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Medical Device Violations: FDA Launches Portal to Report Regulatory Misconduct

Author: Heather Maver – December 7th, 2016 The FDA recently launched a portal for individuals to report allegations of regulatory misconduct of a medical device manufacturer or individuals marketing a medical device. An allegation in this manner is any claim that a medical device manufacturer may be operating in a manner that violates the law […]

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the Fourth Largest Health Insurer in the United States, Establishes Exclusive Positive Coverage Policy for SI-BONE’s iFuse Implant System® for Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., an innovative medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant System® (“iFuse”), a triangular shaped minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of the sacroiliac (SI) joint, announced that Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and […]

Zimmer Biomet Update on Product Supply Matters and Responsive Statement on Recently Completed FDA Inspection

December 14, 2016 As an update to the Company’s statement published on November 8, 2016 concerning product supply matters, Zimmer Biomet continues to make excellent progress enhancing certain aspects of its supply chain infrastructure as it harmonizes and optimizes its sourcing, manufacturing and quality management systems.  The Company has been successfully addressing the previously disclosed […]

FDA Approves MACI for the Treatment of Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee in Adults

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leading developer of expanded autologous cell therapies for the treatment of patients with serious diseases and conditions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved MACI® (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) for the repair of symptomatic single […]

Zimmer Biomet Strengthens Spine Offering with PrimaGen Advanced™ Allograft

WARSAW, Ind., Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH), a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, today announced the launch of PrimaGen Advanced Allograft, an autograft substitute containing the same bone healing elements as autograft, but without the risks associated with donor site morbidity or harvest site complications.  Allograft is human tissue transplanted from […]

Price Poised To Protect Doctors’ Interests At HHS

By Christina Jewett and Marisa Taylor – December 12, 2016 In picking Tom Price to be secretary of Health and Human Services, Donald Trump has chosen an orthopedic surgeon who in his congressional career, has loyally promoted the interests of the medical profession — its freedom and importantly, its financial interests. A conservative representing Georgia’s 6th District, Price […]

Ortho Sport and Spine Physicians MRI North Atlanta earns MRI accreditation by IAC

ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) DECEMBER 12, 2016 Ortho Sport and Spine Physicians is a leading orthopedic and sports medicine practice located in northwest Atlanta and serving patients throughout the greater Atlanta metropolitan area and the southeastern United States. The MRI imaging facility of Ortho Sport and Spine Physicians is pleased to announce their recent accreditation by […]

SpinalCyte, LLC Receives Institutional Review Board Approval for Phase I Clinical Trial

December 13, 2016 HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpinalCyte, LLC, a Texas-based tissue engineering technology company focused on regrowth of the spinal disc nucleus using human dermal fibroblasts, announced today it has received Institutional Review Board approval to begin clinical trials with its dermal fibroblast cell product, CybroCell, in the treatment of degenerative disc disease. SpinalCyte is now approved […]

RTI Surgical® Names Robert P. Jordheim Interim CEO

December 14, 2016 ALACHUA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RTI Surgical (RTI) (Nasdaq: RTIX), a global surgical implant company, today announced that Robert P. Jordheim, executive vice president and chief financial officer of RTI, has been named interim CEO. He succeeds Brian K. Hutchison, who informed the RTI board of directors last August of his decision to retire from […]

Bioventus Enters Into New Agreement for DUROLANE®

December 14, 2016 DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bioventus, a global leader in orthobiologic solutions, today announced it has a new agreement with Galderma for DUROLANE, a single-injection, hyaluronic acid (HA) product used for joint lubrication in the treatment of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Bioventus plans to file a […]

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