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Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a leader in the orthopaedic industry, today announced that data from an independent 10-year Trabecular Metal™ Technology comparative clinical study demonstrates the osteoconductive properties of Zimmer’s Trabecular Metal Technology.

KFx Medical Corporation announced today the PASTAFx Anchor System, used in the repair of partial rotator cuff tears, including Partial Articular Sided Tendon Avulsion (PASTA) tears.

DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a global leader in devices for joint replacement and trauma, announced the launch of the Anatomic Locked Plating Systems for Hand and Distal Fibula Fractures today at the 76th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Exactech, Inc., a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder, spine and biologic materials, announced today that is has been issued U.S. Patent 7,422,605,B2 for its rotating bearing knee prosthesis, Optetrak® RBK™.

CONMED Corporation today announced that its CONMED Linvatec business unit will launch six new medical devices in its Sports Medicine and Capital product lines at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Las Vegas, NV on February 25 – 28, 2009.

Kensey Nash Corporation announced that it has submitted an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to study the use of the Company’s unique biomaterials technology for treating articular cartilage defects of the knee.

Bone Biologics, Inc. announced that it has successfully completed the initial primate trials validating the efficacy of the proprietary bone growth regeneration UCB-1 (NELL-1) protein in spinal fusion surgery.

Sigma® High Performance Partial Knee System Includes Company’s First Bicompartmental Solution Sigma® CR150 is Company’s First High Flexion, Cruciate-Retaining Knee.

Smith & Nephew’s Endoscopy Division has announced the launch of the OSTEORAPTOR Anchor for repair in the hip and shoulder. The device is showcased at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting (AAOS), which begins today in Las Vegas.

Smith & Nephew’s Orthopeadics business and BrainLAB today announce an agreement by which BrainLAB will become the exclusive vendor for developing and supporting computer-assisted surgical technologies for Smith & Nephew’s high performance hip and knee implants.

Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc. today unveiled the Aquamantys™ Epidural Vein Sealer (EVS) bipolar device at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

In the largest multicenter randomized controlled study of surgical intervention versus non-surgical care for acute vertebral compression fractures, patients undergoing balloon kyphoplasty showed superior improvement in quality of life, back function and back pain than those who were given non-surgical care.

Bone Medical Limited announced that it has had discussions with FDA on the US regulatory process for CaPTHymone™, Bone’s oral Parathoid Hormone product.

Wright Medical Group, Inc. will attend the 2009 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada February 25-28 to highlight numerous exciting product innovations across a range of orthopaedic specialties.

Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, announced today that it has received CE Mark approval in Europe for the Kiva™ Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) Treatment System.

Medtronic, Inc. today announced its acquisition of Ventor Technologies Ltd., a developer of transcatheter heart valve technologies for the treatment of aortic valve disease.