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Performance Orthopedics to participate in iUni G2 knee implant trial

Dr. Gregory Martin of Performance Orthopedics of the Palm Beaches is participating in a ten year follow-up trial of the ConforMIS iUni G2 knee resurfacing device, an FDA cleared implant for patients with osteoarthritic damage in a single compartment of the knee.

27 Apr 2011

BioInvent, ThromboGenics initiate TB-402 Phase IIb trial for VTE prophylaxis

ThromboGenics NV and co-development partner BioInvent International announce today that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase IIb trial with their novel long-acting anticoagulant TB-402 for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism after total hip surgery.

27 Apr 2011

Brookside Surgery Center to participate in iUni G2 knee implant trial

Dr. Joseph Burkhardt of Brookside Surgery Center is participating in a ten year follow-up trial of the ConforMIS iUni G2 knee resurfacing device, an FDA cleared implant for patients with osteoarthritic damage in a single compartment of the knee.

27 Apr 2011

Early meniscus interventions may help prevent future osteoarthritis

Aging often means bad knees, and bad knees often mean osteoarthritis, a common and painful disability that affects more than 20 million Americans.

25 Apr 2011

Roswell Park Cancer Institute named Blue Distinction Center for Transplants

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Transplants® by BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York for demonstrating better overall quality of care and patient results in bone marrow/stem cell (autologous and allogeneic) procedures.

22 Apr 2011

Daiichi Sankyo's LIXIANA receives Japanese marketing approval

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, announced today that the company has received its first marketing approval for LIXIANA 15 mg and 30 mg tablets, by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan.

22 Apr 2011

First implantation of blended vitamin E total knee replacement in the U.S

DJO Global, Inc., a leading provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, today announced the implantation of the first blended vitamin E total knee replacement in the U.S.

21 Apr 2011

Freedom Innovations announces license agreement for lower extremity prosthesis

Freedom Innovations, a company that specializes in the development of high technology lower extremity prosthetic devices, today announced a worldwide licensing agreement. The agreement grants the company exclusive rights to commercialize the world's first lower extremity prosthesis with actively powered knee and ankle joints that operate synergistically.

From PROTEOR 15 Apr 2011

Biomet net sales increase 1% to $678 million for third fiscal quarter 2011

Biomet, Inc. announced today financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2011.

12 Apr 2011

Boston Scientific initiates clinical enrollment for INNOVA Self-Expanding Bare-Metal Stent System trial

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the start of patient enrollment in the SuperNOVA clinical trial, an international, prospective, single-arm, non-randomized trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the INNOVA™ Self-Expanding Bare-Metal Stent System in patients with stenosis of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) or proximal popliteal artery (PPA).

6 Apr 2011

New research reveals potential treatment for HO in children, soldiers

Promising new research reveals a potentially highly effective treatment for heterotopic ossification, a painful and often debilitating abnormal buildup of bone tissue. HO comes in two main forms—one that appears in children and is congenital, another that strikes wounded military personnel and surgery patients and is triggered by severe injuries and wounds.

4 Apr 2011

AngioScore launches AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for treatment of PAD

AngioScore, Inc., a developer of novel angioplasty catheters for use in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced the launch of new, longer AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for the treatment of peripheral artery disease.

1 Apr 2011

Singing reduces blood pressure prior to total knee replacement surgery

Doctors report that singing reduced the blood pressure of a 76-year-old woman who had experienced severe preoperative hypertension prior to total knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis (OA). While the patient was unresponsive to aggressive pharmacologic interventions, the woman's blood pressure dropped dramatically when she sang several religious songs.

30 Mar 2011

Orthopedic surgeons prefer Genzyme's 3-cycle hyaluronic-acid in the U.S., Europe

According to a comprehensive global survey of orthopedic surgeons conducted by iData Research, the leading authority in medical device and pharmaceutical market research, orthopedic surgeons prefer 3-cycle hyaluronic-acid viscosupplementation treatment in the U.S., Europe and Latin Ameica, but are willing to try single-injection products such as Synvisc-One from Genzyme and MONOVISC from Anika Therapeutics.

30 Mar 2011

GE launches new specialty musculoskeletal MR scanner

GE today announced the launch of the Optima MR430s, a new specialty scanner with breakthrough technology that delivers precise imaging with exceptional comfort and the 1.5T image quality radiologists require.

28 Mar 2011

Moving quickly across slippery surfaces reduces chances of falling

Biomechanics researchers Timothy Higham of Clemson University and Andrew Clark of the College of Charleston conclude that moving quickly in a forward, firm-footed stance across a slippery surface is less likely to lead to a fall than if you move slowly. Approaching a slippery surface slowly hinders the necessary task of shifting the center of mass forward once foot contact is made.

25 Mar 2011