Irvine, Calif.-based medical device company BioMedGPS has launched the SmartTRAK Shoulder Recon Module, the first of many products the company plans to bring to its extremities, total joint and sports medicine portfolio, according to a BioMedGPS news release.
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Austin, Texas-based Hanger Orthopedic Group has appointed Vinit K. Asar as company president and COO, according to a Hanger Orthopedic Group news release.
Integra LifeSciences has acquired Ascension Orthopedics for approximately $65 million in cash, according to a joint news release.
The Food and Drug Administration issued 42 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) Clearances in August, according to an FDA report.
Smith & Nephew has launched the single-use Dyonics Platinum Series Shaver Blades, which are designed for arthroscopic resection, debris evacuation and sharpness, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.
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MedShape Solutions, an Atlanta-based medical device company focused on shape memory orthopedic devices, has received the Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant from the National Institutes of Health to support its research, according to a MedShape Solutions news release.
Zimmer Holdings has agreed to support a medical mission trip organized by GEANCO Foundation to serve the underprivileged population in Nigeria, according to a joint news release.
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Orthopedic surgeons in the United States are making more than double their counterparts in countries such as Australia, Canada, France and Germany, according to a Bloomberg report.
Medtronic has completed its acquisition of PEAK Surgical and Salient Technologies, according to a Medtronic news release.