By JAY GREENE /August 26, 2018 Insurers adopt prior authorization programs to encourage alternative treatments, save money Blue Cross, HAP and Priority Health have different approval criteria that continue to evolve Back surgeons sometimes find it difficult to manage prior authorizations, but denial rates are low Back surgery is one of the most overused types of surgery
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the minimally invasive surgical ("MIS") treatment of the sacroiliac ("SI") joint with the iFuse Implant System® ("iFuse") announced that iFuse will be added to the List of Refundable Products and Services in France (Liste des Produits et Prestations Remboursables - LPPR), meaning that the French National
MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ : MDXG ), a leading developer and marketer of regenerative and therapeutic biologics, today announced that a new study regarding the use of EpiFix® in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) has been published in the peer-reviewed journal, International Wound Journal. The paper is entitled "A Confirmatory Study on the
GREEN BAY, Wisc., Aug. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas-based intellectual property and business litigation law firm Caldwell Cassady & Curry has won an $8.2 million patent infringement verdict for Acantha LLC against medical device manufacturer DePuy Synthes, a subsidiary of health care giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE : JNJ ). A jury of five women and three men issued the unanimous
MIAMI, Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Silony Medical is pleased to announce that it has performed its first lumbar cases in the US. Silony offers tailor-made sets of sterile pedicle screws ranging from 4.5 to 10.2mm width in 25 to 100mm lengths. One of the initial users, Dr. Mehta at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart IN, was
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Centinel Spine, LLC announced today that it has completed initial cases with three different implant portfolios within their FLX™ Platform of Integrated Interbody™ and non-integrated interbody fusion devices. Centinel Spine is the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior column reconstruction. FLX devices are 3D-printed, all-titanium implants which feature a combination
August 23, 2018 POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stimwave LLC, a medical device manufacturer and independent research institute headquartered in South Florida, announced today that Paul LaViolette, managing partner and chief operating officer of SV Health Investors and former COO of Boston Scientific, and Jeff Goldberg, former president of Al Mann’s medical-technology incubator, joined Stimwave’s Board of
by Sam Davies / 22 August 2018 A Texan medical device company has received FDA approval for five new spinal implants 3D printed in titanium. The family of five FDA 510(k)-cleared lumbar interbody fusion devices is being brought to market by Osseus Fusion Systems under the brand name, Aries. Osseus has been working to develop advanced technology products to enable minimally invasive surgery since it
ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the most common knee injuries is an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprain or tear, and doctors are seeing a greater number of older athletes end up in their offices with the injury. An estimated 200,000 ACL-related injuries occur annually in the United States. Some patients choose to undergo surgical reconstruction
August 21, 2018 PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: EOS imaging (Paris:EOSI) (Euronext, FR0011191766 - EOSI - Eligible PEA - PME), the pioneer of 2D/3D imaging and data solutions for orthopedics, today announced that the Methodist Dallas Medical Center installed an EOS® system for low-dose, 2D/3D imaging of adult and pediatric patients. The installation marks the 100th system installed in the
