SAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 11, 2009 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the full U.S. market release of MASTERGRAFT® Strip – a new, highly flexible ceramic scaffold intended for use in combination with a patient’s own bone for fusing multiple levels of the posterolateral spine. The full market release was announced today at the [...]
MINNEAPOLIS – Sept. 21, 2009 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), today announced the full U.S. launch of the KYPHON Cement Delivery System (CDS), adding an innovative bone cement delivery option to its extensive KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty product portfolio for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs).
MINNEAPOLIS – August 25, 2009 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2010, which ended July 31, 2009. The company reported first quarter revenue of $3.933 billion, a 6 percent increase compared to the $3.706 billion reported in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. Revenue growth [...]
MINNEAPOLIS – July 23, 2009 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified its voluntary recall action of the Intrepid™ Intervertebral Body Fusion Device as a Class II recall. Medtronic initiated a voluntary recall of the product on February 6, 2009, and communicated the risk to physicians [...]
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Is it time to update your social media policy?
By Karen M. Cheung With the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) this week releasing new guidelines for physicians on this particular topic, FierceHealthcare is dedicating this week’s commentary to a round-up of the best practices to help hospitals draw on other policies to see what fits at their institutions.
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