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®.
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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.
FDA Classifies Recent Urgent Device Correction on Baxter’s Colleague Infusion Pump as a Class I Recall
Baxter International Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified Baxter’s January 23, 2009 Urgent Device Correction letter to customers regarding U.S. COLLEAGUE® Volumetric Infusion Pumps as a Class I recall.
St. Jude Medical Announces European CE Mark Approval of Neurostimulation System for Chronic Angina
St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced European CE Mark approval of its Genesis® neurostimulation system for managing a form of chest pain known as chronic angina pectoris, or chronic angina.
All-Inclusive Solution For Rigid Posterior Fixation Of The Cervico-Thoracic Regions Of The Spine
K2M, Inc., a spinal device company developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies, announced the introduction of an all-inclusive solution for rigid posterior fixation of the cervico-thoracic regions of the spine, the CASPIAN™ Spinal System.
First Swiss Patients Treated With The Percutaneous MitraClip® System
Evalve, Inc., the leader in the development of devices for the percutaneous repair of cardiac valves, announced that the first series of patients have been successfully treated with the MitraClip® system at the Cardiocentro Ticino in Lugano, Switzerland.
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.
Abbott Launches VOYAGER™ NC Coronary Balloon Catheter
VOYAGER™ NC Coronary Balloon Catheter is the latest Innovation in Balloon Technology, Designed to Optimize Treatment of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
FDA Approves SyntheMed’s REPEL-CV® Adhesion Barrier for Use in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
SyntheMed, Inc., a biomaterials company engaged in the development and commercialization of anti-adhesion products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Pre-market Approval application for REPEL-CV® Adhesion Barrier for use in pediatric cardiac surgery patients.
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.
Angiotech announces Positive Results from Bio-Seal™ Clinical Study
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive clinical study results for its Bio-Seal™ Lung Biopsy Tract Plug System at the
Society of Interventional Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, CA.
Heavy Lifting: Spinal Fractures No Reason To Sacrifice Height, Says Orthopaedic Medical Device Expert
AOI has pioneered a better way to treat VCF. The company’s lead product, Ascendx™, is used to restore height by pushing on the bone walls while simultaneously delivering a medical grade bone cement, uniformly filling the cavity, thereby restoring height and allowing equal forceload distribution to the vertebra.
Surgeons Perform Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery With US Spine’s Lock-Tight™ Device
Spine surgeons at Middlesex Hospital in Middlesex Connecticut have performed a minimally invasive, posterior spinal fixation procedure using the Lock-Tight™ Facet System, a groundbreaking new technology that enables surgeons to fixate the facet joint without needing to perform an open procedure.
North America Skull Base Society postpones annual meeting
The Board of Directors of the North American Skull Base Society has made the decision to postpone the annual NASBS meeting until October 2009
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.