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Vertos Medical raises $15.5 million for U.S. commercialization of the company’s "mild" technology

Medical device company Vertos Medical, Inc., developer of the mild® procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), today announced it has completed a $15.5 million Series D financing. New investor, ONSET Ventures, led the round with additional participation from existing Vertos investors CHL Medical Partners, Foundation Medical Partners, Aweida Venture Partners and DFJ Mercury.

20 Oct 2009

University of Leeds' £50 million research initiative to improve quality of life in second half century

A £50 million research initiative, aimed at giving people '50 active years after 50' is being launched by the University of Leeds.

20 Oct 2009

Vitamin D and progesterone combination for treating traumatic brain injury

As doctors begin to test progesterone for traumatic brain injury at sites across the country, researchers are looking ahead to optimizing the hormone's effectiveness.

20 Oct 2009

AstraZeneca and POZEN announce the pivotal data from two POZEN clinical trials

AstraZeneca and POZEN Inc. today announced pivotal data from two POZEN clinical trials that were presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.

20 Oct 2009

APP balance critical for normal neuronal development

New data about amyloid precursor protein, or APP, a protein implicated in development of Alzheimer's disease, suggests it also may have a positive role -- directly affecting learning and memory during brain development. So is APP good or bad? Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say both, and that a balance of APP is critical.

19 Oct 2009

St. Anthony Hospital installs Toshiba America Medical Systems' Vantage Titan MR system

To provide the latest in MR technology to its patient community, St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash. installed the Vantage TitanTM from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to offer comprehensive MR patient exams. The new 80-bed St. Anthony hospital is the only full service facility in the area and needed a workhorse MR system to conduct a full range of exams.

18 Oct 2009

Robotically assisted minimally invasive bladder reconstructive surgery on children performed

For the first time, a surgical robot has been used to perform minimally invasive reconstructive surgery on five children whose bladder was dysfunctional because they were born with spina bifida [incomplete formation of the spine or spinal cord].

18 Oct 2009

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress joins 92 national associations in support of World Spine Day

The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (www.f4cp.com), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of the benefits of chiropractic, joins the 92 national associations that are currently members of the World Federation of Chiropractic in support of World Spine Day taking place on October 16, 2009.

15 Oct 2009

Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital commences treatment with the Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform

Doctors in Latvia have begun treatments using the region's first Novalis Tx(TM) radiosurgery platform from Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB. Two prostate cancer patients have been treated using Varian's RapidArc® radiotherapy technology at the Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital.

14 Oct 2009

Medtronic announces results of study comparing INFUSE Bone Graft to autogenous bone graft

Medtronic, Inc. today announced results of a study comparing the safety and effectiveness of INFUSE® Bone Graft to autogenous bone graft (bone harvested from the patient) when used in maxillary sinus floor augmentation.

14 Oct 2009

Laser Spine Institute opens medical consultation facilities in Beverly Hills and Fort Lauderdale

After helping thousands of patients get their lives back through minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery at facilities in Tampa, Scottsdale, and soon in Philadelphia, the Laser Spine Institute (LSI) announces the opening of their newest medical consultation facilities -- in Beverly Hills, Ca., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in October -- which aim to meet the growing demand for LSI's spinal procedures and provide greater convenience for local patients.

14 Oct 2009

Endoscopic surgery reduces postoperative discomfort and recovery time

Endoscopic surgery has steadily gained in popularity since it was developed in the 1980s. Dr. Richard Siegfried has teamed with Dr. Louis Quartararo one of only a handful of surgeons who have been trained to perform endoscopic surgery on the spine.

14 Oct 2009

FONAR sells two more UPRIGHT Multi-Position MRI scanners

FONAR Corporation announced today two recent sales of its UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI scanners. Both sales were to private medical practices that choose to remain anonymous for competitive reasons.

13 Oct 2009

Johnson & Johnson announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $15.1 billion for the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of 5.3% as compared to the third quarter of 2008. Operational results declined 2.8% and the negative impact of currency was 2.5%. Domestic sales declined 8.1%, while international sales declined 2.5%, reflecting operational growth of 2.4% and a negative currency impact of 4.9%.

13 Oct 2009

SANUWAVE presents findings on extracorporeal shock wave stimulation of osteoprogenitor cells

SANUWAVE, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in the regenerative medicine area, reported that scientific findings titled “Extracorporeal Shock Wave Stimulation of Osteoprogenitor Cells” were presented at the 2009 International Bone-Tissue-Engineering Congress (“Bone-Tec”) in Hannover, Germany, which was held October 9-11, 2009.

13 Oct 2009

FDA clears RSB Spine's Interplate C-Ti as an anterior cervical plate

RSB Spine, LLC, today announced that the InterPlate® C-Ti has been cleared for a new indication. When reclassification of interbody fusion devices occurred in 2007, the C-Ti was the first system cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. With this most recent announcement, the C-Ti has now become the first interbody fusion device to be cleared as an anterior cervical plate as well.

12 Oct 2009

Res-Q point-of-care cell processing system from Celling Technologies

Celling Technologies, an innovator in stem cell therapy, launched its latest technology for the isolation of adult stem cells. The Res-Q device was developed by ThermoGenesis Corporation to provide an easy to use, point-of-care system to compliment their MXP system currently being marketed in the United States and several international markets.

12 Oct 2009

Xoft to showcase a variety of investigational IORT oncology applications at ACS Annual Congress

Clinical experience with the FDA cleared Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx(TM), System from Xoft shows promise for the multi-disciplinary use of the isotope-free cancer treatment platform to deliver intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). Xoft will showcase a variety of investigational IORT oncology applications at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress here in Chicago, October 11-15, 2009.

12 Oct 2009

Medical liability reform to save $54 billion over 10 years

The nation’s neurosurgeons are urging lawmakers to pay close attention to the newly released findings of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) which confirm that medical liability reform does indeed reduce the use of healthcare services and will save the system money. In an October 9, 2009 letter to Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), CBO Director Douglas W. Elmendorf stated that a comprehensive set of tort reforms will reduce the nation’s deficit by $54 billion over 10 years.

12 Oct 2009

First-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Biomet

Biomet, Inc. announced today financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2009.

9 Oct 2009

Spine News and Research

Vertos Medical raises $15.5 million for U.S. commercialization of the company’s "mild" technology

University of Leeds' £50 million research initiative to improve quality of life in second half century

Vitamin D and progesterone combination for treating traumatic brain injury

AstraZeneca and POZEN announce the pivotal data from two POZEN clinical trials

APP balance critical for normal neuronal development

St. Anthony Hospital installs Toshiba America Medical Systems' Vantage Titan MR system

Robotically assisted minimally invasive bladder reconstructive surgery on children performed

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress joins 92 national associations in support of World Spine Day

Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital commences treatment with the Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform

Medtronic announces results of study comparing INFUSE Bone Graft to autogenous bone graft

Laser Spine Institute opens medical consultation facilities in Beverly Hills and Fort Lauderdale

Endoscopic surgery reduces postoperative discomfort and recovery time

FONAR sells two more UPRIGHT Multi-Position MRI scanners

Johnson & Johnson announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

SANUWAVE presents findings on extracorporeal shock wave stimulation of osteoprogenitor cells

FDA clears RSB Spine's Interplate C-Ti as an anterior cervical plate

Res-Q point-of-care cell processing system from Celling Technologies

Xoft to showcase a variety of investigational IORT oncology applications at ACS Annual Congress

Medical liability reform to save $54 billion over 10 years

First-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Biomet

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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