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Spinal fusion operations may be needlessly crippling patients: expert

By GRANT McATHUR, HEALTH EDITOR, Herald Sun – September 15, 2016 SURGEONS are being warned to stop routinely undertaking spine fusing operations over fears too many patients are being left needlessly crippled. A gathering of Australian pain specialists will this weekend be told to scale back their reliance on common lumber fusion operations by visiting US […]

Alphatec Holdings Announces Company Updates

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a provider of spinal fusion technologies, today announced changes to the Company’s executive leadership team and an update on its compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements. The Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Leslie H. Cross, Chairman […]

Medtronic Names Mark Ploof Senior Vice President of Global Operations and Business Services

Dublin – September 15, 2016 – Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) today announced the appointment of Mark Ploof as Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Business Services effective October 31, 2016.  He will serve on the company’s Executive Committee and be responsible for leading Medtronic’s Global Operations, Information Technology, Facilities & Real Estate and Medtronic Business Services functions, which […]

Episurf Medical obtains its first granted patent in Australia

September 15, 2016 04:15 ET | Source: Episurf Medical AB   The patent covers a surgical drilling guide with a functionality for depth adjustments. This guide constitutes a component of Episurf’s toolkit for implantation of patient specific joint implants. “To look forward and secure intellectual property protection in new markets is an important field for […]

Misonix Files for Extension of Time for Annual Report on Form 10-K; Appoints Interim CFO

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Misonix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSON), an international surgical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative therapeutic ultrasonic products for spine surgery, neurosurgery, wound debridement, skull based surgery, laparoscopic surgery and other surgical applications, announced that it filed a Form 12b-25 (the “Filing”) today with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating that Misonix likely […]

Phoenix VA Health Care System Deploys Germ-Zapping Robots to Enhance Veteran Safety; Xenex Robots Destroy Pathogens that Pose a Risk to Patients, Staff & Family Members

September 15, 2016 11:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Phoenix Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System is the first hospital in Arizona to deploy Xenex LightStrike™ Germ-Zapping Robots™ to destroy deadly germs and bacteria lurking on hospital surfaces that can cause hospital acquired infections (HAI). The portable room disinfection system utilizes pulsed xenon ultraviolet […]

Complication risk of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion surgery may be higher than previously reported

Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion surgery has been shown to be an effective treatment and potentially cost-saving for sacroiliac joint pain, with low adverse event and reoperation rates, as compared to open surgery. According to the study authors, “possibly as a result of this combination of factors,” the procedure has become a commonly-used technique. Current […]

Meditech Spine Receives FDA Clearance for the CURE Anterior Cervical Plate System

ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 Meditech Spine has received the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market the next generation of cervical plates to complement its Talos®-C (HA) line of interbody devices. Named in honor of CURE International, the CURE Anterior Cervical Plate (ACP) allows surgeons to utilize a next generation cervical plate […]

Tissue Regenix Group plc: DermaPure® – Two Peer Reviewed Clinical Papers Published

September 15, 2016 LEEDS, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Tissue Regenix Group (TRX.L) (“Tissue Regenix” or “The Group”) will publish for the first time retrospective analysis on wound care product DermaPure® providing real world evidence of its use in clinical practice. Retrospective Observational Analysis of the Use of an Architecturally Unique Dermal Regeneration Template (DermaPure®) for the Treatment […]

Here’s How to Convince the Brain That Prosthetic Legs Are Real

By Oliver Alan Kannape  – September 12, 2016 The carbon fiber legs or “blades” used by lower limb amputee runners have arguably become one of the most iconic symbols of the Paralympic Games. Although different lower-limb sports prostheses are used for running, jumping, and other activities, they share a single common aim: they are designed to help paralympians run […]

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