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Breaking News – Medtronic Sues
As a follow-up to our post from Friday regarding Medtronic’s IP lawsuits, we have uncovered additional information on the alleged patent infringement suits that Medtronic has apparently decided to file against 6 Orthopedic and Spine companies. Here is a quick …
J&J/Synthes Merger Less than Half Complete
Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, NJ) faces some setbacks with its $21.3 billion acqusition of Synthes. According toFinanz und Wirtschaft, a Swiss publication, merging operations at both
TranS1 Inc. Announces Closing of Acquisition of Baxano, Inc. and Financing Transaction; Changes Name to Baxano Surgical, Inc.
Trading under new ticker symbol "BAXS" to begin June 3, 2013
Completes financing of $17.2M at $2.28/share
Two directors and Vice President of Operations appointed from former
Zimmer Acquires Knee Creations, LLC’s Business
Zimmer Expands Portfolio of Technologies Addressing the Continuum of Care for Knee Patients with Addition of Unique Subchondral Joint Preservation Treatment WARSAW, Ind., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer
Good Friday
The following took place around 1,980 years ago. Let us all remember the sacrifice that was made that day and what it means to all of us still
INDEPENDENT STUDY DEMONSTRATES CLINICAL ADVANTAGES OF KIVA® OVER BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY
Santa Clara, CA, Feb. 19, 2013 – An independent, prospective, randomized study of patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) comparing the effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty with the Kiva
Ascendx Spine™ Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for its Ascendx VCF Repair System Designed for the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures (VCFs)
BioMimetic Therapeutics agrees to $380M sale to Wright Medical
Franklin-based BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. has agreed to be bought by Wright Medical Group Inc. in a deal worth up to $380 million. According to a news
Stryker exec charged in $1.7M insider trading scheme | MassDevice.com On Call
November 20, 2012 by MassDevice staff The Securities & Exchange Commission charges Stryker marketing executive Mark Foldy alongside a handful of others in an insider trading scheme that allegedly
Higher Taxes for Hip Replacements?
By JEN WIECZNER The many baby boomers considering hip or knee replacements in the coming years are likely to have to pay more to get them. The question is,
TransCorp Spine Announces U.S. Patent Granted for the SpinePort™ MIS Access System
Ada, Michigan – August 20, 2012– TransCorp Spine, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative, minimally--invasive spine products and procdures announces that
Compliance Gone Wild
While Federal Investigators have the Brinks trucks lined up delivering penalty revenues in the billions, today’s pharmaceutical and medical device companies are forced to take extreme actions to
Medtronic Granted CE Mark
Medtronic has been rewarded with a CE Mark for a new non-surgical procedure it has devised that is suitable for young children suffering from life-threatening curvature of the
U-M study: 1 in 84 high-risk patients suffer VTE after outpatient surgery
University of Michigan Health System study reveals need for better screening, prevention of venous thromboembolism as numbers of outpatient surgeries grow A University of Michigan Health System study
112 Surgery Center Administrators to Know
Here are profiles of 112 surgery center administrators who work tirelessly to recruit physicians, ensure patient satisfaction, build staff morale, negotiate profitable contracts and promote high-quality, cost-effective healthcare.