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Study finds usage of advanced radiology in emergency department increases

From 1998 to 2007, the use of CT or MRI scans in emergency departments for injury-related conditions increased about 3-fold without a similar increase in the prevalence of the diagnosis of certain life-threatening trauma-related conditions, according to a study in the October 6 issue of JAMA.

6 Oct 2010

Accuray receives SBIR grant to develop high-energy X-ray source for Homeland Security applications

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that the company was awarded a $1 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the U.S. Government to be used toward further development of a high-energy X-ray source for Homeland Security applications.

6 Oct 2010

Medtronic launches new KYPHON Express Curette for scraping or scoring bone in the spine

Medtronic Inc. today announced the launch of the new KYPHON® Express™ Curette for scraping or scoring bone in the spine, including during treatment of vertebral compression fractures with minimally invasive KYPHON® Balloon Kyphoplasty.

6 Oct 2010

Novel invasive surgery for children with scoliosis may eliminate need for spinal fusion

A novel minimally invasive surgery for young children living with a difficult-to-treat progressive form of scoliosis, known as juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, may eliminate the need for spinal fusion later in adolescence, according to new research by surgeons from Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo. The study was presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco.

6 Oct 2010

ISTO announces completion of enrollment in NuQu Phase I clinical study for discogenic back pain

ISTO Technologies, Inc., an orthobiologics company with a cell-based platform for cartilage regeneration, announced today the completion of patient enrollment in the Phase I clinical study for NuQu™, an injectable formulation of juvenile chondrocytes designed for the treatment of discogenic back pain. The study included 15 patients enrolled at two clinical sites. All patients enrolled in the trial suffered from persistent discogenic back pain and disability despite undergoing previous traditional conservative therapy.

5 Oct 2010

SpinalMotion announces completion of enrollment in Kineflex lumbar artificial disc study

SpinalMotion, Inc., developer of the investigational Kineflex® lumbar and Kineflex®|C cervical disc implants for treating patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD), today reported that it has completed enrollment in an international clinical study evaluating the Kineflex lumbar artificial disc inserted via a minimally invasive lateral approach. The data from the study will be used to support regulatory submissions for international commercialization.

5 Oct 2010

Medyssey Spine fourth-quarter 2010 sales increase 112%

Medyssey Co., Ltd. (Medyssey Spine) today announced a record 112 percent increase in sales in Q4 2010 compared to Q3 2009. Medyssey Spine, privately held, reports year-to-date sales are up 73 percent over 2009, and the company is on pace to achieve its seventh consecutive year of market share growth in the spine market.

5 Oct 2010

Ceremed's implantable polymer material receives Best New Technology for Spine Care award

Ceremed's patented implantable polymer material known as AOC won Orthopedics This Week's annual award for Best New Technology for Spine Care in 2010 in the Biomaterials category.

5 Oct 2010

Orthopedics This Week presents 2010 Spine Technology Awards to Axial Biotech

Axial Biotech, Inc., a company revolutionizing spine care through the development of molecular diagnostic technologies, was selected as a winner at the 2010 Spine Technology Awards.

5 Oct 2010

Study finds 50% increase in ATV-related brain and spinal injuries

Brain and spinal cord injuries related to all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) appear to be increasing, reports a study in the October issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.

5 Oct 2010

$Osseon receives second patent NOA for spinal vertebral compression fracture technology$

Osseon receives second patent NOA for spinal vertebral compression fracture technology

Osseon Therapeutics, Inc., a biomedical device company based in Santa Rosa, California, received its second patent Notice of Allowance (NOA) for its spinal vertebral compression fracture (VCF) technology.

5 Oct 2010

Merck to appeal against jury verdict in retrial of federal FOSAMAX case

Merck & Co., Inc. today said it will appeal a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that reduced the jury verdict from $8 million to $1.5 million but denied Merck's request for judgment in its favor or a new trial in the case of Boles v. Merck, a retrial of a federal FOSAMAX case.

5 Oct 2010

Titan Spine to release new Endoskeleton TC system in first-quarter 2011

Titan Spine announced that it will begin full commercial release of its new Endoskeleton® TC system first quarter of 2011. The Endoskeleton® TC is an interbody fusion device for the cervical spine. The product received 510(k) clearance in July of this year and has been in limited market release since early August. The device has an acid etched titanium surface and is biomechanically designed to promote spinal fusion.

4 Oct 2010

FDA clears DFine's new percutaneous radiofrequency ablation device for metastatic spinal lesions

DFine, Inc., developer of minimally invasive solutions for the treatment of vertebral pathologies, announced today the 510(k) clearance of a new platform extension indicated for the palliative treatment of cancer patients. The product, a percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) device, provides localized tumor necrosis of vertebral body lesions where metastatic disease has spread to the spine causing severe pain and discomfort.

4 Oct 2010

FDA approves NovaBone Putty MIS Delivery System for orthopedic surgery

NovaBone Products, a medical device company, today announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of the NovaBone Putty® MIS Delivery System designed for use in minimally invasive orthopedic procedures.

4 Oct 2010

Integra LifeSciences launches EGR system in the U.S.

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today the launch of the Integra™ Endoscopic Gastroc Release (EGR) System in the United States. Integra's EGR System is a disposable device with a unique articulating blade that allows selective cutting of soft tissues. It is intended for use in the surgical treatment for posterior heel cord, or equinus, contracture.

4 Oct 2010

IRSF awards $1.5M in research grants for Rett syndrome treatment

The International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) announced today that it will award an additional $1.5M in research grants, bringing the 2010 total to $2.15 million for innovative basic and translational research that moves treatments for Rett syndrome a step closer to the clinic.

4 Oct 2010

Collagen Matrix's new Collagen Dental Membrane granted FDA 510(k) clearance

Collagen Matrix, Inc., the leader in collagen- and mineral-based matrix engineering, announced today that it has received FDA's 510(k) clearance of a new Collagen Dental Membrane derived from porcine dermis indicated for use in oral surgical procedures involving guided tissue and bone regeneration.

1 Oct 2010

K2M launches VIKOS Cervical Allograft System

K2M, Inc., the spinal device company developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies, today announced the launch of its first product in the spinal biologics market, the VIKOS™ Cervical Allograft System. K2M worked with LifeNet Health™, a leading allograft bio-implant and regenerative medicine company, to combine quality machined allograft implants with precision instrumentation.

1 Oct 2010

Neb. insurer launches pilot program to cut costs, improve health; W.Va. Medicaid official defends no-bid contract

Lincoln Journal Star: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, the state's largest health insurer, is establishing a new pilot program that seeks to give doctors better patient information so that they can deal more effectively with patients' needs and help lower costs. The pilot will use a web-based program that officials hope can take disparate medical records and produce "tailored patient checklists" that doctors can use.

1 Oct 2010

Spine News and Research

Study finds usage of advanced radiology in emergency department increases

Accuray receives SBIR grant to develop high-energy X-ray source for Homeland Security applications

Medtronic launches new KYPHON Express Curette for scraping or scoring bone in the spine

Novel invasive surgery for children with scoliosis may eliminate need for spinal fusion

ISTO announces completion of enrollment in NuQu Phase I clinical study for discogenic back pain

SpinalMotion announces completion of enrollment in Kineflex lumbar artificial disc study

Medyssey Spine fourth-quarter 2010 sales increase 112%

Ceremed's implantable polymer material receives Best New Technology for Spine Care award

Orthopedics This Week presents 2010 Spine Technology Awards to Axial Biotech

Study finds 50% increase in ATV-related brain and spinal injuries

Osseon receives second patent NOA for spinal vertebral compression fracture technology

Merck to appeal against jury verdict in retrial of federal FOSAMAX case

Titan Spine to release new Endoskeleton TC system in first-quarter 2011

FDA clears DFine's new percutaneous radiofrequency ablation device for metastatic spinal lesions

FDA approves NovaBone Putty MIS Delivery System for orthopedic surgery

Integra LifeSciences launches EGR system in the U.S.

IRSF awards $1.5M in research grants for Rett syndrome treatment

Collagen Matrix's new Collagen Dental Membrane granted FDA 510(k) clearance

K2M launches VIKOS Cervical Allograft System

Neb. insurer launches pilot program to cut costs, improve health; W.Va. Medicaid official defends no-bid contract

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