Texas Workers Compensation is currently recommending coverage of Small Bone Innovation's STAR total ankle replacement treatment when the patient is appropriately indicated for the system.
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About 12 percent of medical device recalls were attributed to orthopedic therapeutic devices from 2005 to 2010, according to a MarketResearch report.
Former Stryker CEO Stephen MacMillan is seeking a senior management position with Johnson & Johnson on the heals of a sudden resignation from Stryker for "family reasons," according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Holmed Corporation and Spine Surgical Innovation will be attending SpineWeek in Amsterdam.
Here are 10 recent orthopedic device company partnership agreements.
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Mazor Robotics has launched the C-OnSite enhancement for its Renaissance robotic-guided spine surgery system.
Medtronic announced it would eliminate 1,000 jobs, with 250 of those jobs from the Twin Cities, according to a Pioneer Press report.
OrthoView and Novarad have entered into a strategic distribution agreement, with OrthoView becoming the newest provider of orthopedic digital planning solutions available from Novarad.
Medtronic's spine revenue dropped 6 percent during the fourth quarter of the 2012 fiscal year to $818 million due to poor United States sales.
Misonix entered into a distribution agreement with Lithuania-based Apex Medicus to distribute its SonaStar Ultrasonic Aspirator and BoneScalpel Ultrasonic Bone Cutter.