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Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today that clinicians at two centers in the United States have performed successful cardiac ablation procedures with the NAVISTAR® RMT THERMOCOOL® catheter since the announcement of its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on February 26.

The Hip and Knee Network has just published its 2009 survey of hip and knee replacement surgery in the UK.

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.

Micrus Endovascular Corporation (Nasdaq:MEND) today announced it has enrolled the first patient in the Vitesse Intracranial Stent Study for Ischemic Therapy (VISSIT)

Information Portal Consumer Injury Lawyers continues to update its Zimmer Durom Hip Replacement Part information portal with new articles providing more detail and insight relating to Zimmer Hip Implant Lawsuits.

Verathon® is pleased to announce the new BladderScan® BVI 9600 bladder volume instrument, with AortaScan™ Mode to help physicians identify the presence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).

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., a leading developer of next-generation flexible stents, announced today it has received CE Mark for its FlexStent™ Biliary Self Expanding Stent System.

Misonix, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, has entered into a new, two year, sales agency agreement with privately-held Advanced Oncology Systems.

Cook Medical’s launch of Fusion® LoopTip™ sets a new standard for wire guide cannulation, the company announced today. LoopTip delivers potentially less traumatic access and navigation of the pancreatobiliary ductal system when diagnosing and treating conditions of the biliary and pancreatic ducts.

Spine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery.

Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. announced today that it completed the acquisition of the Woundcare and Ophthalmic business of Unomedical Limited based in Redditch, U.K.

As the number of hip and knee replacements skyrocket into the coming years, patients and orthopaedic surgeons need to evaluate and assess a potentially fatal complication — blood clots. According to findings released today at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, deep vein thrombosis a type of prophylaxis a patient receives pre and post-joint replacement, causes controversy.

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.

Giving patients with acute vertebral fractures balloon kyphoplasty treatment improves quality of life and reduces disability and back pain compared with conventional non-surgical management, and is a safe and effective technique, finds The Lancet.

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.