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July 23, 2010
Medtronic Spinal Fusion Device Faces U.S. FDA Review
Medtronic Inc.’s experimental spinal fusion device Amplify didn’t work as well after five years as it did in two-year tests previously reported by the company, according to U.S. regulators weighing its approval for sale.
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July 21, 2010
Obese patients need larger, more costly supplies
Could the obesity epidemic be leading to a boom in business for U.S. specialty medical suppliers?
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July 17, 2010
Hospitals beef up equipment for obese
As number of bariatric patients rises, Milwaukee-area facilities buy new beds, wheelchairs, MRIs
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July 16, 2010
Equity firms to buy seller of used medical equipmentSterilMed of Maple Grove sells "reprocessed" devices, which are in demand as health care providers look to save money
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June 11, 2010
New Hips Gone Awry Expose U.S. Kickbacks in Doctors’ Conflicts
A stabbing pain in the hip forced Mark Hirschbeck to abandon his post at third base during an April 2003 game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies.
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June 9, 2010
New CAD/CAM scanners, other technologies introduced at IDS Show in GermanyDespite the global economic recession, many exciting events took place in the dental computer CAD/CAM industry.
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June 9, 2010
Orthopedic device firm planning IPO
Tornier is based in the Netherlands with U.S. headquarters in Edina; it's run by Twin Cities veteran Douglas Kohrs
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June 2, 2010
Some opinions about metal-on-metal arthroplasty may be changing following negative media reports
Among 150 U.S. orthopedic surgeons polled by MRG, 25% planned to reduce their use of metal-on-metal hip implants in the next 12 months
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May 28, 2010
Seven Deadly Spending Sins to Avoid It may be a stretch to say that financial management is next to godliness, but there's no doubt that our vices are expensive. Americans would save billions each year if we didn't regularly engage in these Seven Deadly Sins.
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May 26, 2010
Implant maker Exactech acquires key PE bearing
Orthopedic implant manufacturer Exactech Inc. has acquired its sole supplier of the direct compression-molded polyethylene bearings used in its Optetrak-brand knee replacement system.