Extremities
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Extremities | Large Joint | Trauma/Sports
Russian Scientists Invent Mechatronic Lower Limb Rehab Device
Among settled tasks there is also an application of device for children with infantile cerebral palsy.South Ural State University (SUSU) 07.17.18
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Extremities | Instruments
Paragon 28 Releases Bone Graft Harvesting System
Non-sterile instrumentation will aid surgeons in collection of autogenous bone.PR Newswire 07.09.18
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Extremities | Instruments
Paragon 28 Launches Lapidus Cut Guide System to Control Bone Resection
In a 1st tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint arthrodesis, there is a risk of over shortening the first ray.PR Newswire 07.09.18
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Extremities | Large Joint | Materials
Graphene Foam Could Ease Osteoarthritis Joint Pain
Researchers test how graphene foam might function under forces like high impact.Newswise 07.06.18
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Extremities
Small Preserves
BioPro focused on educating patients, surgeons on the benefits of small joint preservation.Online Exclusives Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 07.06.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Extremities
Low-Cost Prosthetic Foot Mimics Natural Walking
New design can be tuned to an individual’s body weight and size.Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office 06.27.18
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Extremities | Spine/Neurology
Orthofix Realigns Business Structure, Names Two New Executives
Brad Niemann appointed president of Global Orthofix Spine; Davide Bianchi as president of Global Orthofix Extremities.Business Wire 06.27.18
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Extremities | Trauma/Sports
DePuy Synthes Launches Suture Designed to Address Rotator Cuff Surgery Challenges
High-strength suture designed to respond to changes in repair tension and maintain stability during the healing process.PR Newswire 06.20.18
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Extremities
FDA OKs Short Humeral Diaphysis for the Medacta Shoulder System
Addition of Short Humeral Diaphysis suite expands Medacta Shoulder System to accommodate more patient anatomies.Business Wire 06.18.18
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Extremities | Imaging | Software & Quality
FDA Defines 'Radiological Computer Assisted Detection and Diagnosis Software'
In approving OsteoDetect, FDA enumerated risks that are actually generic to diagnostic software.Online Exclusives William A. Hyman, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, & Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, The Cooper Union 06.15.18
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Biologics | Extremities
FDA Approves Wright Medical's Injectable Bone Graft for Ankle and Hindfoot Fusion
AUGMENT Injectable proven safe & effective alternative to autograft for hindfoot and ankle fusion in a flowable formulation.GlobeNewswire 06.14.18
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Extremities
Patients With Diabetes May be at Increased Risk of Complications After Shoulder Replacement Surgery
New research analyzes the association of preoperative blood sugar levels with an increased risk of wound complications.PR Newswire 06.06.18
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Extremities
First U.S. Implantations of DT MedTech's Hintermann Series H2 Total Ankle Replacement Prosthesis
Hintermann Series is designed to replace arthritic ankle joints or used as a revision for failed ankle replacements.PR Newswire 06.04.18
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Extremities
Going Stemless
Zimmer Biomet betting big on the stemless shoulder implant trend.Online Exclusives Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 06.04.18
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Extremities | Large Joint | Spine/Neurology | Trauma/Sports
FDA Initiates Device Development Challenge to Help Combat Opioid Crisis
The agency will work closely with selected applicants to accelerate product development.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 05.31.18
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Extremities | Spine/Neurology
Bioelectronic Medicine Gets on Arthritis’ Last Nerve
According to Northwell Health, as of 2016 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects 1.3 million adults in the U.S. And despite billions of dollars spent annually treating the disease, there has yet to be a therapeutic agent able to universally relieve the jo…Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.29.18
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Extremities | Materials | Spine/Neurology
In Situ Cured Silicone Could Enable Personalized Implants
Medical-grade silicone is a highly valued, versatile biomaterial widely used for medical implants. Often associated with applications such as cardiovascular pacemakers, cochlear implants, hydrocephalus shunts, implantable infusion pumps, and even int…Brian Reilly and Jim Lambert, Ph.D., NuSil, an Avantor brand 05.29.18
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Extremities
Shouldering Growth: An Examination of the Extremities Implant Sector
Implant manufacturers are boosting profits and gaining extremities market share through expanded shoulder and ankle options.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.29.18
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extremities | Large Joint | Machining & Tooling | Materials | Spine/Neurology
Built to Last: A Roundtable on Orthopedic Implant Manufacturing
Roundtable discussion examines the significant forces at work impacting orthopedic and spinal implant manufacturing.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.29.18
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Extremities | Imaging | Software & Quality | Trauma/Sports
FDA OKs OsteoDetect AI-Guided Software to Spot Wrist Fractures
OsteoDetect analyzes wrist radiographs using machine learning to identify and highlight regions of distal radius fracture.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 05.25.18
