Smith & Nephew, Inc. Orthopaedic Reconstruction & Trauma announced the introduction of VISIONAIRE Patient Matched instrumentation for use in total knee replacement surgery.
Orthopaedics
Smith & Nephew Endoscopy’s OSTEORAPTOR Anchor Provides Bioabsorbable Solution For Labral Tears In The Hip And Shoulder
Smith & Nephew’s Endoscopy Division has announced the launch of the OSTEORAPTOR Anchor for repair in the hip and shoulder.
Harvard Study Favors Cayenne Medical’s AperFix Technology for Reconstruction of Torn ACL
Cayenne Medical, Inc. announced today that a new Harvard clinical study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that Cayenne’s AperFix® System and “Single Tunnel, Double Bundle™” ACL reconstruction technique better resembles the natural, intact ACL when compared to the more common, “Single-Bundle” technique.
Arobella Medical Announces European CE Mark Approval of Qoustic Wound Therapy System™
Arobella Medical, LLC, announced European CE Mark approval of its Qoustic Wound Therapy System™ medical device for ultrasound aided wound care.
BioSyntech to Conduct Substantial Interim Analysis on Half of Enrolled Patients from BST-CarGel® Pivotal Trial
BioSyntech, Inc. today announced that it will conduct an interim analysis of the available clinical data from 40 subjects who have completed their 12 month follow-up in the 80 subject trial for its cartilage repair device, BST-CarGel®.
Live Webcast: Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis With Modular Neck Kinectiv® Technology
Educational Live Webcast Will Feature Hip Replacement Procedure Using Device Designed to Match Individual Patient Anatomy and Restore Hip Joint Kinematics – March 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM EDT
Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Osteoplasty Treats Metastatic Bone Pain: Presented at SIR
Injections of bone cement to support weakened bones in patients with metastatic bone disease provide immediate and substantial pain relief for patients, a researcher reported here at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 34th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Doctors replace hip of 99-year-old patient
Doctors discharged 99-year-old Robert Manning from Fortis Malar Hospitals on Tuesday after a “challenging” hip replacement surgery in which the patient was not administered general anaesthesia.
Study IDs joint replacement device problem
Rush University Medical Center scientists in Chicago say they have identified an immunological reaction that leads to early failure of joint implants.
Blood Clots After Hip Or Knee Replacement Surgery – NICE Recommends Xarelto® (rivaroxaban) Use In NHS, UK
Bayer Schering Pharma welcome NICE’s Final Appraisal Determination giving a draft recommendation that Xarelto (rivaroxaban), within its marketing authorisation, is recommended as an option for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in adults having elective total hip or elective total knee replacement surgery.
Hip And Knee Replacement Survey 2009, UK
The Hip and Knee Network has just published its 2009 survey of hip and knee replacement surgery in the UK.
Hip Replacements Take A Big Step Forward: Anterior Approach Offers Fast Recovery, No Restrictions After Surgery
Increasing numbers of patients in North America are receiving hip and pelvis surgery that protects tissue, offers faster recovery, allows for more accurate placement of medical implants and reduces post-operation restrictions compared to traditional hip surgery.
SBi’s S.T.A.R. Total Ankle Replacement System Receives FDA Approvable Letter
Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi) announced today that an ‘Approvable Letter’ has been received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement system (S.T.A.R. Ankle).
Flexible Stenting Solutions, Inc. Receives CE Mark for New FlexStent Biliary Self Expanding Stent System
Flexible Stenting Solutions, Inc., a leading developer of next-generation flexible stents, announced today it has received CE Mark for its FlexStent™ Biliary Self Expanding Stent System.
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Introduces New Metal Head For Hip, Significantly Reduces Wear And Potential For ION Release
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. today announced the launch of the aSphere™ M-Spec Femoral Head, a new metal hip bearing option that potentially reduces cumulative wear by 80 percent and associated ion release by 77 percent compared with conventional metal-on-metal technology.
Smith & Nephew Introduces Metal Liner Option for the Modular R3™ Acetabular Cup System
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Orthopaedic Reconstruction & Trauma today announced the introduction of a metal liner option for its R3 Acetabular System, an advanced multi-bearing acetabular cup system used in hip replacement and resurfacing procedures.