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Former FDA head says biotech business model ‘is basically falling apart’
Don Seiffert BioFlash Editor-Boston Business Journal A former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who will help lead a…
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Schatzker Type IV Medial Tibial Plateau Fractures: A Computed Tomography–based Morphological Subclassification
Shi-Min Chang, MD, PhD; Qing Li, MD; Zhen Guo, MD Abstract Schatzker type IV medial tibial plateau fractures have an…
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Q&A with Maurice Ferré: What’s next after MAKO?
Serial entrepreneur Maurice Ferré, who co-founded MAKO Surgical, contemplates his next endeavor now that it has been bought by Stryker…
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15 things to know about the Medical Device Tax
Written by Akanksha Jayanthi (Twitter | Google+) | August 21, 2014 Initial revenue reports about the Medical Device Tax indicate the tax fell short of…
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Tranexamic acid decreases blood loss in patients undergoing TKA
Sarazeem MM. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.031. Patients who received tranexamic acid when undergoing total knee arthroplasty experienced a decrease in blood…
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Spine
Peking University Implants First 3D Printed Vertebra
Doctors at Peking University have successfully implanted the first 3D printed vertebrae in a young patient. The patient, a 12 year old boy,…
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PATIENTS OPT FOR OUTPATIENT JOINT REPLACEMENT
Biloine W. Young Since December 2013, more than 50% of the 400 hip and knee replacements Craig McAllister, M.D. has…
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Biologics
Stem cell medicine gets a “roadmap” and a quality assurance tool
by NANCY FLIESLER on AUGUST 21, 2014 If you’ve lost your way on the Boston subway, you need only consult a map to…
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Extremities
Clinical study shows long-term effectiveness of Orthocell’s Ortho-ATI™ for treatment resistant tennis elbow
Regenerative medicine company Orthocell Limited has today released results from a long-term clinical study into its Ortho-ATI™ treatment for tennis elbow that provides evidence…
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Arthrosurface’s KISSloc Suture System receives FDA approval
Arthrosurface, Inc. (www.arthrosurface.com), a developer of novel joint technologies, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the KISSloc Suture System, a…
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Biologics
Coated tissue scaffolds help the body grow new bone to repair injuries or congenital defects
MIT chemical engineers have devised a new implantable tissue scaffold coated with bone growth factors that are released slowly over…
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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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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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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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