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Wright Medical Group and Tornier Agree to Merge
Fierce Medical Devices report that Wright Medical Group, Inc. and Tornier N.V. agree to merge creating a premier high-growth extremities-biologics company
Last modified: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:58:11 GMT
Johnson & Johnson Wins First Pinnacle Hip Implant Trial
An article published in Bloomberg reporting that a Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) unit’s design of a metal-on-metal version of its Pinnacle hip implants isn’t defective
Last modified: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:10:30 GMT
The 2014 Australian Joint Registry
The 2014 Australian Joint Registry, and the latest revision rates for joint implants, is now available
Last modified: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:54:38 GMT
The Placebo Effect Doesn’t Apply Just to Pills
Article from the New York Times
Last modified: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:47:20 GMT
JAMA Internal Medicine article
Lack of Publicly Available Scientific Evidence on the Safety and Effectiveness of Implanted Medical Devices
Last modified: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:27:19 GMT
National Joint Registry of England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2014
The latest National Joint Registry of England, Wales and Northern Ireland has now been released and is available on-line.
Last modified: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:34:52 BST
From Reuters "Smith & Nephew to pay $11 million in whistleblower suit" 
London-based medical device maker Smith & Nephew PLC has agreed to pay $11.3 million (6.9 million pounds) to settle allegations that it sold the U.S. government devices it claimed were U.S.-made but actually came from Malaysia
Last modified: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:36:31 BST
J&J's Pinnacle Hips Face First Trial on Poisoned Patients
Bloomberg reports that Johnson & Johnson, which set aside $2.5 billion last year to resolve claims that 8,000 of its artificial hips were defective, faces new lawsuits over another line of hip implants blamed for poisoning patients.
Last modified: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:40:27 BST
Provisional Monthly PROMs in England – April 2012 to Mar 2013, May 2014 release
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England show positive results from hip and knee replacement
Last modified: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:12:13 BST
Hazard alert - NexGen Complete Knee Solution MIS stemmed tibial component
From TGA Australia device alert "NexGen Complete Knee Solution MIS stemmed tibial component (various sizes)"
Last modified: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 12:57:24 BST