San Carlos, Calif.-based Rhausler, Inc., a medical device company specializing in spinal implants and instrumentation, announced that in fiscal year 2009, the company experienced growth of nearly 700 percent for its spinal implant devices, according to a Rhausler news release.
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OrthAlign, Inc., a privately held medical device company in Aliso Viejo, Calif., has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the latest design of its palm-sized disposable KneeAlign computer-assisted system for total knee arthroplasty, according…
By a vote of 56 to 43, the Senate passed changes in the health reform bill, which will now be returned to the House of Representatives for a final vote, according to a report by the New York Times.
North Carolina expects to recover tens of millions dollars a year in fraudulent Medicaid claims by hiring a contractor to sift through electronic submissions rather than relying on reviews of paper claims, according to a report by Business Week.
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a cap on medical malpractice damages created in 2005 cannot be applied retroactively to cases that occurred before the cap went into effect, according to a report by Business Week.
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Rolondae Mitchell-Straughter and Ana Quinteros both pleaded guilty in connection with their roles in an "arthritis kit" Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
For physician-owned hospitals, the healthcare reform bill and its impact is very clear and very negative. For ASCs, there is much less direct impact and the long-term impact is much less clear.
Custom Spine has received FDA clearance to market PATHWAY ACIF, an anterior cervical interbody spacer, which compliments the company's low-profile anterior cervical plate system, Regent ACP, released this past November, according to a Custom Spine news release.
RTI Biologics, an Alachua, Fla.-based processor of orthopedic, dental, hernia and other biologic implants, has entered into an agreement with Reimbursement Principles, a full service consulting group specializing in medical device reimbursements, which includes the development of a toll-free hotline…
Aesculap Implant Systems, a member of the B. Braun group of companies, has launched the Spyder Minimally Invasive Spinal Retractor System, an innovative retractor system indicated for use in the lumbar spine with Aesculap Spine's S4 Pedicle Screw System, according…