PLAINSBORO, N.J., Sep 14, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) — Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) announced today that Integra Spine has acquired substantially all of the assets of Innovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. (IST) for $9.25 million in cash. IST designed, developed, manufactured, and sold spinal implant products focused on minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and [...]
Όπως είχε εξαγγείλει ο Πανελλήνιος Σύλλογος Προμηθευτών Εμφυτεύσιμου Ορθοπαιδικού Υλικού (ΠΑΣΥΠΟΥ), παύει από τις 10 Σεπτεμβρίου να προμηθεύει τα νοσοκομεία της χώρας τα οποία έχουν ανεξόφλητα χρέη προς τα μέλη του που ξεπερνούν τους 6 μήνες εξελικτικά. Ο Σύλλογος που σε προηγούμενη ανακοίνωσή του είχε κάνει λόγο για εμπαιγμό αποφάσισε να μην δεχτεί την πρόταση του [...]
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 8, 2009– Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved DuraSeal™ spine sealant for use in the United States. This is the first product that has been approved specifically as an adjunct to suturing for intra-operative dural sealing [...]
MEDICREA® announced today it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the PASS® LP Iliac Fixation within the United States. This new Iliac Fixation supplements the PASS® LP range, a ultra Low Profile Polyaxial Spine System launched recently. The PASS® LP Spinal System includes polyaxial anchorages such as [...]
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