orthopedic surgery

Gore Receives EU's CE Mark for PRECLUDE Vessel Guard

Gore & Associates has received EU's approval to market its PRECLUDE vessel guard, developed to provide protection for vasculature following anterior spinal surgery for degenerative disc disease,...

Fluidhand: Prototype prosthetic device

Fluidhand, a new prosthetic device currently developed as a prototype, is being tested at the Orthopedic University Hospital in Heidelberg. In addition to being softer and more natural than other...

OrthoSim, an Orthopedic Implant Simulator

An orthopedic computer simulator has been created by European scientists that may help implant surgeons to more precisely select implants for patients on an individual basis. The simulator takes...

World's Smallest Spinal Cord Stimulator Approved in US, Europe

St. Jude Medical just announced that the company's rechargeable, longest-lasting Eon Mini implantable neurostimulator has received approval from the FDA, as well as a CE Mark from the EU. Even with...

Scientists Describe New Method for Modeling Strain

Investigators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Florida International University have developed a technique called Scan and Solve that can pinpoint areas of weakness on physical objects....

Spinal Non-fusion Technology from Raymedica

Raymedica, Inc., a Minneapolis-based developer and manufacturer of prosthetic disc nuclei aimed at preserving the motion of the spine, has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan at the 2008...

Canada OK's Oxiplex® Gel Adhesion Barrier for Spine Surgery

FzioMed, Inc., out of San Luis Obispo, CA, is reporting that Health Canada has approved the company’s Oxiplex® gel for use in lumbar spine surgery. The company's bioabsorbable gel is composed...

ActiveCare+SFT®: A Breath Synchronized DVT Prevention

ActiveCare+SFT® is a second generation DVT prevention device from Israel company MCS Medical Compression Systems (DBN) Ltd., that features the firm's proprietary Synchronized Flow Technology...

iUni Resurfacing Knee Approved in US, Now Goes to Europe

ConforMIS, Inc., a Burlington, MA company, is betting big on the fairly new bone-sparing resurfacing devices, thought to be especially useful for younger and more active patients with osteoarthritis....

Eon Promises Longer Lasting Neurostimulation

St. Jude Medical has received both FDA approval and EU's CE Mark for an upgraded version of its Eon device for spinal cord stimulation therapy. The device promises to run on once a day recharges for...