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Artificial blood vessel created to help test medical devices

NEW YORK: Researchers have created an artificial blood vessel that can be used to study both the application and effects of devices used to extract life-threatening blood clots in the brain. The artificial vessel could have significant implications for…

DEPUY SYNTHES’ FIRST QUARTER, STEADY AND ROBOT DEAL WITH GOOGLE

By Walter Eisner Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) DePuy Synthes’ reported revenue of $2.33 billion was down 3.8% in the first quarter of 2015. Excluding the 5.9% negative currency impact of a strong dollar, sales were up 2.1%. Utilization Rates, Insured,

Patient’s own fat cells transplanted to treat osteoarthritis may be effective

Osteoarthritis (OA), a debilitating and painful degenerative disease, strikes an estimated 14 percent of adults 25 years of age and older, a third of adults age 65 and older in the U.S. alone. Those who suffer from OA may one

House Democrats float another medical device tax repeal bid

By Brad Perriello House Democrats float another bid to repeal the medical device tax, mirroring a similar Senate bill that would replace the revenues by closing tax loopholes for the energy industry. House Democrats last month introduced yet another bill

aap is granted European patent for silver coating technology

aap Implantate AG (XETRA: AAQ.DE), a developer, manufacturer, and distributor of innovative trauma products and biomaterials, announced that the European Patent Office recently granted it an important patent for its silver coating technology for medica…

Large-diameter ceramic bearings offer positive results for THA despite tendency to squeak

by Monica Jaramillo Although the use of large-diameter ceramic bearings for total hip arthroplasty produced squeaking in certain cases, early postoperative results were encouraging, according to study researchers. The researchers reviewed data from 178…

KFx Medical Wins Again as Arthrex Rehearing Request Denied in $35 Million Judgment of Patent Infringement and Validity

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KFx Medical announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today reaffirmed their Jan 20, 2015 ruling upholding a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in which

CONMED Corporation to Present at Two Investor Conferences in May

UTICA, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ:CNMD) today announced that Curt R. Hartman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the following two investor conferences in May. Deutsche Bank 40th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston, MA on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at

Integra Looks to Spin Off Spinal Surgical Business

By Fred Zucker Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: IART), a diversified medical technology company focused on surgical and tissue regeneration solutions, recently announced that it would spin off its spinal surgery business into SeaSpine Holdings Corporation in a 10-12B SEC filing.

Magnetic rods for curved spines mean fewer surgeries for young patients

By Joe Carlson Not long ago, 9-year-old Javier Hruza would have had to face the risks of surgery half a dozen times to adjust the implanted metal rods straightening out his severely curved spine. But the Shoreview boy had growing-spine

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