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Alphatec Spine announces new credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank

Alphatec Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, announced today that it has amended and restated its loan agreement with Silicon Valley Bank that provides for a $32 million working capital revolving line of credit.

2 Nov 2010

Integra LifeSciences signs multi-year contract with The Broadlane Group

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today that it has signed a multi-year contract with The Broadlane Group to provide dural repair, neuro trauma (neuro critical care), and hydrocephalus products and accessories to its client hospitals.

1 Nov 2010

UCSD announces agreement with PHP to develop UC San Diego Proton Therapy and Research Center

Building on a plan announced in September of 2007, UC San Diego Health Sciences and the Department of Radiation Oncology are pleased to announce an agreement with Proton Health Partners, LLC (PHP) to plan, develop, and operate The UC San Diego Proton Therapy and Research Center.

1 Nov 2010

CyberKnife radiosurgery studies for breast cancer treatment to be presented at ASTRO Meeting

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today studies underway at two leading academic institutions using CyberKnife radiosurgery in breast cancer treatment. These two studies, from the University of Texas Southwestern and Fox Chase Cancer Center, will be presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego from October 31 to November 4.

1 Nov 2010

Gilead to present data of two Phase III trials evaluating Viread efficacy for HBV infection at The Liver Meeting 2010

Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced new data from the open-label phase of two pivotal Phase III clinical trials (Studies 102 and 103) evaluating the four-year efficacy of Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

1 Nov 2010

Accuray to present CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System at ASTRO Meeting

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that 40 accepted abstracts highlighting the use of the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System will be presented as posters and presentations at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), taking place in San Diego from October 31-November 4.

30 Oct 2010

Accuray announces enhanced Diamond service program for CyberKnife customers

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today expansion of its Diamond service program to address the unique technical, business and operational needs of its customers. The Diamond service program has provided a means for sites to receive upgrades and technology updates as part of their service agreement.

29 Oct 2010

KAST trial to assess Kiva vertebral augmentation treatment for painful VCFs due to osteoporosis

Physicians at The Medical College of Wisconsin are conducting the KAST clinical trial at Froedtert Hospital to assess the safety and effectiveness of a new vertebral augmentation treatment (Kiva) for painful vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) due to osteoporosis.

29 Oct 2010

Stryker enters agreement to acquire assets of Neurovascular division of Boston Scientific

Stryker Corporation announced today a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Neurovascular division of Boston Scientific in an all cash transaction for $1.5 billion, which includes $100 million of milestone payments.

From Stryker 29 Oct 2010

FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan PEEK Suture Implant system

ArthroCare Corp., a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Spartan PEEK Suture Implant system (Spartan™). Spartan is a preloaded PEEK threaded anchor indicated for use in fixation of soft tissue to bone, such as during a rotator cuff repair.

28 Oct 2010

Integra LifeSciences third quarter total revenues increase 8.3% to $186.6 million

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation reported its financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2010. Total revenues for the third quarter were $186.6 million, reflecting an increase of $14.4 million, or 8.3%, over the third quarter of 2009. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, revenues grew 9%.

28 Oct 2010

More effective therapeutic exercises underutilized in treatment of chronic neck pain

Duke University and University of North Carolina (UNC) researchers report in the November issue of Arthritis Care & Research that narcotics and diagnostic testing are overused in treating chronic neck pain. Their findings indicate clinicians may overlook more effective treatments for neck pain, such as therapeutic exercise. According to reviews cited in the study, evidence to support the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise in treating chronic neck pain is good, yet only 53% of subjects were prescribed such exercise.

28 Oct 2010

TransPharma announces positive results of ViaDerm-hPTH Phase 1 trial for osteoporosis treatment

TransPharma Medical Ltd., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drug products utilizing a proprietary active transdermal drug delivery technology, announced today successful results of a 4 week Phase 1 trial of its new self-applied ViaDerm-hPTH(1-34) for the treatment of osteoporosis.

26 Oct 2010

$Cedars-Sinai to develop world's first biological treatment for compression fractures$

Cedars-Sinai to develop world's first biological treatment for compression fractures

A team of physicians and scientists from the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute and Department of Surgery, led by Dan Gazit, DMD, PhD has been awarded a three-year $1.9 million grant from the California stem cell agency to fund research leading to clinical trials for what could become the first biological treatment for the most common type of bone fracture in osteoporosis patients.

25 Oct 2010

Study evaluates protective effect of airbags on kidneys, upper urinary tract

Occupants in motor vehicles with airbags are much less likely to suffer kidney or renal damage in a crash than are occupants in vehicles without airbags, according to a new study in the September Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

22 Oct 2010

$Medtronic's Xpander II receives FDA clearance for vertebral compression fractures$

Medtronic's Xpander II receives FDA clearance for vertebral compression fractures

Medtronic Inc. today announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Kyphon Xpander II Inflatable Bone Tamp (IBT) for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures with minimally invasive Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty

22 Oct 2010

Orthopaedic Surgeon implants first MIDLINE device at Valley Hospital

Just days after Centinel Spine's new STALIF MIDLINE Integrated Interbody Fusion system was unveiled at the annual meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS), the first MIDLINE device has been successfully implanted by noted Orthopaedic Surgeon, John S. Thalgott, MD at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, NV.

22 Oct 2010

Spine News and Research

Alphatec Spine announces new credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank

Integra LifeSciences signs multi-year contract with The Broadlane Group

UCSD announces agreement with PHP to develop UC San Diego Proton Therapy and Research Center

CyberKnife radiosurgery studies for breast cancer treatment to be presented at ASTRO Meeting

Gilead to present data of two Phase III trials evaluating Viread efficacy for HBV infection at The Liver Meeting 2010

Accuray to present CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System at ASTRO Meeting

Accuray announces enhanced Diamond service program for CyberKnife customers

KAST trial to assess Kiva vertebral augmentation treatment for painful VCFs due to osteoporosis

Stryker enters agreement to acquire assets of Neurovascular division of Boston Scientific

FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan PEEK Suture Implant system

Integra LifeSciences third quarter total revenues increase 8.3% to $186.6 million

More effective therapeutic exercises underutilized in treatment of chronic neck pain

TransPharma announces positive results of ViaDerm-hPTH Phase 1 trial for osteoporosis treatment

Cedars-Sinai to develop world's first biological treatment for compression fractures

Study evaluates protective effect of airbags on kidneys, upper urinary tract

Medtronic's Xpander II receives FDA clearance for vertebral compression fractures

Orthopaedic Surgeon implants first MIDLINE device at Valley Hospital

Kensey Nash 2011 first quarter decreases 14% to $17.0 million

Orthovita 2010 third quarter increases 5% to $23.3 million

Bonati Spine Institute supports National Breast Cancer Awareness

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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