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Orthopedics and Spine

VerteCore Offers Chiropractors a Peer-Reviewed Spine Decompression Medical Device

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – Mar 21, 2016) – VerteCore Technologies (http://vertecore.com) announced a new program for Chiropractors that will allow them to lease affordable, mobile spinal decompression units that will augment scheduled chiropractic adjustment procedures. The VerteCore Lift™ can be used...

March 30, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

MedStar Targeted by Hackers in Possible Ransomware Attack

The FBI is investigating a possible ransomware attack against Columbia, Maryland-based MedStar Health. MedStar’s electronic health records system and e-mail remained down Monday evening, according to the Washington Post. If the breach does turn out to be ransomware, it would be the largest...

March 30, 2016

Resource Library

Emails That Land Jobs: The Best Way to Shine in a Follow-Up Note

110. That’s how many emails most “working professionals” send and receive every day. The bad news? That’s a whole lot of noise—and it can feel difficult to pop out from the pile, especially when you’re trying to lock down a new...

March 28, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

Employee at N.J. Medical Device Company Charged with Accepting Bribes

Authorities have charged an employee of a New Jersey medical device company with accepting bribes worth $75,000 in return for helping secure a contract worth millions of dollars for a metallurgical technology company. The United States Attorney for New Jersey...

March 28, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

CardiacAssist Inc. receives FDA 510(k) approval for TandemLung

Pittsburgh-based CardiacAssist Inc. said Tuesday it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its TandemLung oxygenator. The medical device “acts as an artificial lung to infuse oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the blood” and is...

March 17, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

New Surgical Robot with Haptic Feedback Fits Entirely Inside Body During Operation

Engineers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a miniaturized robot for single incision and natural orifice surgeries. The device features haptic feedback, allowing the nearby physician operating it to feel the stiffness of tissues manipulated by the instruments,...

March 17, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

Kevin Leach Announced as AxoGen, Inc New VP of Marketing

AxoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXGN), a leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerve injuries, today announced the appointment of Kevin Leach as Vice President of Marketing effective March 14, 2016. Mr. Leach will report directly to Karen...

March 17, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Gene Identified that Helps Wound Healing

Researchers at Ohio State University have pinpointed a human gene product that helps to regulate wound healing and may control scarring in people recovering from severe injuries and damage to certain internal organs. The protein, MG53, travels throughout the bloodstream...

March 9, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Robotic-Assisted Benign Hysterectomy Yields Better Results in Clinical Studies

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) today announced the published results from a new study1 titled, “Multicenter analysis comparing robotic, open, laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomies performed by high volume surgeons for benign indication.”  When evaluating...

March 9, 2016