Local senior on the move again after successful back surgery
Lily Fishman bent down to pick something up, and when she tried to stand up again, she knew immediately that her back was not right. "I heard a cracking sound when I came back up," she said. "The pain...
View ArticleAscendx Spine™ , with anwerina AG, Expands Distribution Network to Austria,...
“On the heels of our recent FDA clearance of our Acu-Cut product, we are moving quickly to establish in Europe our VCF repair and our VCF augmentation systems, which are designed for the treatment of...
View ArticleBenvenue Medical to Host Symposium at CIRSE Annual Congress
Highlights Clinical Studies Supporting Clinical Effectiveness of Kiva® VCF Treatment System and Superiority Over Balloon-Assisted Vertebral Augmentation in Key Areas Download image Benvenue Medical,...
View ArticleAscendx Spine™ Receives Recognition from SEMDA for Its Ascendx VCF Repair...
Company also will be featured presenter at AdvaMed 2013: The MedTech Conference WINTER PARK, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascendx Spine™, Inc., (www.ascendxspine.com) has received the ‘Spotlight’ award from...
View ArticleEuropean Study Concludes Kiva® Effective in Treating Severe Pain From...
Published in Pain Physician Journal, Study Also Concludes Implant Design May Reduce Extravasation vs. Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Download image SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --...
View ArticleCancer of the spine
Quality of life counts when it comes to this painful and debilitating condition. CANCER is not a word that any of us take lightly; oftentimes the term equals death in our minds, despite the strides...
View ArticleNew Studies Show Clinically Significant Palliation of Painful Spinal...
Data Presented at Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DFINE, Inc., the developer of minimally invasive radiofrequency (RF) targeted therapies for the...
View ArticleAscendx Spine™ Further Expands Its Distribution Network in Europe;...
“We expect to be selling our VCF repair and our VCF augmentation systems imminently, both of which are designed for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs).” Julian M. Mackenzie, CEO...
View ArticleAscendx Spine™ receives FDA clearance to market its Acu-Cut Vertebral...
WINTER PARK, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascendx Spine™ (www.ascendxspine.com) announced today that it has received FDA clearance to market in the United States its Acu-Cut Vertebral Augmentation System...
View ArticleWhat's It Like? ... To get spine surgery
By Jaclyn Cosgrove | Why get spine surgery? Your spine is made up of 26 bone discs known as vertebrae. The vertebrae in your spine protect your spinal cord. Between the vertebrae, you'll find...
View ArticleSecond Independent Study Demonstrates Clinical Advantages of Kiva® Over...
Pain Physician Journal Publishes Results that Show Significantly Better Pain Improvement and Fewer New Fractures with Kiva Download image Benvenue Medical, Inc. (PRNewsFoto/Benvenue Medical, Inc.)...
View ArticleBenvenue Medical Enrolls 250th Patient in KAST Evaluating Kiva® for...
Largest Randomized Spine Repair Study vs. Kyphoplasty Progressing Well Download image...
View ArticleLatest Research Further Validates DFINE RF-TVA Therapy for Treatment of...
Abstracts Highlight Benefits of RF-TVA Therapy at Society of Interventional Radiology’s (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DFINE, Inc., the developer of minimally...
View ArticleBenvenue Medical Completes Enrollment in KAST Study Evaluating Kiva® vs....
First Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Benvenue's Kiva VCF Treatment System to Medtronic's Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty Concludes Ahead of Schedule - Pre-Defined Criteria for Early Stopping of...
View ArticleAscendx Spine™ Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for its Ascendx VCF Repair...
WINTER PARK, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascendx Spine™, Inc., (www.ascendxspine.com) has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ascendx VCF Repair System. Previously, the Company has received FDA clearance...
View ArticleCrosstrees Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Next Generation Device...
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crosstrees Medical, Inc. today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Crosstrees® PVA Pod System for...
View ArticleIndependent Study Demonstrates Clinical Advantages Of Kiva® Over Balloon...
Spine Publishes Results Showing Kiva Restored Deformity and Reduced Extravasation Download image SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- An independent, prospective, randomized study of...
View ArticleKyphoplasty great way to treat osteoporotic fractures
Question: What is kyphoplasty? Answer: Kyphoplasty is a minimally-invasive surgical procedure for treating osteoporotic fractures. The goal of kyphoplasty is to restore height to the bone, thus...
View ArticleWeakening of bones can lead to spinal fractures
As people age, it's not unusual for the bones of the skeleton to lose calcium and become thinner and weaker. This loss of calcium can approach dangerous levels and make the bones susceptible to...
View ArticleStudies at American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) Annual Meeting...
Data Indicate Improved Pulmonary Function, Need for Augmentation in Myeloma VCFs and Two-Year Durability of Pain Reduction and Functional Improvement SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DFINE, Inc.,...
View ArticleFox Valley Orthopedics Offers Timely Back Surgery Checklist
Fox Valley Orthopedics (FVO) patients often ask if back surgery is inevitably the best way to treat back pain? The answer depends on what’s causing the pain. For patients considering surgery in 2013,...
View ArticleDoc Talk Doc Talk: Treating vertebral compression fractures
The National Osteoporosis Foundation reports that in the United States, osteoporosis causes more than 700,000 vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) annually, more fractures than in the hip and wrist...
View ArticleVertebral augmentation for spinal fractures offers greater patient survival...
(Source: The Johns Hopkins University) A study of 69,000 Medicare patient records led by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that people with spine compression fractures who undergo operations to...
View ArticleSYNFLATE™ Vertebral Balloon For Osteoporotic Fractures Introduced At North...
New Balloon Bolsters DePuy Synthes Spine Portfolio of Procedural Solutions for Vertebral Compression Fractures NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DePuy Synthes Spine* announced the launch of...
View ArticleRF-TVA Therapy Offers Hope for Patients Suffering from Osteoporosis-Related...
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In observance of National Osteoporosis Awareness Month in May, DFINE, Inc., the developer of minimally invasive...
View ArticleSurgery may not be better for spine fractures
Getting back surgery to fix fractures caused by compression of the spine may not be any more beneficial than more conservative treatments, according to a new study of Medicare patients. Researchers...
View ArticleLilly Announces Study Results Regarding Postmenopausal Women with Back Pain...
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced data from a Phase III trial comparing the effects of FORTEO® (teriparatide [rDNA origin] injection) and...
View ArticleSteroid Injections for Back Pain Linked to Spinal Fracture Risk
Study of older adults doesn't prove that steroids are to blame, but experts advise caution By Amy Norton HealthDay ReporterSpanish ID: 677382 FRIDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who get...
View Article>Pain Management Clinic of Corpus Christi Now Offering Outpatient Treatments...
The Pain Management Clinic of Corpus Christi is now offering an outpatient treatment for spinal fractures that has an extremely high success rate for Immediate pain relief and getting patients more...
View ArticleCrosstrees Medical, Inc. Completes Enrollment of USA IDE Study for...
IDE Clinical Study Evaluates Safety and Efficacy of the Crosstrees® Pod System in Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crosstrees Medical, Inc....
View ArticleMen May Benefit From Osteoporosis Drug, Too: Study — October 31, 2012 › (The...
Men May Benefit From Osteoporosis Drug, Too: Study At-risk older males who took Reclast saw 67 percent drop in fractures October 31, 2012 By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31...
View ArticleKiva® VCF Treatment System Receives FDA Clearance For Vertebral Compression...
First New Vertebral Augmentation Treatment Approach in Over a Decade Download image Download image The Kiva(R) VCF Treatment System features a novel implant-based solution for vertebral augmentation....
View ArticleIndependent Study Demonstrates Effectiveness of Kiva®System for Patients With...
Spine Study Shows Kiva Reduced Pain without Extravasation Download image Benvenue Medical, Inc.www.benvenuemedical.com. (PRNewsFoto/Benvenue Medical, Inc.) SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 25, 2014...
View ArticleMinimally Invasive Vertebral Compression Fracture Repair Market - Global...
Download image Research and Markets Logo. DUBLIN, February 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qvmn73/minimally) has announced the addition of the...
View ArticleResearch and Markets: Minimally Invasive Vertebral Compression Fracture...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kx24j9/minimally) has announced the addition of the "Minimally Invasive Vertebral Compression Fracture Repair...
View ArticleThe George Washington University Hospital First To Treat Painful Spinal...
Download image Benvenue Medical, Inc.www.benvenuemedical.com. (PRNewsFoto/Benvenue Medical, Inc.) WASHINGTON and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The George Washington University...
View ArticleBenvenue Medical Launches Kiva® VCF Treatment System for Spine Fractures
KAST Pivotal Trial Results Plus other Published Comparative Studies Show Kiva Meets or Exceeds Balloon Kyphoplasty Performance Download image Download image Download image Download image SAN DIEGO,...
View ArticleNew Implant Shows Promise for Painful Osteoporotic Spine Fractures
Results in 300 Patients Suggest Vertebral Augmentation Device Offers First New Treatment Option in Decade for Individuals With Compression Fractures Download image Society of Interventional Radiology....
View ArticleDoctors Overlook Lucrative Procedures When Naming Unwise Treatments
When America’s joint surgeons were challenged to come up with a list of unnecessary procedures in their field, their selections shared one thing: none significantly impacted their incomes. The American...
View ArticleMedical Advances Keep Runner on Track after Spinal Injury
Kane Farabaugh SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS — The National Institutes of Health says roughly 40 million people in the United States suffer from, or are at high risk for, osteoporosis, a condition that...
View ArticleOrthopaedic & Spine Center Hosts Innovative Spinal Surgery
Dr. Sureja becomes first doctor in Virginia to use the Stryker TroFlex Curved Needle in Balloon Kyphoplasty. , June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Raj N. Sureja, MD, of Orthopaedic & Spine Center in ,...
View ArticlePain Management Clinic of Corpus Christi Now Offering Outpatient Treatments...
The Pain Management Clinic of Corpus Christi is now offering an outpatient treatment for spinal fractures that has an extremely high success rate for Immediate pain relief and getting patients more...
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