Douglas Smith, MD, is the founder and owner of Musculoskeletal Imaging Consultants, a national teleradiology company specializing in musculoskeletal imaging. Dr. Smith trained in orthopedic surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., before pursuing a radiology residency training at the…
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Orthopedic and spine device manufacturer Salient Surgical Technologies has announced the filing of a lawsuit against Bovie Medical for patent infringement.
Ben Shappley is president, CEO and director of Amedica Corp., an orthopedic implant company focused on using silicon nitride ceramic technologies to develop spine and total joint implants. Mr. Shappley has more than 26 years of orthopedic and neurosurgical implant…
Tornier, an orthopedic extremity device manufacturer, has filed for a $205 million IPO, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and industry reports.
Integra LifeSciences announced its Vu a-POD device has been implanted in more than 800 patients in the United States.
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Orthofix International announced that its sports medicine division, Breg, is a recipient of the 2010 CIO 100 award for its Vision Advanced Inventory Management software, which enables orthopedic practices to automate the management of their in-house inventories of orthopedic bracing…
MiMedx Group, an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of biomaterial-based products, has received notification 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for additional thicknesses and sizes of its HydroFix Vaso Shield, according to a MiMedx news release.
Effective May 25, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will deny all claims for collagen meniscus implant procedures, after the agency concluded that evidence showed the implant does not improve health outcomes, according to a report in MLN…
Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Holdings has introduced the Zimmer Natural Nail Cephalomedullary Nail System, designed to help address fractures of the femur, especially intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures, to the European market, according to a Zimmer news release.
Wright Medical Group announced the full commercial launch of its VALOR Hindfoot Fusion Nail for fusion of the ankle joint, according to a Wright Medical news release.