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Government Files Suit Against Missouri Neurosurgeon and Medical Device Supplier for Violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-kickback Statute
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 17, 2014 Government Files Suit Against Missouri Neurosurgeon…
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Biologics
Johnson & Johnson partners with Organovo to consider 3D-printing living tissue
The partnership centers around using bioprinted tissue to discover new drugs. The announcement comes ahead of Organovo’s commercial launch later…
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Recon
Orthopedic outcomes affected by activity level
According to a literature review in the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), patients’…
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Financial
Stryker Corporation (SYK): New Analyst Report from Zacks Equity Research – Zacks Equity Research Report
Summary:Stryker continues to grow through acquisitions. Though its 2014-second quarter adjusted earnings rose nearly 1.0% year-over-year, it missed the Zacks…
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Fixed Fee Pricing Offers Speed to Market and Reduced Risks for Medical Device Innovators
The medical device industry has been experiencing a decline in research and development budgets while concurrently having to provide the…
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RTI Surgical™ Announces 2014 Second Quarter Results
07/24/2014 Wendy Crites Wacker, APR Executive Director, Global Communications wwacker@rtix.com (386) 418-8888 – Raises revenue and earnings guidance for full…
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Robotics
Surgical robots of the future to be ‘squishy’ like octopuses
SCIENCE 14 JULY 14 by KATIE COLLINS A phase-changing material created out of wax and foam could allow the robots of the future…
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Zimmer – Analysis Of The $13.3 Billion Biomet Acquisition
Apr. 28, 2014 1:48 PM ET | About: Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (ZMH) Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans…
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Spine
Apple: Medtronic has developed 175 iPhone and iPad apps for employees to use
Updated: When I tuned into Apple’s quarterly earning conference call yesterday, my goal was to get more information on its IBM collaboration, particularly…
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Sports Medicine
KFx Medical Corporation Announces Another License of Its Knotless Double Row Patents
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KFx Medical Corporation announced that it has entered into a license agreement with DePuy Mitek, LLC (“Mitek”) relating…
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Recon
Surgeons create ‘new’ knee cartilage from stem cells in hip
Surgeons in Southampton have pioneered a new knee operation that could prevent the development ofarthritis – and extend sporting careers. The…
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Sports Medicine
CONMED Corporation Announces Leadership Transition
Joseph Corasanti Steps Down as CEO Founder Gene Corasanti Retires Independent Board Member Curt Hartman Appointed Interim CEO Charles Farkas…
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Financial
Judge nixes alleged settlement in Stryker, Biomet poaching spat
July 23, 2014 by Brad Perriello A Michigan federal judge denies a settlement in the poaching spat between Biomet and Stryker and…
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Spine
Payment Disparities Persist, but ASCs Gain Some Ground under Medicare’s Proposed 2015 Payment Rule
By Kara Newbury, Assistant Director, Health Policy, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released…
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RTI Surgical™ Unveils AlloWedge™ Bicortical Bone Wedges and Instrumentation Set at APMA
ALACHUA, Fla. (July 23, 2014) – RTI Surgical Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq: RTIX), a leading global surgical implant company, is unveiling the new…
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