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		<title>A sit down with Eric Olson, new President &amp; CEO of Amedica Corporation.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written By: Drue De Angelis While at AAOS, I sat down with Eric Olson from Amedica Corp. and Dr. Thomas Webster from Brown University. Eric Olson is the newly appointed CEO and President of Amedica Corporation. Eric is a 20+ ...]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic indicates it&#8217;s considering selling its spine unit</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/medtronic-indicates-its-considering-selling-its-spine-unit</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Snowbeck csnowbeck@pioneerpress.com Posted:   02/21/2012 12:01:00 AM CST Updated:   02/21/2012 09:36:39 PM CST Another quarter of weak sales in Medtronic's division for spine devices stirred talk Tuesday about whether the Fridley-based manufacturer eventually might sell the business unit. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Implantable, wireless sensors share secrets of healing tissues</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/implantable-wireless-sensors-share-secrets-of-healing-tissues</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following an orthopedic procedure, surgeons usually rely on X-rays or MRIs to monitor the progress of their patient’s recovery. The new sensors, created by Rensselaer faculty researcher Eric Ledet, would instead give surgeons detailed, real-time information from the actual surgery site. This ...]]></description>
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		<title>Revision Estimates Haunt TKRs</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/revision-estimates-haunt-tkrs</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bilione W. Young • Tue, Feb 21st, 2012 While it is great that over a million and a half Americans have regained their mobility through knee replacement (TKR) surgery, the future financial implications of those surgeries may be worrisome. Reason? Those new ...]]></description>
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		<title>Orthopedic Devices Market to 2017 &#8211; Spinal Surgery and Advanced Prosthetics Products to be Major Growth Driver By Reportlinker</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/orthopedic-devices-market-to-2017-spinal-surgery-and-advanced-prosthetics-products-to-be-major-growth-driver-by-reportlinker</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthospinenews.com/orthopedic-devices-market-to-2017-spinal-surgery-and-advanced-prosthetics-products-to-be-major-growth-driver-by-reportlinker#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Orthopedic Devices Market to 2017 - Spinal Surgery and Advanced Prosthetics Products to be Major Growth Driver http://www.reportlinker.com/p0778000/Orthopedic-Devices-Market-to-2017---Spinal-Surgery-and-Advanced-Prosthetics-Products-to-be-Major-Growth-Driver.html#utm_source=prnewswire&#038;utm_medium=pr&#038;utm_campaign=Orthopedic Orthopedic Devices ...]]></description>
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		<title>Cayenne Medical Closes $10 Million Capital Raise</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/cayenne-medical-closes-10-million-capital-raise</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cayenne Medical, Inc., a private sports medicine device company, today announced the closing of a $10 million equity financing, with new investor Fletcher Spaght Ventures joining existing investors Split Rock Partners, MB Venture Partners and Investor Growth Capital. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Titan Spine Acquires Additional Patent Protection for its Spinal Implant Surface Technologies</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/titan-spine-acquires-additional-patent-protection-for-its-spinal-implant-surface-technologies</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthospinenews.com/titan-spine-acquires-additional-patent-protection-for-its-spinal-implant-surface-technologies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEQUON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology company focused on the development of innovative spinal interbody fusion implants, announced today that it has acquired two patents related to its current and future surface modification techniques. The first patent ...]]></description>
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		<title>Lanx, Inc. Names Prominent Spine Surgeons to Surgeon Advisory Board</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/lanx-inc-names-prominent-spine-surgeons-to-surgeon-advisory-board</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthospinenews.com/lanx-inc-names-prominent-spine-surgeons-to-surgeon-advisory-board#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BROOMFIELD, Colo., Feb 16, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Lanx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery, announces it has named six prominent neurological and orthopedic surgeons to its Surgeon ...]]></description>
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		<title>Amedica Corporation Completes $30 MM Financing to Expand Market Share of Proprietary Silicon Nitride Ceramic</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/amedica-corporation-completes-30-mm-financing-to-expand-market-share-of-proprietary-silicon-nitride-ceramic</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthospinenews.com/amedica-corporation-completes-30-mm-financing-to-expand-market-share-of-proprietary-silicon-nitride-ceramic#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive implant manufacturer focused on its medical grade silicon nitride ceramic material, today announced the completion of its $30 million Senior Secured Subordinated Convertible Notes ...]]></description>
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		<title>J&amp;J Defends Synthes Bid at European Union Antitrust Hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/jj-defends-synthes-bid-at-european-union-antitrust-hearing</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthospinenews.com/jj-defends-synthes-bid-at-european-union-antitrust-hearing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson &#38; Johnson defended its planned acquisition of orthopedics maker Synthes Inc. at a meeting with European Union antitrust regulators yesterday. “There was an oral hearing,” said Antoine Colombani, a spokesman for the European Commission in ...]]></description>
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		<title>Memphis’ ZeroTo510 to Aid Med, Biotech Startups</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/memphis-zeroto510-to-aid-med-biotech-startups</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthospinenews.com/memphis-zeroto510-to-aid-med-biotech-startups#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Memphis Bioworks Foundation and Innova have launched ZeroTo510, an accelerator program to help entrepreneurs bring medical devices and companies to market. Applications are due April 5, and through a competitive process, six startups will be selected to participate in a ...]]></description>
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		<title>Are Spine Surgeons Seeing Patient Volume Increase or Decrease?</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/are-spine-surgeons-seeing-patient-volume-increase-or-decrease</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthospinenews.com/are-spine-surgeons-seeing-patient-volume-increase-or-decrease#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six spine surgeons discuss trends in patient volume at their practices. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care. We invite all spine surgeon ...]]></description>
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		<title>Zimmer &amp; ISTO Technologies Announce Phase III Clinical Study</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/zimmer-isto-technologies-announce-phase-iii-clinical-study</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthospinenews.com/zimmer-isto-technologies-announce-phase-iii-clinical-study#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimmer and ISTO Technologies have announced a Phase III clinical study to evaluate DeNovo ET Engineered Tissue Graft, an engineered cartilage implant for repairing cartilage defects in the knee, according to a company news release. The randomized, controlled study will ...]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Complications of Meniscectomy and Meniscal Repair</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/avoiding-complications-of-meniscectomy-and-meniscal-repair</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthospinenews.com/avoiding-complications-of-meniscectomy-and-meniscal-repair#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<title>Turbulence Ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.orthospinenews.com/turbulence-ahead</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Sandberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning folks, this is your captain speaking. While here at AAOS, some big news was announced. No, no acquisitions that we are aware of. Yes, there are a lot of new products being launched here. But what I want ...]]></description>
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