The capital of Orthopedics is sweating the pending health care changes -

The capital of Orthopedics is sweating the pending health care changes

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Senate Finance Committee Panel Votes in Favor of Baucus Plan

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Celling Technologies Announces Initial Success With Res-Q System in Adult Stem Cell Therapy Procedures

ThermoGenesis Corp (Nasdaq: KOOL), a leading supplier of innovative products for processing and storing adult stem cells, said today its

Using EMG to Predict Knee Problems

Screening the knee muscles of an uninjured female athlete with electromyography (EMG) technology can determine if they are at a

Letter from the Ortho capital: Don’t add taxes on medical device makers

Any health care bill that adds a tax on medical device makers would absolutely cripple our county, Kosciusko, and

Solving Arthritis pain without surgery or drugs with Pulsating Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy (PEMF)

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Surgix, a computer assisted surgery startup, raises $500,000

Surgix is developing computer system for real-time image guided surgery, mainly for orthopedic trauma. Surgix is a Maaylan Ventures

World Arthritis Day is Oct 12, 2009

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Cardo Medical purchases assets of bankrupt Vertebron for only $1.3M cash at auction

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Impliant completes the first 2 implantations of its new TOPS VersaLink Spinal System in UK and Belgium

Impliant, Inc is a developer of novel motion-sparing alternatives to traditional spinal fusion surgery PRNewsWire… http://ow.ly/tGBs The Complete List

TiGenix gains CE mark for ChondroCelect, an ACI treatment for cartilage regeneration, plans launches in in Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Belgium

What differentiates ChondroCelect from other ACI treatments is that TiGenix tests the tissue sample taken from the patient for certain genetic markers

Moebius Technologies Inc – how Sagar Sheth transformed an automotive manufacturer into medical device startup company in Lansing, MI

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What Is Frozen Shoulder? What Causes Frozen Shoulder? What Is Adhesive Capsulitis?

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2009 International Society meeting to focus on hip arthroscopy

The 2009 International Society for Hip Arthroscopy meeting, hosted by Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, brings together leading

Platelet Rich Plasma: Positive Early Results

PRP involves placing the patient’s own blood into a centrifuge, which separates the red blood cells from the platelets. “Some

An Annapolis startup, Suspension Orthopaedic Solutions, raised $2.3M to develop a fracture fixation system

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US Spine launches its Phantom Plus Interbody Fusion System

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TranS1 (TSON) sales grow 15% in Q3 over last year

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TiGenix gets CE Mark for ChondroCelect knee cartilage regeneration product

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FDA says companies selling dynamic-stabilization system must collect clinical data – DePuy, Medtronic and Zimmer are named

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday that companies making or hoping to sell so-called dynamic-stabilization systems for spinal

ReGen Biologics has secured a $3M bridge loan to help restructure

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Vexim Develops New Spine Diagnostic

Vexim, creator of the SpineJack device for treating vertebral compression fractures, recently received $12.9M to assist in the development

Smith & Nephew soured by health care spending cuts

Among the proposals is a possible $4bn (£2.5bn) annual tax on companies that produce medical products. This could dock around

Scient’x Announces Strategic Alliance In Dynamic Fusion with Allegheny General Hospital

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Loyola University Hospital cracks the code on reducing high-risk Orthopedic hospital stays and increasing patient satisfaction

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Extremity Medical commenced limited release of the TarsX Intramedullary Midfoot Fusion Device in the U.S

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Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment And Its Use In Sports Medicine

Platelet -rich plasma (PRP) is currently used as an alternative treatment method for several common orthopaedic-related sports medicine conditions Science

First Orthopedic Surgeon goes to space!

Orthopedic surgeon is ready to embark on mission to the space station. Robert L. Satcher Jr, MD, PhD will operate

Cardo Medical implants 1st Align 360 Total Knee System

Cardo Medical (OTCBB:CDOM) marked the introduction and 1st successful implantation of the Align 360™ Total Knee system. Commercial release to

RSB Spine, LLC, Announces Distribution Agreement with Paradigm BioDevices, Inc.

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Six Hospitals Pay $8.3 Million in Medicare Spine Surgery Whistleblower Case

Three hospitals in Alabama and three in Indiana have agreed to pay $8.36 million to settle federal and whistleblower charges

OrthoChip, a wireless chip reader for spine disc pressure, will be developed by OrthoMEMS and Stellartech

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ASTM to hold symposium on static and dynamic spinal implants in Philadelphia Nov 16, 2010

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French spine company, Medicrea, launches PASS LP De-Rotation connector in the US and prepares for study

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Internet Access Produces Misinformed Patients: Managing the Confusion

By David S. Hungerford, MD ORTHOPEDICS 2009; 32:658 Dr. Hungerford says it all began in 2003

Metallic Glass For Bone Surgery

It is possible that broken bones will in the near future be fixed using metallic glass.

Scient’x Announces Its Dynamic Solutions for the Spine Strategy and Concurrent Launch of Isobar Evolution

Scient’x Groupe S.A.S. (Scient’x) announces its focus on offering Dynamic Solutions for the spine. This corporate strategy positions Scient’x to

My Surgery-Free Hip Replacement

Two years ago Carl became the first patient in the UK to have his diseased hip

Bone Repair company, Biomatlante SA, raises $5M in Series A funding

Biomatlante SA, a 14-year-old French synthetic bone company, has raised EUR3.5 million ($5.1 million) in its first venture

Arthrocare closes $75M in stock sale to the private equity arm of One Equity Partners (OEP) to repay existing credit agreement and for general operations

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