DePuy Synthes Mitek Sports Med Unveils a New Hybrid Anchor Technology for Arthroscopic Repair of Shoulder and Hip Instability
Congresses and Meetings
Study Shows 41% Reduction in Restenosis with Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Stent at Five Years
The biggest trial of a drug-eluting peripheral vascular stent has yielded impressive results out to five years when compared with balloon angioplasty or bare metal stents.
Invibio Points to Advantages from New PEEK Trauma Plate Material…and Cost Savings
Trauma plates with 50x greater fatigue resistance compared to metal offer new treatment options and significant cost-saving potential for healthcare providers.
New Study Says Non-Invasive Open Ventilation System Improves COPD Patient Health
use of a portable non-invasive open ventilation system resulted in clinically significant improvements in dyspnea scale and the COPD Assessment.
Promise of Less Tissue Slippage with Ethicon’s New Echelon Flex™ GST Powered Stapler
Reducing tissue slippage is a desirable feature of any laparoscopic cutting device, delivering more consistent results and potentially fewer firings.
X-spine Launches Axograft™ Biologics Portfolio
The spinal products company has added Axograft™ DBM Putty, Axograft™ Cancellous Crushed Allograft, Axograft™ Crunch Allograft and Axograft™ Amniotic Membrane to its product portfolio.
First Disposable Neuro Forceps with Dual Irrigation Launched by Codman Neuro
New disposable SPETZLER™ MALIS® Dual Irrigating Bipolar Forceps claims improved visualization during Neurosurgery
CoreValve Safe and Effective for Direct Aortic Approach
Study of 100 patients demonstrated low rates of mortality, stroke and paravalvular leak at 30 days.
Study Shows 95.5% 3 Year Freedom from Valve-Related Death with Sorin’s Freedom Solo
Sorin Group is touting the results of the European and North American (Canada and US) cohort study on the Freedom Solo valve.
Trials and Economics Support Sorin’s Perceval Sutureless Valve
Sorin Group has announced the results of the Perceval CAVALIER Trial and of the Pooled European Multicenter Experience at this week’s 28th EACTS Congress
Broadcast Showing Same Day Knee Surgery Next Week
BroadcastMed, Inc. is preparing to present the first ever LIVE surgical webcast on Same Day Surgery featuring VISIONAIRE™ Cutting Guides and the JOURNEY II Total Knee System.
Successful Bionic Eye Trial Reported
A study into Bionic Vision Australia’s bionic eye implant has exceeded the expectations of its developers and has been presented at this week’s The Eye and the Chip World Congress on Artificial Vision.
SinuSys Vent-Os™ 12 Month Data Show Sustained Patency
Following treatment using the SinuSys Vent-Os system, sustained patency of the maxillary sinus ostia has been demonstrated at 12 months in clinical study results presented at the American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting.
DePuy Synthes Touts Variable Angle Locking Technology for Calcaneal Fractures
J&J’s DePuy Synthes has launched two new variable angle plating systems featuring its proprietary variable angle locking technology.
Debut for K2M’s EVEREST MIS Spinal System at SMISS Global Forum 2014
K2M Group Holdings, Inc. will be launching its EVEREST® Minimally Invasive Spinal System at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (SMISS) Global Forum between Sept 19-21 2014
Abbott’s Dissolving Heart Stent Performs as well as Metallic Comparator at One Year
Newly presented study findings provide reassurance that performance of Abbott’s fully absorbable coronary stent is equivalent to its metallic forebeer at one year.