DUBLIN – Sept. 3, 2015 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2016, which ended July 31, 2015. Unless otherwise noted, all revenue growth rates in this press release are stated on
DUBLIN – Sept. 3, 2015 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2016, which ended July 31, 2015. Unless otherwise noted, all revenue growth rates in this press release are stated on
By Robert Pearl, MD The Affordable Care Act (ACA), despite its laudable policy goals, contains a provision that could negatively impact the health of millions of middle class individuals, and that is the so-called “Cadillac” tax. Increasingly it is being
By Nancy Crotti When Medicare proposed in July that hospitals in 75 metro areas would have to accept “bundled” payments for hip and knee replacement surgeries and follow-up treatment, some interested parties saw it coming. “Hospitals have been knowing that this
By Jörg Klekamp, MD Abstract Object Ependymomas represent the most common intramedullary tumor in adults. Despite their usually well-defined dissection plane, surgical morbidity has been documented to be considerably higher compared with other intramedullary entities. This study presents an analysis of risk
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Sonoma Orthopedic Products (Sonoma) is excited to announce its CRx® Clavicle Pin has been featured in a recent study from the Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (March 2015). The authors (Sinan Zehir, Regayip Zehir, Ercan
Pfizer Inc. announced the enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 2b clinical trial of its investigational Staphylococcus aureus multi-antigen vaccine in adults undergoing elective spinal fusion surgery, according to a company press release. This next phase of the study will
LEESBURG, Va., Sept. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTWO) (the “Company” or “K2M”), a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine technologies, techniques and minimally invasive procedures, today announced it
By Megan Wood Here are 12 things for spinal surgeons to know for September 3, 2015. Trends in the global spinal fusion market A new report from MedGadget examines key trends in the global spinal fusion market over the next six years.
By Dr. Jim Schaffer Ahhh… School is just about here. In my office I am hearing all sorts of emotional reactions. Me? How am I feeling? I am feeling determined. I am determined that this year we will help families
By Monica Jaramillo Recently published data indicated non-modifiable factors, such as age and the geographic location where a patient is treated significantly influenced the patient’s satisfaction with an outpatient orthopedic procedure. Researchers retrospectively reviewed the patient satisfaction scores for 12,177