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Hospitals
In era of growing risk, emphasis grows on medical device data
Article by: JOE CARLSON , Star Tribune At a conference in Minneapolis, medical insurers had a message for devicemakers: Let’s…
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Hospitals
FDA Working to Keep Patients Well Informed
By: Steve L. Morin R.N., B.S.N. My job in the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Health and Constituent Affairs…
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Spine
Spinal Elements®, Announces Over $600,000 in Donations to Make-A-Wish® and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
Carlsbad, Calif – November 19, 2014 – Spinal Elements, an innovative California spine technology company, officially celebrated the two-year anniversary…
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Sports Medicine
VQ OrthoCare® Introduces Avid IF 2™ to Product Lineup
Interferential Device Targets Multiple Symptoms While Reducing Pain, Medication and Risk IRVINE, California– Nov. 19, 2014 – VQ OrthoCare®, the…
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Recon
Study Shows Statistically Significant and Clinically Relevant Pain Relief for Knee Osteoarthritis with Co-Administered Traumeel® and Zeel® Intra-articular Injections
MANCHESTER, N.H., Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Today, a study of 232 patients was presented at the American College of Rheumatology…
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Extremities
Doctors transform the hands of boy born without thumbs
A. Pawlowski – USA TODAY The moment Jason Woodle first saw his newborn son in the delivery room, his immediate…
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Recon
OrthoGrid Systems, Inc. Announces HipGrid Non-invasive Fluoroscopic Guide for Direct Anterior and Posterior Approach Total Hip Replacement (THR)
OrthoGrid® Systems, Inc. has announced the release of HipGrid™ for anterior and posterior approach THR. SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Invented…
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Financial
Medtronic Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Revenue of $4.4 Billion Grew 5% on Constant Currency Basis; 4% as Reported Non-GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.96, Growth of…
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Extremities
Zimmer Provides Update on the European Commission Review Process Relating to the Pending Merger with Biomet, Inc.
WARSAW, Ind., Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH) (“Zimmer”) announced today that it has agreed…
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Spine
Royal Oak Medical Devices Makes Unique, Cost-Saving “Rep-less” Model Available Nationwide
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Michigan-based medical device manufacturing company, Royal Oak Medical Devices (ROMD), has announced that its uniquely “rep-less” and…
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Extremities
Appointment of Erik Engstrom as Non-Executive Director
Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, announces that Erik Engstrom is to join its…
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Hospitals
AURORA SPINE RECEIVES FDA 510(k) CLEARANCE FOR PRE-PACKAGED STERILE ZIP 51(TM) MIS INTERSPINOUS FIXATION IMPLANT
Carlsbad, California, November 18, 2014 /Marketwired/ – Aurora Spine Corporation (TSXV:ASG) announced today that it has received U.S. Food and…
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Extremities
IlluminOss Medical Announces Conditional FDA Approval for Clinical Trials of Groundbreaking Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System in the U.S.
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI–(Marketwired – Nov 18, 2014) – IlluminOss Medical, a privately-held, commercial stage medical device company focused on minimally…
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Biologics
An unmet need for knees: Biotech Histogenics sets terms for $60 million IPO
Histogenics, a biotech developing a therapy for repairing knee cartilage using its tissue repair platform, announced terms for its IPO…
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Extremities
Patient-centered and patient-reported outcomes are primary topic at ACR conference
by Emma Yasinski As a rheumatoid arthritis patient, you probably care more about your daily experiences with pain and fatigue…
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