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.
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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…
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.
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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.
Biomet net sales increased 10 percent worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2010 to $703 million and increased 8 percent in this fiscal year to $2.7 billion, according to a Biomet news release.
The 2009 FDA crackdown on pedicle screw-based dynamic stabilization system manufacturers has negatively impacted many companies, according to a Millenium Research Group news release.