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JURY FINDS NUVASIVE INFRINGES 3 MEDTRONIC PATENTS, AWARDS MEDTRONIC $101.2M IN DAMAGES; MAINTAIN HOLD AND $22.50 PT
JURY FINDS NUVASIVE INFRINGES 3 MEDTRONIC PATENTS, AWARDS MEDTRONIC $101.2M IN DAMAGES; MAINTAIN HOLD AND $22.50 PT Click Here for…
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Wright Medical plans to cut 80 workers as part of restructuring plan
By Associated Press, Published: September 15 ARLINGTON, Tenn. — Orthopedic device maker Wright Medical Group Inc. said Thursday it plans to cut…
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Ascendx VCF Repair System and Ascendx Acu-Cut VCF Augmentation System receive CE marking
WINTER PARK, Fla.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–AOI Medical, Inc. (now Ascendx Spine™ www.ascendxspine.com) has receivedISO 13485 Certification and CE marking approval for its Ascendx VCF Repair System and…
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Smith & Nephew Shares Advance After Takeover Speculation
Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) — Smith & Nephew Plc rose the most in almost eight months in London trading after four…
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VG Innovations, LLC Announced Today, the Launch of VerteLoc™ v2.0 Spine Stabilization System
VG Innovations, LLC launched the new VerteLoc™ v2.0. Tov Vestgaarden, Ph.D., refined their implant and instrumentation design with advanced engineering…
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Relievant Medsystems Appoints Alex M. DiNello as President and Chief Executive Officer
Redwood City, CA – August 23, 2011 – Relievant Medsystems, Inc., today announced the appointment of Alex DiNello to the…
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Bradshaw Medical Issued New Patent
08/16/11 Kenosha, WI: Bradshaw Medical, Inc. announced earlier today that they were issued utility patent # US 7992472 for their…
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Ascendx Spine™ Closes on $4.8 Million ‘Mixed’ Financing
“This financing allows us to strengthen our balance sheet and initiate our commercialization efforts for the Ascendx VCF Repair System,…
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IOM Calls 510(k) Process “Flawed”, Recommends FDA Develop New System
The long-awaited IOM report on the 510(k) framework was released this morning, and, not unexpectedly, the IOM found flaws in the system.…
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DeVivo is out as president of Memphis-based Smith & Nephew Orthopaedic
Smith & Nephew Inc. will combine the company’s Memphis-based Orthopaedic Reconstruction division and its Andover, Mass.-based Endoscopy unit, though no…
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Wenzel Spine Implants Over 26,000 VariLift™ Devices
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wenzel Spine, Inc., a medical device company focused on providing less invasive, stand-alone alternatives to traditional spinal fusion,…
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Medtronic spends $585M to buy two companies
Medtronic Inc. said Thursday it spent $585 million to buy two companies in which it had already invested. Fridley-based Medtronic…
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Infuse Furor May Force Medtronic Spine Business Sale. Who Would Buy?
A Wall Street analyst is speculating that Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT ) woes over its blockbuster Infuse product might lead the medical device company…
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Stuart Smalley to Med Device Community “You’re Good Enough, You’re Smart Enough…”
Sen. Franken to Top FDA Official: Seek Medical Device Community’s Expertise Before Changing Approval Process for New Products WASHINGTON, D.C.…
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Medical device review took the FDA 37% longer in 2010 than 2006
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medical device consulting firm Emergo Group released results from a study of the U.S. Food &…
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