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Subject: [Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review E-weekly] Stryker Biotech Indicted for Fraudulent Marketing of Bone Growth Products | OrthoCarolina Consolidates Seven Offices, Opens New Campus | FDA Clears 14 More Orthopedic Devices in September |
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November 4, 2009
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1. Stryker Biotech Indicted for Fraudulent Marketing of Bone Growth Products. Link

2. FDA Clears 14 More Orthopedic Devices in September. Link

3. OrthoCarolina Consolidates Seven Offices, Opens New Campus. Link

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5. California's John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital Sues City Over Approval of New Joint Replacement Hospital. Link

6. Biomedical Inventor Dr. Leslie Geddes at Purdue Dies at Age 88. Link

7. New Senate Bill Said to Slice Proposed Medical Device Fee in Half. Link

8. Expandable Arm Bone, Implanted in Toddler a Year Ago, Seen as Successful. Link 


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