As Congress gets close to voting on health reform legislation, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and 19 other surgical and surgery-related organizations signaled that they are "prepared to oppose" the Senate bill, according to a release by the AAOS.
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Loukas Medical, a manufacturing design firm in Franksville, Wis., is buying Orthopedic Screw, which features a new thread design, from Launch Medical of Memphis, Tenn.
In the third quarter, Smith & Nephew saw revenue grow 1 percent over the same period last year, although trading profit was up 22 percent, according to a release from Smith and Nephew.
Osteotech experienced a 4.5% decline in revenue in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, according to a release from Osteotech.
Kristen E. Cardamone, DO, an interventional physiatrist, has joined the Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute of Freehold and Monroe townships, N.J., according to a report by APP.com.
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US Spine received a second patent on its facet fixation system, providing the company more protection for its method of facet fixation using the Facet Gun and Facet Bolt, according to a release from US Spine.
Wilson Asfora, MD — Sanford Clinic Neurosurgery & Spine (Sioux Falls, S.D.). This Brazilian-born neurosurgeon developed the Bullet Cage, a lumbar intervertebral body fusion device to treat degenerative disc disease. It recently won FDA 510(k) market clearance and Dr. Asfora's…
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Charles Roth, MD, and Robert Snowden, MD, orthopedic surgeons at two-physician Gulf Coast Orthopaedics are joining 40-physician Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., according to a release from Andrews Institute.
An FDA advisory panel of medical experts has recommended against proposed wider use of Zimmer's Dynesys spine stabilization device, according to a report by Reuters.