The FDA issued 14 more orthopedic-related 510(k) clearances in September, in addition to 13 September clearances reported earlier, according to a report by the FDA.
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US Spine is launching its Javelin MIS Locking Facet System, designed to stabilize the lumbar spine by locking the facet joints through a minimally invasive incision, according to a release from US Spine.
SpineLine, Medtronic's coding and reimbursement support line, receives thousands of queries each year, and Leigh Evans, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, the senior coding and reimbursement analyst at Medtronic, personally deals with many of them. Here Ms. Evans addresses three…
Zimmer Holdings reported third-quarter net sales of $976 million, an increase of 3.6 percent in constant currency over the third quarter of 2008, according to a release from Zimmer.
Conmed's third-quarter sales were down compared to the same quarter last year but higher than the second quarter this year, suggesting a rebound in the works, according to a release from the company.
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Laser Spine Institute has acquired Aspen Back & Body, extending into non-surgical areas for the first time, according to a release from Laser Spine Institute.
Quarterly sales for Kensey Nash Corp. were essentially flat, compared to the same period last year, and sales fell for its orthopedic and spine line, according to a release from the company.
A bill to fix the automatic Medicare pay cut for physicians failed by a vote of 47-53 in the Senate, well short of the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture, according to a report by the Hill.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has reopened bids for durable medical equipment suppliers in a "round-one rebid" for its competitive bidding program for DME, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies, according to a report by AHANews.
North American Spine, a national provider of state-of-the-art solutions for back pain issues, recently leased 8,000 square feet within McShane Development's 92,000 square foot, three-story 10740 Medical Office Building located in Dallas, according to a McShane news release.