DePuy Orthopaedics experienced a 1.5 percent decrease in U.S. sales for the third quarter of 2011, according to a news release from DePuy's parent company, Johnson & Johnson.
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The Food and Drug Administration granted 43 orthopedic- and spine-related devices 510(k) clearance in October, according to an FDA report.
Sanuwave Health, an Alpharetta, Ga.-based medical device company, recently reported a 42 percent decrease in revenues for the third quarter of 2011 compared with the third quarter of 2010, according to a Sanuwave news release (pdf).
Tan Duy Ly, DO, recently joined Southeastern Spine Center & Research Institute in Sarasota, Fla., according to a report from The Bradenton.
Robert Gruber, DO, director of spinal diagnostics and therapeutics for Laser Spine Institute's Tampa, Fla., facility received recognition from Tampa Bay Business Journal as a leader in healthcare, according to a Laser Spine Institute news release.