Disc replacement surgeries may be more effective in the short term than spinal fusion for treating degenerative disc disease, according to a recent study in the ANZ Journal of Surgery.
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Engineers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla have designed a bioactive glass implant that can grow new bone, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.
Kenneth Renkens, MD, a spine surgeon at Indiana Spine Group, was recently a principal investigator for the FINISH-3 Phase III clinical trial of Fibrocaps, a dry powder topical formulation of fibrinogen and thrombin to aid homeostasis during surgery.
PEEK-OPTIMA polymers are developed by Invibio Biomateral Solutions and have been used in implantable devices for more than a decade.
Nashville, Tenn.-based InVivoLink has raised $1.85 million from a private equity offering, according to a Nashville Business Journal report.
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Medtronic reported a 10 percent increase in net earnings for the first quarter of 2014, which ended July 26.
Redwood City, Calif.-based CoAlign Innovations received FDA market clearance for the AccuLIF XL lateral expandable interbody fusion device line.
Smith & Nephew and San Diego-based KFx Medical have entered into a license agreement for KFx's knotless double row rotator cuff repair device.
LMT Surgical issued an Australian hazard alert for its PyroTitan humeral resurfacing arthroplasty device.
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Stryker a one-year, $85.5 million contract for hip and knee orthopedic products, according to a Mass Device report.