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Stimwave Receives FDA Clearance for Opioid-Free Pain Management Wireless System
The new system gives patients iPhone and Apple Watch mobile control over WaveMaster multi-waveform automated programming.Business Wire 12.19.18
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Trauma/Sports
Smith & Nephew Buys Ceterix Orthopaedics for up to $105M
Ceterix is the developer of the NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System.Smith & Nephew plc 12.18.18
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Large Joint
Myoscience Completes Enrollment in the Campbell Clinic Study
Trial compares the effect of cryoanalgesia using the iovera° system to the standard of care for managing pain after TKA.Myoscience Inc. 12.18.18
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Biedermann Motech Launches MDS Injection Screw for its Polyaxial Humerus Plating Systems
Screw can be utilized to deliver injectable bone void fillers to a surgical siteBusiness Wire 12.17.18
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Spine/Neurology | Trauma/Sports
EDGe Surgical Secures $4 Million in Series A Financing
Company’s single-use, digital electronic depth gauge used to more accurately and safely place screws in orthopedic procedures.EDGe Surgical Inc. 12.14.18
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Extremities
WishBone Medical Signs Licensing Agreement for Guided Growth Plate
3 patents were created and designed for the gradual correction of pediatric deformities in both the upper and lower extremities.Globe Newswire 12.14.18
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CONMED Corp. to Acquire Buffalo Filter for $365M
Transaction adds category leader in the surgical smoke evacuation market to its General Surgery portfolio.Business Wire 12.14.18
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Spine/Neurology
OrthoPediatrics Corp. Announces Full-Scale U.S. Launch of Small Stature Scoliosis System
System offers a hybrid implant technology allowing the option of a 4.5mm rod in cobalt-chromium or 5.0mm rod in titanium or cobalt-chromium.Globe Newswire 12.14.18
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Instruments | Instruments, Cases & Trays
gSource Achieves ISO 13485:2016 Recertification
Certificate was awarded to the company by British Standards Institute (BSI).gSource LLC 12.13.18
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SetPoint Medical Completes Enrollment in Study Evaluating Bioelectronic Arthritis Treatment
Proprietary device delivers doses of electricity to activate systemic anti-inflammatory response.SetPoint Medical 12.13.18
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DJO Relocates Global Headquarters to Dallas
New Dallas focus will bring hundreds of new jobs to the area, including many at its new distribution center in Fort Worth.Business Wire 12.13.18
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Spine/Neurology
MRI Interventions, Clinical Laserthermia Systems Collaborate on Laser Ablation Platforms
MRIC acquires worldwide exclusive rights to the platform for use in neurosurgery and spine with CLS as manufacturer.Globe Newswire 12.12.18
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Extremities
In2Bones Launches 'See-Through' PitStop Subtalar PEEK Implant
The PitStop Implant is used to help facilitate the surgical correction of progressive flat foot deformity.Business Wire 12.11.18
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Reworked Tax Relief Package Could Delay Medical Device Tax Five More Years
The House Ways and Means Committee introduced the legislation in response to urgent relief from recent natural disasters.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 12.11.18
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Smith & Nephew Launches First Portable Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System
The PICO 7Y can treat two wounds simultaneously.Smith & Nephew plc 12.11.18
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Spine/Neurology
Successful First-in-Human for ZygoFix's Spinal Facet Joint Fixation System
The zLOCK implant is designed as a miniature facet fusion cage to stabilize the segment.PR Newswire 12.10.18
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Spine/Neurology
NuVasive Grows Cervical Spinal Interbody Portfolio with PEEK Corpectomy Implant
FDA clears the company's fully modular PEEK implant indicated for use in the cervical spine.PR Newswire 12.10.18
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Spine/Neurology
IntraFuse Granted U.S. Patent for FlexThread Intramedullary Fracture Fixation System
Patent covers the combination of an intramedullary rod with cross fixation and a flexible bone screw.PR Newswire 12.10.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Spine/Neurology
Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Guidance & Navigation System Enters European Market
First surgeries performed in Greece, Germany, and Italy.GlobeNewswire 12.07.18
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Extremities
FX Shoulder USA Begins Clinical Study on Stemless Reversed Total Shoulder
Over 800 Easytech Stemless Reversed prostheses have already been successfully implanted in France.PR Newswire 12.06.18
