Stryker Corp. has reported an 8 percent sales growth in their 2010 second quarter, driven by an increase in sales of orthopedic implants and acquisitions, according to a company news release.
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Trinity Orthopedics, a minimally invasive spine surgery device manufacturing company based in San Diego, has received a patent allowance for their Sagittally Stable Spinal Fixation System, according to a company news release.
The Ohio Department of Development granted the Akron Biomaterials Commercialization Hub $250,000 to create new technologies and prototypes in biomaterials for orthopedics and wound healing, according to a Crain's Cleveland Business report.
The National Science Foundation has granted funding for a research project which will explore infection-resistant orthopedic implants, according to a news release from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.
The Spectrum Health Center for Joint Replacement program at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI is the first Michigan hospital to offer MAKOplasty, a procedure for patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, according to a news release from the…
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Biomet, a Warsaw, Ind.-based musculoskeletal medical products manufacturer, acquired the assets of Cytosol Laboratories, a Braintree, Mass.-based small volume anticoagulants producer, according to a Biomet news release.
Ellipse Technologies' initial clinical trial of the MAGEC Remote Control shows the implant system as a possibly effective treatment for scoliosis in children, according to a company news release.
NuOrtho Surgical, a surgical instrument developer, has received FDA clearance to market the Ceruleau, its new surgical probe, according to a report from The Herald News.
Osseon Therapeutics, a Santa Rosa, Calif.-based biomedical device company, received the FDA notice of allowance for its spinal vertebral compression technology as part of its Osseoplasty systems, according to a company news release.
BioSET, a medical technology development company, has subleased new soft tissue repair technology to Tornier for developing synthetic peptides for sports medicine applications, according to an R&D report.