On June 12, the Heart and Diabetes Center NRW in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, performed the 800th implant of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest Total Artificial Heart. The 60-year-old patient, who was suffering from biventricular failure, was listed in stable condition post-implant. Related posts Katrina evacuee returns to New Orleans with thanks for Dallas ‘ big heart [...]

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MiCardia (MiCardia Corporation, Irvine, California) announced the completion of the first U.S. implant of its Dynaplasty mitral valve repair technology. The surgery was performed last week at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan. Related posts FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Medtronic Heart Valve under Humanitarian Device Exemption (0) Direct Flow Medical Announces Fifth Patent Issuance of [...]

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Disc Motion Technologies announced that the implantation of the Inlign MLH system, the World’s first posteriorly implanted multi-level hybrid system was successfully implanted in a 67 year old patient in Stockton-on-Tees, UK. The Inlign MLH system consists of an posteriorly implanted artificial disc and a motion preserving rod that provides motion at the level that [...]

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Most patients facing surgery to correct a painful spinal condition are usually a bit apprehensive. Not so for 70-year-old Marveen Boone of Chase, Louisiana, who will become the first patient in the United States to surgically receive a new investigational device. The VertiFlex Superion Interspinous Spacer is a small spacing device for lumbar spinal stenosis [...]

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