Orthofix International has introduced three new sports medicine products developed by Breg, its sports medicine division, according to an Orthofix news release.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Transparency Task Force has released 21 draft proposals for public comment on public disclosure policies aimed at helping consumers, stakeholders and others understand how the agency operates and makes decisions, according to an FDA…
B1 Medical, a developer of innovative medical devices for orthopedics, has partnered with Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, a worldwide provider of implantable biomaterials to the surgical and medical device markets, to provide scientific support on B1's development of a novel PEEK-OPTIMA…
SpineGuard, based in San Francisco and Paris, announced it has signed an agreement with MBA, an international medical device marketing and distribution firm, to exclusively distribute SpineGuard's PediGuard device in Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, effective immediately, according…
Nine hospitals in seven states have agreed to pay the United States more than $9.4 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare related to kyphoplasty procedures performed between 2000 and 2008, according to a U.S. Department…
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Movement toward bundled payments and accountable care organizations could give hospitals and healthcare providers the upper hand when negotiating medical implant prices, shifting the current climate for providers when dealing with medical device manufacturers, according to a report in the…
Anika Therapeutics, a developer and manufacturer of therapeutic products for tissue protection, healing, repair and regeneration, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has removed restrictions placed upon the company following its acceptance of corrective actions put forth…
BioMedGPS, a provider of online business intelligence for life science executives, reports that the U.S. market for cartilage repair and replacement technologies will reach $44.5 million in 2010 and grow at a rate of 6.8 percent to $57.9 million in…
DePuy Spine has launched the EXPEDIUM Vertebral Body Derotation Set, which can help surgeons correct spinal alignment and decrease rib rotation in patients with scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine that affects about 6 million people in the U.S.,…
Parsippany, N.J.-based Extremity Medical, an orthopedic device company, announced the 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the company's IOFiX MCP Intraosseous Fixation System for arthrodesis of the metacarpal phalangeal joints in the hand, according to an…