADE, Mont., Aug. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BONE), a leader in the development of bone…
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Spine
CORRECTED: NuVasive Seeks New Trial In Bid To Nix $30M IP Verdict
By Brandon Lowrey Law360, Los Angeles (August 04, 2014, 10:06 PM ET) — NuVasive Inc. urged a California federal judge on…
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Financial
Baxano Surgical, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the Second Quarter of 2014, Issues Third Quarter 2014 Guidance
August 05, 2014: 04:05 PM ET – Second quarter revenue of $4.7 million, representing year-over-year growth of 20.1% and sequential…
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Spine
Baxano Surgical, Inc. Announces Two New Patents for VEO Direct Lateral and AxiaLIF Minimally Invasive Interbody Fusion Systems
Baxano Surgical, Inc. Announces Two New Patents for VEO Direct Lateral and AxiaLIF Minimally Invasive Interbody Fusion Systems RALEIGH, N.C.,…
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Financial
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Reports 2014 Second Quarter Financial Results
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug 05, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Wright Medical Group, Inc. WMGI +0.17% today reported financial results for its second quarter ended…
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Can generic orthopedic device start-ups disrupt medtech giants?
Written by Laura Dyrda A Portland-based start-up, Implant Medical, aims to disrupt the orthopedic and spine device field with less costly…
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Recon
Similar failure rates found with short, long cephalomedullary implants
Kleweno C. J Orthop Trauma. 2014. doi:10.1097/BOT.0000000000000036. August 5, 2014 Short and long nails exhibited similar treatment failure rates when contemporary cephalomedullary…
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What the Uber of health care will look like
For a very long time, one of the most valuable business assets in New York City was a yellow cab…
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