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Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Johns Hopkins is first in US to offer HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins is the first hospital in the United States to receive approval from the United Network for Organ Sharing to perform HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants. With this approval, Johns Hopkins surgeons will be the first in the...

February 11, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Titan Medical Prices $6m Offering

  Titan Medical (CVE:TMD) today priced an 8.9-million-share offering at about 65¢ per share, saying it plans to use the proceeds to continue developing its Sport robot-assisted surgery platform. Toronto-based Titan said it could gross about $5.8 million (C$8 million) from...

February 10, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Performing Surgery on Patients from the Room Next Door… Curious

The surgeon, who has spent 15 minutes gently tearing through tissue, suddenly pauses to gesture ever-so-slightly with his tiny scissors. “Do you see what’s on this side? That’s nerves.” He moves the instrument a few millimeters to the right. “And on...

February 10, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Why it took years for the FDA to warn about infections tied to medical scopes

An outbreak at a Pennsylvania hospital in late 2012 should have been an early warning that a reusable medical scope was spreading deadly infections and nearly impossible to disinfect. But staff at the federal Food and Drug Administration lost the...

February 10, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Group Finds 10 Nontechnical Factors That Influence Safety Culture in Hospitals

A hospital’s “safety culture” is as important as technical elements such as a surgeon’s skill and operating room (OR) equipment for delivering high-quality patient care, according to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons....

February 10, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Innovative Wound-Healing Could Save Human Limbs

The fight is on to save human limbs: As the rate of diabetes continues to rise, the foot ulcers and chronic wounds that can come with the condition — and can lead to amputations in severe cases — remain a...

February 9, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

Bionic implant the size of a matchstick could help paralyzed people ‘walk with the power of thought’

The team is hoping to test the matchstick-sized stent electrode, or “stentrode,” in a group of paralyzed patients with spinal cord injuries in 2017. The device is inserted via a blood vessel and is deposited in a blood vessel next...

February 9, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

Corin Wins Summary Judgement in Metal-on-Metal Hip Suit

On February 3, 2016, Corin Group PLC and Corin USA Limited (Corin) prevailed in a lawsuit alleging injuries from Corin’s hip resurfacing system, the Cormet, a Class III medical device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Swisher v....

February 9, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

Hernia Patients, Surgeons Not Always Aligned for Pain Relief

Chicago—Patients with ventral hernias say pain relief is the most important outcome that could affect their quality of life, rating it above fear of potential complications or any limits to their functioning, according to a new survey study. Furthermore, at...

February 9, 2016