Los Angeles Lakers team physicians Steve Lombardo, MD, and Daniel Kharazzi, MD, recently performed knee surgery on Lakers forward Derrick Caracter, according to a Lakers news report.
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Wilmington, N.C.-based spine device company TranS1 recently announced a Medicare Administrative Contractor has removed its non-coverage policy for the AxiaLIF procedure effective Jan. 1, 2012, according to a TranS1 news release.
VertiFlex, a San Clemente, Calif.-based spine device company, has completed enrollment for its IDE clinical trail for the Superion Interspinous Spacer, according to a company news release.
A jury in the United States District Court ruled that Spinal Kinetics did not infringe on Synthes patents with the M6 Artificial Disc, according to a Spinal Kinetics news release.
Smith & Nephew recently announced the company would cut 80 jobs at its orthopedics unit in Memphis, according to a Daily News report.
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Share prices for orthopedic and spine device companies have been on the downturn since last weekend, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a new pre-reimbursement review project, according to a Mass Device report.
Medical device company Sanuwave has published preclinical data demonstrating the ability of the company's extracorporeal shock wave technology to stimulate proliferation of periosteal progenitor/adult stem cells within the body, according to a Sanuwave news release.
Ranier Technology recently announced clinical trial results from its Cadisc-L spinal replacement disc, which demonstrates the ability to significantly reduce disability scores and improve quality of life, according to a Ranier news release.
Baxter International recently acquired Synovis, a provider of biological and mechanical products for soft tissue repair, for $325 million, according to a Baxter news release.
DePuy Orthopaedics has received FDA premarket approval to use its new AOX Antioxidant Polyethylene material with its SIGMA Rotating Platform Knee System and LCS COMPLETE Mobile Bearing Knee System, according to a company news release.