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The Importance of Diagnosing Osteoporosis in Women
A widespread yet underrated medical condition, Osteoporosis is a bone disease seldom paid importance to in today’s world. In this condition, the bones are porous, meaning they lack density and contain holes – unlike the regular bone structure. This results in the bones becoming brittle and thus susceptible to injury and breakage. A simple fall that may not have been as harmful before ...
By BeamMed Inc.
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RevBio Receives a $2 Million NIH Grant to Pursue the Treatment of Wrist Fractures with Its Innovative Bone Adhesive Technology
RevBio, Inc., announced that it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant expected to total $2 million over two years from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health. This funding will allow the company to pursue the treatment of wrist fractures with its patented bone adhesive technology known as Tetranite®. Because the bone ...
By RevBio Inc.
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IlluminOss Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Expanded Clinical Use for Pelvic, Clavicle and Small-Bone Fractures
IlluminOss Medical, a medical device company focused on minimally invasive orthopedic fracture repair, today announced that it has received expanded U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA 510k) clearance for its Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System for treatment of fractures of the pelvis, clavicle, and the small bones of the hands and feet: metacarpals, metatarsals, and phalanges. The ...
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OSSIO Receives Vizient Contract for Bio-Integrative Orthopedic Fixation Technology
OSSIO, Inc., an orthopedic fixation technology company, today announced that it has received a contract with Vizient, Inc., making the company’s portfolio of bio-integrative OSSIOfiber products available at negotiated pricing to health care providers in Vizient’s group purchasing organization (GPO) under a three-year contract starting March 1. OSSIO’s contract with Vizient ...
By OSSIO Inc
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Falls, trips at work cost Britain £811m a year, says Health & Safety Executive
Every 25 minutes, someone breaks or fractures a bone at work according to the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE has launched the 'Shattered Lives' campaign, to highlight the devastating consequences of simple slips, trips and falls - including falls from height - in the workplace. The figures are alarming - every week, one person dies from a slip, trip or fall ...
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Field Orthopaedics announces strategic alliance with Medartis Inc
The strategic alliance will see the NX Nail system from Field Orthopaedics added to Medartis’ comprehensive hand portfolio in an exclusive distribution partnership, which will extend the global distribution footprint of the product and provide growth opportunities in international markets. With an anatomically inspired head, narrow waist and cutting efficiency, the NX Nail is engineered to ...
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HEDIS OSW Helps Osteoporosis Patients and Early Detection
Osteoporosis is a disorder that causes the bone density to reduce with time, making bones so weak they get fractured even with a light fall. Regular testing has many benefits as it is tracked by HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information) to ensure early detection among women to manage their condition properly. Read on to know ...
By BeamMed Inc.
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GRAFTYS announces the extension of its CE mark for its calcium phosphate cements to now include GRAFTYS® HBS and GRAFTYS® Quickset for the indication of subchondral bone marrow lesions around the knee joint (BML)
Aix-en-Provence, September 14th, 2015 – GRAFTYS SA, a company focused on development and commercialization of orthopedic biomaterials, is pleased to announce that it has obtained authorization from its notified body, NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) for European commercialization for two of its cements (GRAFTYS® HBS and GRAFTYS® Quickset) for treatment of bone marrow ...
By Graftys
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OSSIO Awarded FDA 510(k) Clearance for OSSIOfiber Compression Screw Portfolio
OSSIO, Inc., an orthopedic fixation technology company, today announced that its OSSIOfiber® Compression Screw Portfolio has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for maintenance of alignment and fixation of bone fractures, comminuted fractures, fragments, osteotomies, arthrodesis and bone grafts of the upper extremity, fibula, knee, ankle and foot ...
By OSSIO Inc
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New Bone Data Comparing ImpediMed’s SOZO to DXA in Cancer Patients to be Presented at 39th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference
ImpediMed Limited (ASX.IPD), a medical technology company that uses bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) technology to generate powerful data to maximize patient health is pleased to announce an abstract comparing concurrent measures using ImpediMed’s SOZO® Digital Health Platform and dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for assessing in bone mineral content in cancer patients was accepted for ...
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Poietis and Prometheus, division of skeletal tissue engineering of KU Leuven, enter into a Collaborative Research Agreement focused on 3D Bioprinting for skeletal ATMPs.
Poietis, leading bioprinting company and Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering at KU Leuven, entered into a 2-years Collaborative Research Agreement focused on high-precision 3D Bioprinting of tissue engineered Advanced Therapeutic Medicinal Products (ATMPs) for skeletal regeneration. Prometheus focuses on the bench-to-bedside clinical translation of increasingly ...
By Poietis
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Alnylam Announces FDA Approval of Supplemental New Drug Application for OXLUMO® (lumasiran) in Advanced Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1
- OXLUMO Now Indicated for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 (PH1) to Lower Urinary and Plasma Oxalate Levels in Pediatric and Adult Patients - - Approval is Based on Positive Efficacy and Safety Results of the ILLUMINATE-C Phase 3 Study of OXLUMO in PH1 Patients with Severe Renal Impairment, Including Those on Hemodialysis - CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2022-- Alnylam ...
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CDC issues mixed assessment of US vitamin intake
According to the Second National Report on Biochemical Indicators of Diet and Nutrition, released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US population has good levels of vitamins A and D and folate in the body, but some groups still need to increase their levels of vitamin D and iron. The report offered a limited but generally favorable review of the nation's nutrition ...
By BIO-CAT
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Osteoporosis in Older Patients Easy Assessment Easy Assessment of Osteoporosis in Older Patients
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), about 54 million Americans suffer from osteoporosis, presenting low bone mass, and suffering from brittle-bone related injuries, such as fractures, and broken bones. In fact, the disease is responsible for “two million broken bones and $19 billion in related costs every year”, while by the year 2025, “experts predict that ...
By BeamMed Inc.
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Preliminary Data Presented from First U.S. Clinical Trial of IlluminOss Medical`s Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System
IlluminOss Medical, a privately-held, commercial stage medical device company focused on minimally invasive orthopedic fracture repair, today announced that Richard Terek, M.D., presented the first preliminary data from its U.S. pivotal clinical trial at the recent Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) Meeting in Detroit. The IlluminOss System is the world’s only system of its kind which ...
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CurvaFix Announces Participation in Orthopaedic Trauma Association Industry Sessions
BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 28, 2022 – CurvaFix, Inc., a developer of medical devices to repair fractures in curved bones, today announced the addition of three new members to its Surgeon Advisory Board. The new members bring together expertise in orthopedic traumatology, pelvis and acetabular trauma reconstruction, and Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis (FFP) to support CurvaFix’s focus on ...
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CurvaFix Announces Participation in Orthopaedic Trauma Association Industry Sessions
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 6, 2022 – CurvaFix, Inc., a developer of medical devices to repair fractures in curved bones, today announced participation in the Industry Sessions of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) 38th Annual Meeting, Oct. 12-15 in Tampa, Fl, highlighting the expanding use of the CurvaFix® IM Implant by industry-leading surgeons for both fragility and high-impact ...
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RevBio Receives NIH Grant to Explore the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures with Its Regenerative Bone Adhesive Technology
RevBio, Inc., announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health. This funding will allow the company to pursue the treatment of vertebral compression fractures with its patented bone adhesive technology known as Tetranite®. Because the osteoconductive bone adhesive is ...
By RevBio Inc.
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IlluminOss Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Use in Fibula Fractures
IlluminOss Medical, a medical device company focused on minimally invasive orthopedic fracture repair, today announced that it has received expanded U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA 510k) clearance for its Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System for treatment of fractures of the fibula. The IlluminOss System is a minimally invasive approach for fracture repair and stabilization through a ...
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Silver Bullet Therapeutics Announces CE Mark Approval for the OrthoFuzIon Cannulated Bone Screw System
Silver Bullet Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for the commercial sale of its antimicrobial OrthoFuzIon Cannulated Bone Screw System for orthopedic reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) procedures in the European Union. Over the coming months, the company plans to launch the product to selected European markets. ...
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