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Medfix International

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Medfix International, LLC was founded in 2005 as a response to the great demand for affordable surgical equipment, devices, and supplies. Medfix realized that this necessity was two-fold: provide affordable cutting edge surgical technology to those who need it, but, more importantly, ensure quality and service in order to help our customers succeed. To execute the vision of a … [Read more...] about Medfix International

How to Earn Your Manager’s Respect

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(Harvard Business Review)--We all want to be valued — and be viewed as valuable — at work. But respect isn’t a given; you have to earn it. Whether you have a new manager or have worked with your current boss for years, what can you do to make sure your boss appreciates what you bring to the job? What’s the best way to build trust? And how do you ask for respect if you don’t … [Read more...] about How to Earn Your Manager’s Respect

My Switch From Seat 3A to Seat 27E

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(Linkedin Pulse-Joe Staples)--I'll let you know upfront that this post doesn't offer much business insight. No great marketing advice. Nothing to help you with business strategy. Instead, this post describes a simple "ah-ha" moment that happened to me that I thought worth sharing. When I started my career as a young, impressionable 22 year old, the opportunity for business … [Read more...] about My Switch From Seat 3A to Seat 27E

Spine Sales Reps.Stormy Weather

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The last decade has seen an unprecedent growth in the Spine market. Mainly due to the aging population and the development of improved technologies with new and better implants and instruments. Most of us, we have seen how spinal companies were growing and increasing their sales and profits. At the same time , we were giving full dedication to surgeons and hospitals for good … [Read more...] about Spine Sales Reps.Stormy Weather

Why is that salesman in the operating room for your spine surgery? Medical Device Employees Are Often In The O.R., Raising Concerns About Influence

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They are a little-known presence in many operating rooms, offering technical expertise to surgeons installing new knees, implanting cardiac defibrillators or performing delicate spine surgery. Often called device reps — or by the more cumbersome and less transparent moniker “health-care industry representatives” — these salespeople are employed by the companies that make … [Read more...] about Why is that salesman in the operating room for your spine surgery? Medical Device Employees Are Often In The O.R., Raising Concerns About Influence

Surgeons and device reps – one rep’s comments

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In a recent article (Cafepharma.com), it was discussed the findings of a recent study that examined the relationship between surgeons and device reps. The study, which was published in Plos one, found that reps were often an integral part of the surgical team. It also raised concerns about misaligned incentives and the possibility that reps' relationships with surgeons could … [Read more...] about Surgeons and device reps – one rep’s comments

ProDisc Lumbar

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ProDisc is a Total Disc Replacement (TDR) technology platform that offers a surgical alternative to fusion to qualified patients suffering from disc degeneration in the cervical and lumbar spine. ProDisc implants are intended to relieve pain while allowing the potential for motion at the diseased spinal segment. ProDisc Clinical History The first generation ProDisc … [Read more...] about ProDisc Lumbar

activL Artificial Disc

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The activL Artificial Disc for one-level lumbar use is a weight-bearing modular implant consisting of two endplates and one polyethylene inlay and is intended as an alternative to fusion. It's designed to allow controlled motion at the surgery level. Benefits: About Aesculap USA Advances in healthcare are made from a willingness to face change with innovative … [Read more...] about activL Artificial Disc

BAGUERA®L

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BAGUERA®L is the Lumbar artificial disc from SpineArt. Benefits: *Not FDA approved About SpineArt Spineart is a privately held medical device company focused on simplifying the surgical act by designing, developing and promoting safe and efficient solutions to spine surgeons, operating room teams, and patients.Spineart is a pioneer in its field, having … [Read more...] about BAGUERA®L

CHARITÉ™ Artificial Disc

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The CHARITÉ™ Artificial Disc is comprised of proven orthopaedic materials; cobalt chromium Endplates and an Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Sliding Core. Preclinical testing indicates that the unique mobile core design incorporates a floating center of rotation (FCOR), enabling independent translation & rotation, key components of physiologic motion. The … [Read more...] about CHARITÉ™ Artificial Disc

Cadisc™-L

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The Cadisc-L from Ranier Technology is a polyurethane-polycarbonate graduated modulus spinal disc implant with physiological, progressive bending stiffness. The implant has a mobile centre of rotation for load sharing biomechanics and is well seen on MRI or x-ray. Ranier Technology was granted CE (Conformité Européenne) safety marks for Cadisc-L  in 2010. According to … [Read more...] about Cadisc™-L

Freedom® Lumbar Disc

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The Freedom® Lumbar Disc (FLD) and Freedom® Cervical Disc (FCD) are intended to replace degenerated lumbar or cervical discs. The FLD and FCD polymer cores are designed to provide the kind of stiffness similar to that found in healthy human discs. Like human discs, the cores are viscoelastic, which means they respond to different loads and loading rates the way a human spine … [Read more...] about Freedom® Lumbar Disc

Flexicore

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The FlexiCore Lumbar Intervertebral Disc. Replacement (Stryker Spine, Allendale, NJ) represents a metal- on-metal device.  This is a metal-on-metal bearing surface of chromium cobalt. It is a 13mm balland-socket joint, which places the stationary center of rotation centrally between the endplates. In 2004, Stryker Corp. (Kalamazoo, MI) announced its plans … [Read more...] about Flexicore

InOrbit™

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InOrbit™ is a unique lumbar total disc replacement device inserted from the lateral approach that integrates motion preservation technology with the imaging compatibility of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) material. InOrbit™ disc is available in a comprehensive variety of heights and footprints to conform to patient anatomy and to ensure optimal endplate … [Read more...] about InOrbit™

LP-ESP disc prosthesis

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The LP-ESP disc prosthesis is the result of 10 years’ research, using state-of-the-art techniques and the work of the Pitié Salpétrière hospital in Paris, the CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission), the University of Paris 6 and the collaboration of OSEO Innovation (ANVAR).The disc is composed of two titanium alloy plates, separated by a deformable part whose purpose is to allow … [Read more...] about LP-ESP disc prosthesis

Kineflex Prosthetic Disc

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Kineflex technology has proven to be clinically successful, enabling the KPD to treat single-level symptomatic degenerative disc disease (DDD) between the L1-S1 levels.The Kineflex Prosthetic Disc (KPD) is constructed of two implant-grade cobalt-chromium molybdenum (CCM) endplates with titanium plasma-sprayed surfaces for osseointegration, and a CCM core. The core is in the … [Read more...] about Kineflex Prosthetic Disc

Maverick

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This prosthesis is a semi-constrained ball and socket, metal-onmetal device with a posterior centre of rotation which matches that of the disc segment. The first implantation of Maverick prosthesis was in January 2002. Book Dynamic Reconstruction of the Spine (Kim, Daniel H). Section III Restoration of Lumbar Motion Segment: Part B. Lumbar Total Disk Replacement. 24 … [Read more...] about Maverick