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Colorado Therapeutics Appoints Medtronic Executive John Lorbiecki as Chief Operating Officer in Advance of XI-S+™ Launch

BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Colorado Therapeutics LLC, a commercial-stage medical device company with a proprietary technology platform for the production of innovative cross-linked tissue products, announced that John Lorbiecki has been appointed to the newly created position of chief operating officer effective March 21, 2017. Mr. […]

Xtant Medical Announces OrbiMed Financing and Engagement of Aurora Management Partners

BELGRADE, Mont., May 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xtant™ Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT:XTNT), a leader in the development of regenerative medicine products and medical devices, today announced it has entered into an amendment to its senior credit facility with affiliates of OrbiMed Advisors (“OrbiMed”) for a financing of up […]

Arthroscopic Surgery Doesn’t Help With Arthritis Knee Pain

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News – May 11, 2017 An international panel of surgeons and patients has challenged the effectiveness of one of the most common orthopedic procedures and recommended strongly against the use of arthroscopic surgery for patients with degenerative knee problems. The guidelines, published Wednesday in the […]

ConforMIS Reports First Quarter 2017 Financial Results

BILLERICA, Mass., May 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ConforMIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFMS), a medical technology company that uses its proprietary iFit Image-to-Implant technology platform to develop, manufacture and sell joint replacement implants that are customized to fit each patient’s unique anatomy, announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March […]

Alphatec Holdings Reports First Quarter 2017 Financial Results

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a provider of spinal fusion technologies, announced today recent corporate highlights and financial results for first quarter ended March 31, 2017. First Quarter 2017 Highlights and Recent Accomplishments Financial Highlights Total […]

Preop Opioid Use Linked to Worse Spine Surgery Outcomes

Nancy A. Melville – May 10, 2017 LOS ANGELES — The preoperative use of opioid analgesics is associated with worse clinical postoperative outcomes at 12-month follow-up of lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative lumbar conditions, new research shows. “The results suggest the use of opioid medication is a potentially modifiable factor […]

SANUWAVE Appoints LOK North America as Territory Sales Manager for Sourcing and Screening of Potential Distributors for Company’s Products in Canada

SUWANEE, GA–(Marketwired – May 11, 2017) – SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV) is pleased to announce that the company has appointed LOK North America to act as Territory Sales Manager for sourcing and screening of potential distributors for SANUWAVE’s products in Canada. André Mouton, V.P. International Sales and Relations of […]

On the heavier side of the news, American Airlines sued by man ‘cramped’ by obese passengers

By Sky McCarthy – May 5, 2017 An Australian man is suing American Airlines, alleging that he suffered serious injuries after being seated next to two passengers he claims were “grossly obese.” Michael Anthony Taylor, of Wollongong, New South Wales, was flying from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles in December 2015—a 14-hour […]

Shoulder Basic Science Reconfirms Benefits of Inlay Arthroplasty

FRANKLIN, Mass., May 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Arthrosurface, Inc., the Global Leader in Inlay Arthroplasty announced new evidence showing dramatic differences between the company’s inlay glenoid technology and the standard of care in total shoulder replacement. According to a comparative study in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, the inlay […]

Intrinsic Therapeutics Announces the Completion of a $49m Financing

BOSTON, May 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc. a medical device company that has developed a product to improve outcomes in lumbar discectomy patients, announced today that it recently closed a $49 million round of financing.  The financing included a $28 million equity round co-led by New Enterprise Associates […]

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