SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amedica Corporation (NASDAQ: AMDA), a company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride for biomedical applications, today announced the filing of a U.S. patent application for breakthrough research findings that have identified a new property of its proprietary silicon nitride. Amedica investigators led by Dr. Giuseppe Pezzotti,
By Virgil Dickson | September 6, 2018 A mandatory pay model aimed at reducing Medicare spending on joint replacement surgeries was able to save money in its first year. The CMS in recent years has scaled back and canceled mandatory models. Under the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program, average total payments decreased by 3.9% or $1,127 compared
September 6, 2018 / ALISON KODJAK Sometimes IV bags are hard for hospitals to come by. Other times it's injectable folic acid to treat anemias. Right now, the tissue-numbing agent lidocaine is in short supply. Shortages of commonplace generic drugs have plagued hospitals in recent years. And with short supplies and fewer suppliers for key drugs, there have been
SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI, Italy, September 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LimaCorporate, a pioneer and leader in 3D printing of Orthopaedic implants, announces the milestone-based acquisition of TechMah Medical LLC ("TechMah Medical"), a medical device software company located in Knoxville, Tennessee, to complement its hardware portfolio with digital applications. TechMah Medical was founded in 2014 and focuses on digital technologies
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Spine Center at Dignity Health St. Mary's Medical Center, has been selected to participate in a FDA/IDE pivotal study, sponsored by Premia Spine, Ltd., studying the use of the TOPS™ System. St. Mary's Medical Center is one of 30 spine centers throughout the U.S. taking part in the study to evaluate
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Spine, LLC, a leader in providing solutions for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, announces issuance of a BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Medical Policy, entitled "Interspinous and Interlaminar Stabilization/Distraction Devices (Spacers)" dated August 2018. Lumbar spinal stenosis ("LSS"), affecting 1.6 million patients annually, is a debilitating and degenerative
Reston, Virginia, Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery at Reston Hospital Center has announced the launch of its Visiting Clinician Program (VCP) for robotic assisted spine surgery using the Mazor X Robotic system, a partnered program with Medtronic. The VCP at Reston Hospital Center will be led by Dr.
Deerfield, Ill. - September 6, 2018 Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global leader in advancing surgical innovation, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of Actifuse Flow Bone Graft Substitute for use in a variety of orthopedic surgical procedures. As the newest addition to Baxter’s growing osteobiologics surgery portfolio, Actifuse Flow offers accelerated bone growth in a
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 5, 2018, Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON) (“Misonix” or the “Company”), issued a press release announcing financial results of its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. The sales performance supplemental data table in that release included a classification error between international consumables and
DALLAS, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 4WEB Medical, the industry leader in 3D printed implant technology, announced today substantial growth driven by its Lateral Spine Truss System™. "We are extremely pleased with the adoption of our Lateral Spine Truss System™. 4WEB has achieved double digit growth YTD 2018 compared to 2017 in revenue, users, cases and units sold. Most
