Centinel Spine, maker of spine devices, has posted a 47 percent year-over-year sales increase for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, according to a company news release.
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Members from the medical device industry are lobbying lawmakers in hopes of passing one of five bills that would nix the 2.3 percent excise tax that would be levied on device makers, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
New high-frequency electrical nerve block technology may provide some relief to chronic amputation pain patients, according to a Neuros Medical news release.
ChartLogic, a provider of electronic health records, has announced 20 of its customers, all orthopedic medical groups, will qualify for federal "meaningful use" incentive payments for successful adoption of an EHR system.
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Hill-Rom has received a patent for a stretcher that has a hand actuated wheel braking apparatus, according to a TMC Net report.
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The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and ThinkFirst have joined with Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow to promote head injury prevention among children, according to a Newswise report.
Surgeons at Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley in Appleton, Wis., needed to take at least five steps before they could move total joint replacements from the hospital to its ambulatory surgery center, which is co-owned by seven…
A study at the University of Calgary shows that NHL players are now sitting out longer as a result of concussions than they did in the past, according to a Science Daily news report.