Injectable Bone Graft Replacement
August 4, 2009 6:23 am | Depuy Spine, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDePuy Spine, Inc. introduces the HEALOS® Fx Injectable Bone Graft Replacement, a bone graft solution designed specifically for minimally invasive spine surgery. HEALOS Fx is a moldable, injectable version of HEALOS® Bone Graft Replacement, which is the company's osteoconductive and osteogenic (when combined with bone marrowaspirate) bone graft substitute, shown to achieve fusion rates equivalent to autograft in peer-reviewed, published human clinical studies.
LISTED UNDER: ImplantsAbsorbable Fixation System
July 23, 2009 9:42 am | Davol, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsBard Davol introduces the SORBAFIX™ Absorbable Fixation System. According to the company, the system has a repair strength 7 times greater than maximum intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). Features of the fixation system include: An easy-to-see purple color. Indication for use for prosthetic mesh fixation and the approximation of soft tissue in laparoscopic and open surgeries.
LISTED UNDER: Absorbable Soft Tissue FixationAll-Arthroscopic Procedure System
June 23, 2009 11:34 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSmith & Nephew Endoscopy introduces the BICEPTOR Tenodesis System to treat injuries to the biceps tendon in the shoulder. According to the company, the system is the first that enables surgeons to re-attach the biceps tendon to the humerus, or upper arm bone, using an all-arthroscopic technique.
LISTED UNDER: ArthroscopesBack To Normal: Surgery Improves Outcomes For Spine Patients
June 2, 2009 5:04 am | News | CommentsNew study finds patients who opt for surgery have decreased pain, increased function ROSEMONT, Ill., June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People with the spine disease called degenerative spondylolisthesis… -- who choose surgical treatment -- experience substantially greater relief from pain over time compared to those who do not have surgery, according to a study published in the June 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS).
LISTED UNDER: OrthosesiDrive Intelligent Power Unit™ With iConsole™ FDA Approved
May 27, 2009 7:27 am | Power Medical Interventions Inc | Product Releases | CommentsLANGHORNE, Pa., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Power Medical Interventions®, Inc. (OTCBB:PMII), a developer of Intelligent Surgical Instruments™, announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its 510(k) application for marketing its iDrive Intelligent Power Unit™, detachable Intelligent Surgical Instruments and iConsole™.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsVideo: High-Tech Surgical Device
May 27, 2009 6:18 am | Videos | CommentsCovidien introduces the new LigaSure Advance™ Instrument in a film that explains their high-tech medical device. The product includes ValleyLab Mode™ providing controlled dissection and hemostatic effect. Click the video to find out more about this new product.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsSpine System Components
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | Depuy Spine, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDePuy Spine, Inc. introduces 2 products in its EXPEDIUM® Spine System: the EXPEDIUM Favored Angle Screw, a thoracolumbar favored-angle pedicle screw that angulates laterally or medially for easier rod capturing, and the EXPEDIUM Cobalt-Chromium (CoCr) Alloy Rod, designed to maintain deformity correction without compromising imaging compatibility.
LISTED UNDER: Screws and PlatesAnatomic Locked Plating Systems
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDePuy Orthopaedics Inc. introduces the Anatomic Locked Plating Systems (A.L.P.S.) for Hand and Distal Fibula Fractures. According to the company, the A.L.P.S. Hand Fracture System and the A.L.P.S. Composite Locking Plate System offer anatomically-designed titanium plating technology utilizing low-profile, high-strength plates, and exhibit: Specifically, the A.
LISTED UNDER: Screws and PlatesHigh Performance Foot Orthotic
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Sroufe Healthcare Products, Llc | Product Releases | CommentsThe Sher-Sport™ high performance foot orthotic is designed for maximum protection and cushioning in high impact environments. Ideal for individuals who are very active or who remain on their feet for the majority of the day, the orthotic offers high energy return after absorbing the high impact from each heel strike for an "extra" spring.
LISTED UNDER: OrthosesOrthopedic Wire & Pin Cutter
February 17, 2009 6:06 am | Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Hercules wire cutter requires 40-percent less effort to cut wire and pins up to three millimeters in diameter. The specially designed Tungsten Carbide blades and rubber-backed jaws are fully replaceable. Manufactured in Germany using the finest German stainless surgical steel, Spectrum's Hercules wire cutter is fully autoclavable and carries a lifetime warranty.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsResector for Shoulder Surgery
February 17, 2009 6:05 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe DYONICS™ 5.5-mm BONECUTTER™ ELECTROBLADE™ Resector is an all-in-one device for treating one of the most common sources of shoulder pain, subacromial impingement. The resector combines patented technologies to do the work of three separate devices: a mechanical shaver for soft tissue removal, a burr to smooth bone and a radiofrequency (RF) probe to seal blood vessels at the surgery site.
LISTED UNDER: Electrocautery ProductsAdvanced Insole Technology For Health Care Workers
February 17, 2009 6:05 am | Foot Happiness, Llc | Product Releases | CommentsBooth # 2283 • DYNAFLOW™ is a dynamic health and wellness insole that effectively eliminates or reduces work related foot, knee, leg and back pain. The insoles comes in men and woman sizes from 5 through 16. They are not much thicker than a quarter and fit into all kinds of hospital type work shoes.
LISTED UNDER: SupportsGuide System for Hip Arthroscopy
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe CROSSTRAC™ Hip Guide System enables surgeons to accurately establish pathways to diagnose and repair the hip joint arthroscopically. The hip joint is difficult to access, and to arthroscopically diagnose and repair damage to the joint the surgeon must create portals through the dense tissue surrounding the hip, while avoiding critical structures such as nerves and arteries.
LISTED UNDER: Hip ArthroscopyShoulder Positioning System
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe SchureMed Complete Shoulder System is the most advanced option from SchureMed for positioning patients during shoulder surgery. Motion control technology eliminates manual positioning completely with the push of a button in our Shoulder Chair. The Shoulder Assistant Limb Positioner combines strength and adaptability providing optimal intraoperative position for upper extremity procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Shoulder SystemsOrthopedic Extension for Surgical Tables
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Steris Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe Cmax/3085 SP/3080 Orthopedic Extension can increase the variety of surgical procedures performed on general surgery tables, including supine or lateral lower extremity procedures requiring boot or skeletal traction. The new Tenzor Carbon Fiber Traction Unit allows precise, smooth adjustment of traction and uses a quick-coupling feature to attach boots or blocks easily.
LISTED UNDER: O.R. Table Accessories
