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OrtoWay AB: OrtoWell® Distractor Tool from OrtoWay is Used Clinically for First Time in Lateral Spinal Surgery

November 02, 2016 STOCKHOLM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Top German spine clinic reports successful application and ease of use for lateral MIS fixation in complicated surgical corpectomy. OrtoWay AB, the Stockholm-based medical technology company, says its OrtoWell® device was used for the first time in a lateral, minimally invasive surgical (MIS) fixation procedure as part of a corpectomy at […]

Wright Medical Group N.V. Announces Entry Into Metal-On-Metal Hip Litigation Settlement Agreement

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov. 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wright Medical Group N.V.(NASDAQ:WMGI) today announced that on November 1, 2016, its wholly owned subsidiary Wright Medical Technology, Inc. (WMT) entered into a Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with Court-appointed attorneys representing plaintiffs in the previously disclosed metal-on-metal hip multi-district litigation known as In Re: Wright Medical Technology, Inc., CONSERVE® Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL […]

TRANEXAMIC ACID IN JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; NOVEL OSTEOPOROSIS THERAPY; PRICE SHOPPING PATIENTS

November 1, 2016 – Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. When researchers from the University of Michigan Medical Center looked into it, they found that the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in their state varied widely and that the data suggested that TXA had a significant effect on the risk of transfusion. Brian R. Hallstrom, M.D. is […]

World $8.25 Billion Artificial Joints For Orthopedic Purposes Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 – Research and Markets

November 02, 2016 DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “World: Artificial Joints For Orthopedic Purposes – Market Report – Analysis and Forecast to 2020” report to their offering. From 2007 to 2014, global exports of artificial joints for orthopedic purposes showed steady growth, increasing more than twofold over that period. However, […]

Zimmer Biomet announces positive comparative seven-year Mobi-C data

29th October 2016 Zimmer Biomet has announced results of a seven-year outcomes study demonstrating statistical superiority of its Mobi-C cervical disc prosthesis versus two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in overall success. In the study, overall success required improvement in Neck Disability Index (NDI), no secondary surgical interventions at the index levels, and absence […]

Creating a slippery slope on the surface of medical implants

November 1, 2016 Implanted medical devices such as left ventricular-assist devices for patients with heart failure or other support systems for patients with respiratory, liver or other end organ disease save lives every day. However, bacteria that form infectious biofilms on those devices, called device-associated infections, not only often sabotage their success but also contribute […]

InVivo Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Jeffrey Hatfield to Board of Directors

November 02, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Hatfield to its Board of Directors. Mr. Hatfield most recently served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Member for Vitae Pharmaceuticals and served in those capacities since joining the company in March 2004. Mr. Hatfield funded the company privately […]

PeerWell Announces $2.1 Million in Seed Funding to Pioneer Tech-Enabled PreHab for Surgery

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – (November 2, 2016) – PeerWell, whose PreHab mobile platform helps patients prepare both physically and mentally for surgery to recover faster, announced today that it has raised $2.1 million in seed funding led by XSeed Capital. Founded in 2015 by Manish Shah, Navin Gupta and Evan Minamoto, PeerWell has been focused […]

CMS Publishes 2017 Final Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rule Increasing Outpatient Facility Reimbursement for MIS SI Joint Fusion Using SI-BONE’s iFuse Implant System®

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant System® (“iFuse”), a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of the sacroiliac (SI) joint, reported that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its 2017 Final Hospital Outpatient Prospective […]

TissueGene Licensee, Kolon Life Science, Partners With Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma To Develop And Commercialize Invossa™, The World’s First Cell-Mediated Gene Therapy For Degenerative Osteoarthritis

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — TissueGene, Inc. (TGI), a Maryland-based regenerative medicine company, today announced an exclusive licensing and development agreement between Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation of Japan (4508:JP TOKYO) and TissueGene’s Asia licensee, Kolon Life Science of Korea (102940:KS KOSDAQ). The agreement between the two companies focuses on the development and commercialization of Invossa™, the world’s first cell-mediated gene therapy for […]

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