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NuVasive to Acquire Ellipse Technologies

Reflects NuVasive’s Focus on Transformative Spine Solutions, Reinforces Leadership Position With the Addition of Fast-Growing Complex Deformity Franchise; Expected to Accelerate the Company’s Revenue Growth and Be Accretive to Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share Within First 12 Months; Investor Conference Call to Be Held at 5:00 p.m. ET Today SAN DIEGO, CA and ALISO VIEJO, […]

InVivo Therapeutics Announces Approval for INSPIRE Pivotal Probable Benefit Clinical Study of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) announced that it has received approval of a protocol amendment from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will convert its ongoing pilot study into a pivotal probable benefit study. Prior to this announcement, the approval was conditional solely upon a minor change to the informed consent form. […]

CONMED Completes Acquisition of SurgiQuest, Inc.

UTICA, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of privately-held SurgiQuest, Inc. (SurgiQuest), which will become part of the CONMED Advanced Surgical business. SurgiQuest develops, manufactures, and markets the AirSeal® System (AirSeal), the first integrated access management technology for use in laparoscopic and robotic procedures. AirSeal has […]

High rate of fracture reported with third-generation CoC hip articulations

Compared with other findings regarding ceramic materials in joint articulations, results published in The Journal of Arthroplasty showed a higher rate of ceramic fracture with third-generation ceramic-on-ceramic (CoC) articulations for total hip arthro…

Lima Corporate continues to be successful with new owner

Lima Corporate announced EQT, a global private equity group, has acquired the majority of the shares of the company shares. In certain European jurisdictions, the agreement is subject to regulatory approval. According to a press release, since Ardian, the previous owner, took ownership of Lima, Lima has launched innovative products including implants for extremities and […]

Many young, active patients reported pain after THA, surface replacement arthroplasty

By Casey Tingle Regardless of whether patients underwent total hip arthroplasty or surface replacement arthroplasty, 40% of young and active patients in this study experienced pain around the hip following surgery. A pain-drawing questionnaire investigating the location, severity and frequency of pain around the hip was completed by 420 patients younger than 60 years with […]

Study identifies medical specialties receiving highest payments from manufacturers

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, passed under the Affordable Care Act, requires all pharmaceutical and medical device companies to report payments to physicians, including consulting fees, gifts, speaking fees, meals, travel and research grants. This information is searchable to the public on a database called Open Payments, managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medical […]

Increased demand for specialized OR tables drives up average price

By Adam Rubenfire The average cost of operating room tables increased this year as more providers purchased orthopedic specialty and hybrid OR tables, which can cost two to four times more than general surgical tables, according to the latest Modern Healthcare/ECRI Institute Technology Price Index. Demand for orthopedic tables has grown as knee and hip […]

Millions choose IRS fines as more affordable than health coverage

By Abby Goodnough Clint Murphy let the deadline for getting health insurance by the new year pass without a second thought. Murphy, an engineer in Sulphur Springs, Texas, estimates that under the Affordable Care Act, he will face a fine of $1,800 for going uninsured in 2016. But in his view, that penalty is worth […]

Football Players Experience Fewer Spine, Head Injuries In Helmet-Less Training Program: Study

By Jaleesa Baulkman The recent release of Concussion has helped fuel the national debate surrounding the long-term effects head and spinal injuries have on football players. Perhaps surprisingly new research published in the Journal of Athletic Training suggests playing without a helmet may be what makes the sport much safer. Based on first-year results of a two-year study, researchers at the University of New Hampshire find helmetless-tackling drills, called the […]

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