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LDR submits two-level Mobi-C cervical artificial disc PMA to the FDA

LDR, a privately held medical device company offering innovative spinal implants for both non-fusion and fusion applications, announced the March 11 submission of its two-level Mobi-C cervical artificial disc PMA to the FDA. LDR is one of only two companies to have completed a two-level randomized IDE trial with two-year follow up, and is the first to submit its results.

23 Mar 2011

UMHC cardiologist implants heart valve without open-heart surgery

Dr. Makram R. Ebeid, pediatric cardiologist and professor of pediatrics with University of Mississippi Health Care, has successfully performed a transcatheter pulmonary heart valve replacement procedure for the first time in the state, a nonsurgical alternative to open-heart surgery.

22 Mar 2011

New scientific statement gives guidance to doctors for treatment of blood clots

Doctors are encouraged to consider therapies in addition to blood thinners to treat certain patients with potentially dangerous blood clots that form in the deep veins and travel to the lungs, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

22 Mar 2011

Retina Implant to join with Wills Eye for U.S. artificial vision clinical trial

Retina Implant AG, a leading developer of subretinal implants for the visually impaired, today announced that they will partner with the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia as the lead U.S. clinical trial investigator site.

18 Mar 2011

Liquid polymer research could represent next breakthrough in stem cell therapy

At present, cartilage implants created using stem cells can only be constructed as a solid shape, acting as an interim measure before the almost inevitable need for total joint replacement.

18 Mar 2011

New information on how best to teach children with hearing loss

Two to three in every 1,000 children are born with a hearing loss that is likely to impact development. Research of the auditory system at its early developmental stages, and efforts to identify hearing loss and initiate appropriate rehabilitation strategies, can be crucial to the healthy development of a child.

18 Mar 2011

FibroGen, Astellas advance FG-4592 to phase 2b development for treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease

FibroGen, Inc., today announced that FibroGen and partner Astellas Pharma Inc. advanced FG-4592 (Astellas designation ASP1517), an investigational anemia therapy, to phase 2b development for treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on dialysis and not on dialysis.

18 Mar 2011

Sonova expects sales of around CHF 1,600 million for the current business year 2010/11

Sonova Holding AG, the world's leading provider of hearing systems, is announcing today that the Group is expecting sales of around CHF 1,600 million and an EBITA margin of 20-21% for 2010/11, barring any unforeseen events.

16 Mar 2011

Updated NCCN Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer outline new treatment options for women

Although finding effective screening tools remains a priority, new treatment options for women with ovarian cancer, such as the ones outlined in the updated NCCN Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer, are vital to making steady progress against the disease according to Robert J. Morgan, MD, of City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and chair of the NCCN Guidelines Panel for Ovarian Cancer.

16 Mar 2011

Texas Children's completes first phase of certification to implant SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart

Texas Children's Hospital and SynCardia Systems, Inc. announced today that Texas Children's has become the world's first pediatric hospital to complete the first phase of certification to implant the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. The hospital intends to use the Total Artificial Heart as a bridge to transplant for their patients who received a heart transplant as children and now require mechanical support as a bridge to their second transplant.

11 Mar 2011

Medtronic launches VERTEX SELECT CHROMALOY Plus Rods in the U.S.

Continuing its leadership in cervical spine medical device therapies, Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of VERTEX SELECT CHROMALOY Plus Rods.

10 Mar 2011

Discovery: Children with severe cerebral palsy have starkly asymmetric pelvic bones

Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers have discovered that most children with severe cerebral palsy have starkly asymmetric pelvic bones. The newly identified misalignment can affect how surgeries of the pelvis, spine and surrounding structures are performed, the researchers say.

10 Mar 2011

AudioNova, Amplifon's hearing aid and audiology device drive European wholesale market

According to a new report by iData Research, the leading global authority in medical device and pharmaceutical market research, the retail European hearing aid and audiology device market was valued at over €3.8 billion in 2010, while the wholesale market was valued at almost €1.3 billion The retail market is expected to grow rapidly by 2017 due to aggressive growth strategies among local and international retail chains and the adoption of new technologies such as wireless Bluetooth hearing aids and receiver-in-canal models.

8 Mar 2011

University of California, Irvine purchase SpineAssist to conduct minimal invasive surgeries

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, announced today that the University of California, Irvine Medical Center has purchased SpineAssist, Mazor Robotics' surgical robotic system that enables surgeons to conduct minimally invasive and complex spine surgeries in a safe and accurate manner.

8 Mar 2011

Hadasit, Yissum license innovative regenerative membrane implant to RegeneCure

Yissum Research Development Company Ltd., the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Hadasit Medical Research Services & Development Ltd., the technology transfer company of the Hadassah University Medical Center, today announced that they have licensed innovative regenerative membrane implant technology to RegeneCure, which will further develop and commercialize the technology for bone tissue engineering for applications in trauma, spine, and reconstructive cranial and facial orthopedics.

7 Mar 2011

Angiotech extends offer to exchange new senior floating rate notes for Existing Floating Rate Notes

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has extended its offer to exchange new senior floating rate notes due 2013 for all of its outstanding Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2013 to 11:59 p.m. New York City time on March 30, 2011.

5 Mar 2011

Stockholm court rules in favour of Occlutech against AGA-St Jude Medical

Occlutech GmbH, a leading European developer of minimally invasive implants for the treatment of structural heart disease, today announced that it has received a favourable court ruling from Stockholm, Sweden in the on-going patent litigation with AGA Medical -St Jude Medical.

5 Mar 2011

Study: BMP can improve dental implant success

Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.

5 Mar 2011

Dentists need to take a closer look at potential hazards of exposing patients to zinc

Dentists need to take a closer look at potential hazards of exposing patients to zinc, a common ingredient of many dental products, according to a report by Amar Patel, DDS, resident and colleagues at the University of Maryland Dental School in the March/April 2011 issue of the journal General Dentistry.

4 Mar 2011

CT scanning offers benefit to patients undergoing dental implant surgery

Computerized tomography has proved a useful tool in reconstructive dental implant surgery where a bone graft is required. It provides reliable information in diagnosis and treatment planning and has been used to determine the volume of bone for grafts.

4 Mar 2011

Implants News and Research

LDR submits two-level Mobi-C cervical artificial disc PMA to the FDA

UMHC cardiologist implants heart valve without open-heart surgery

New scientific statement gives guidance to doctors for treatment of blood clots

Retina Implant to join with Wills Eye for U.S. artificial vision clinical trial

Liquid polymer research could represent next breakthrough in stem cell therapy

New information on how best to teach children with hearing loss

FibroGen, Astellas advance FG-4592 to phase 2b development for treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease

Sonova expects sales of around CHF 1,600 million for the current business year 2010/11

Updated NCCN Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer outline new treatment options for women

Texas Children's completes first phase of certification to implant SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart

Medtronic launches VERTEX SELECT CHROMALOY Plus Rods in the U.S.

Discovery: Children with severe cerebral palsy have starkly asymmetric pelvic bones

AudioNova, Amplifon's hearing aid and audiology device drive European wholesale market

University of California, Irvine purchase SpineAssist to conduct minimal invasive surgeries

Hadasit, Yissum license innovative regenerative membrane implant to RegeneCure

Angiotech extends offer to exchange new senior floating rate notes for Existing Floating Rate Notes

Stockholm court rules in favour of Occlutech against AGA-St Jude Medical

Study: BMP can improve dental implant success

Dentists need to take a closer look at potential hazards of exposing patients to zinc

CT scanning offers benefit to patients undergoing dental implant surgery

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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