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Two-Level IDE approval granted to Simplify Medical’s cervical artificial disc

Simplify Medical, Inc. is pioneering disc arthroplasty with the non-metal, MRI compatible Simplify™ Disc, a cervical artificial disc.

16 Oct 2015

LifeNet Health's ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix wins Spine Technology Award

ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix, an innovative cellular allograft developed by LifeNet Health and marketed in collaboration with DePuy Synthes Spine, received one of the highest honors in spinal medicine, Orthopedics This Week's Best New Technology in Spine award.

15 Oct 2015

Nanovis announces availability of new FortiCore interbody fusion devices

Nanovis, a life sciences company committed to developing scientifically advanced regenerative platforms for implantable medical devices, today announced the availability of the FortiCore wedge shaped lordotic cervical cage and a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) device with increased scaffolding.

15 Oct 2015

Amedica launches innovative articulating inserter for minimally invasive TLIF procedures

Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride ceramics as a biomaterial platform, is pleased to announce the release of its Scorpion™ articulating inserter to accompany the Valeo II™ TL interbody fusion device system. The Scorpion inserter will be commercially available mid-November 2015, and will aide in minimally-invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgeries.

15 Oct 2015

The Medical Center of Plano Partners with BIND, Brain Injury Network of Dallas to support survivors of traumatic brain injuries

Supporting patients who have suffered a serious brain injury is the goal of a new partnership between The Medical Center of Plano and the Brain Injury Network of Dallas, also called BIND.

15 Oct 2015

DePuy Synthes Spine launches new all-in-one pedicle screw system to help simplify spinal surgery

DePuy Synthes Spine has introduced the EXPEDIUM VERSE Spinal System, a new all-in-one pedicle screw system. The system enables surgeons to perform multiple spinal correction maneuvers during spinal fusion surgery with a single implant type and fewer instruments, compared to traditional pedicle screw systems.

15 Oct 2015

New design could improve safety, efficiency of spinal surgery in children with cerebral palsy

Researchers have designed a way to improve the safety and efficiency of a complex surgical procedure for children with cerebral palsy by using wearable technology like Google Glass.

13 Oct 2015

Data shows romosozumab better than teriparatide in increasing bone strength in postmenopausal women

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) today presented additional findings from an exploratory sub-study of the previously reported romosozumab Phase 2 trial.

13 Oct 2015

MiMedx posts record revenue of $49M in Q3 2014

MiMedx Group, Inc., the leading regenerative medicine company utilizing human amniotic tissue and patent-protected processes to develop and market advanced products and therapies for the Wound Care, Surgical, Orthopedic, Spine, Sports Medicine, Ophthalmic, and the Dental sectors of healthcare, announced today its record revenue results for the third quarter of 2015, its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2015, and that the Company has secured a $50 million Senior Secured Credit Facility.

13 Oct 2015

Computer-based cognitive training improves attention, memory in childhood cancer survivors

Intensive, adaptive computer-based cognitive training presented as a video game helped improve working memory and other cognitive skills of childhood cancer survivors and holds hope for revolutionizing management of the late effects of cancer treatment.

13 Oct 2015

Pioneering surgical technique restores hand and arm movement to quadriplegic patients

A pioneering surgical technique has restored some hand and arm movement to patients immobilized by spinal cord injuries in the neck, reports a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

12 Oct 2015

$Anti-osteoporotic therapy can decrease subsequent fracture risks by 40%: Study$

Anti-osteoporotic therapy can decrease subsequent fracture risks by 40%: Study

Osteoporosis, a disease of progressive bone loss, affects 70 percent of the U.S. population older than age 50: one in two women--and one in five men. These individuals are at risk for fragility fractures, a break that results from a fall, or occurs in the absence of obvious trauma, and most commonly seen in the wrist, the upper arm, the hip, and the spine.

9 Oct 2015

Texas Center for Proton Therapy lures top proton talent as Dallas center nears opening

Texas Center for Proton Therapy has announced the hiring of three dedicated radiation oncologists with experience in radiation oncology and proton beam cancer treatment, completing the center’s key medical staff.

7 Oct 2015

Use of chest CT scans for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma can be reduced: Study

Use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma could be reduced by more than one-third without compromising detection of major injury, concludes a new study led by a UC San Francisco physician.

7 Oct 2015

Rabbit virus can be paired with existing drug to deliver more potent punch to brain tumor cells

A rabbit virus currently being developed for cancer therapy can be paired with one of several existing drugs to deliver a more potent punch to a deadly type of brain tumor cell, researchers have found.

7 Oct 2015

Vertera Spine receives FDA 510(k) clearance for COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

Vertera Spine, a developer of medical devices with advanced functional surface technologies for spine applications, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device.

6 Oct 2015

New Cerebral Aneurysm and AVMs modules broaden scope of NeuroVascular Quality Initiative

The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery and M2S, a leading clinical registry provider, are pleased to announce the launch of the new Cerebral Aneurysm module for the NeuroVascular Quality Initiative (NVQI®), and the planned launch for the Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) module in early October.

30 Sep 2015

Saint Louis University receives NIH grant to investigate development of new drugs to treat bone diseases

David Griggs, Ph.D., director of biology at Saint Louis University's Center for World Health & Medicine, has received a $1 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the development of what could be a new class of drugs to treat bone diseases.

30 Sep 2015

Researchers develop strategies to prevent pediatric head injuries from toppled TV sets

Researchers from the University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) reviewed medical articles describing head injuries caused by toppled television sets in children 0 to 18 years of age. These injuries, which can be severe and sometimes fatal in small children, are often unwitnessed by adult caregivers, indicating a lack of awareness of the dangers posed to toddlers by TV sets that are not securely mounted.

29 Sep 2015

Re-engineering the brain to perceive food differently

Can we make people healthier by tricking the brain into thinking broccoli tastes like chocolate? A group of internationally acclaimed chefs, bench neuroscientists, food scientists and clinical neurologists are confident that they can.

26 Sep 2015

Spine News and Research

Two-Level IDE approval granted to Simplify Medical’s cervical artificial disc

LifeNet Health's ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix wins Spine Technology Award

Nanovis announces availability of new FortiCore interbody fusion devices

Amedica launches innovative articulating inserter for minimally invasive TLIF procedures

The Medical Center of Plano Partners with BIND, Brain Injury Network of Dallas to support survivors of traumatic brain injuries

DePuy Synthes Spine launches new all-in-one pedicle screw system to help simplify spinal surgery

New design could improve safety, efficiency of spinal surgery in children with cerebral palsy

Data shows romosozumab better than teriparatide in increasing bone strength in postmenopausal women

MiMedx posts record revenue of $49M in Q3 2014

Computer-based cognitive training improves attention, memory in childhood cancer survivors

Pioneering surgical technique restores hand and arm movement to quadriplegic patients

Anti-osteoporotic therapy can decrease subsequent fracture risks by 40%: Study

Texas Center for Proton Therapy lures top proton talent as Dallas center nears opening

Use of chest CT scans for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma can be reduced: Study

Rabbit virus can be paired with existing drug to deliver more potent punch to brain tumor cells

Vertera Spine receives FDA 510(k) clearance for COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

New Cerebral Aneurysm and AVMs modules broaden scope of NeuroVascular Quality Initiative

Saint Louis University receives NIH grant to investigate development of new drugs to treat bone diseases

Researchers develop strategies to prevent pediatric head injuries from toppled TV sets

Re-engineering the brain to perceive food differently

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