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        <title><![CDATA[First Ortho Doc Pleads Guilty]]></title>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/fda.php?news=447_First-Ortho-Doc-Pleads-Guilty</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[The first surgeon has pleaded guilty in the Justice Department's investigation of consulting agreements between orthopedic device companies and surgeons.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Ron Lawson Joins IMDS Board]]></title>
        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/peopleNews.php?article=294_Ron-Lawson-Joins-IMDS-Board</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[All hail the newest go-getter on the IMDS board…Innovative Medical Device Solutions (IMDS) announced the addition of Ron Lawson, a veteran of the orthopedic industry, to its Board of Directors.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Get Thee to Duck Key]]></title>
        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/spine.php?article=295_Get-Thee-to-Duck-Key</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Are there too many spine surgeon meetings?  Or, are there too few good spine surgeon meetings?  One that consistently rises to the top is the 2010 Preservation of Motion in the Spine meeting at Duck Key which starts in about three weeks (April 7 - 10).]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[$330 Million for ApaTech]]></title>
        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/companyNews.php?news=446_330-Million-for-ApaTech</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Baxter International is entering the fusion orthobiologics market by agreeing to pay up to $330 million for ApaTech and its Actifuse product.  ]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Stryker’s Ion-Free ADM X3 Hip]]></title>
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/largeJoints.php?news=443_Strykers-IonFree-ADM-X3-Hip</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Stryker Orthopaedics has released a new total hip replacement system which, according to the company, addresses dislocation without the risk of metal ion release. The timing of the announcement was impeccable as it came a day after the New York Times ran a story about the risks associated with metal-on-metal hips.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Abington Hospital Earns Blue Distinction]]></title>
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
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        <description><![CDATA[Those bestowing the honor know that it’s for anything but independence…more like for teamwork. Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia has designated Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania, as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. ]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Integra Beats Estimates in 4Q09]]></title>
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/companyNews.php?news=445_Integra-Beats-Estimates-in-4Q09</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Despite a hard year of economic troubles, Integra LifeSciences still managed to beat estimates and post solid revenue growth in both the fourth quarter and the full year results.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[ReGen: Resurrection or Final Nail]]></title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
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        <description><![CDATA[The FDA wants a "do-over" on March 23 of ReGen's Collagen Scaffold clearance. Will this be the beginning of the company's resurrection or will it be the final nail in the coffin? Are the agency's actions justified or arbitrary and what does it mean for all device companies?]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[510k for SBi]]></title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/extremities.php?news=442_510k-for-SBi</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[It’s not going out on a limb when you’ve tested and retested…Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi) has announced that after extensive evaluations by foot and ankle surgeons, it has received 510(k) pre-market clearance notifications from the FDA for Mini-Rail Fixation System (‘Mini-Rail System’) and large Cannulated Screw System for use in lower limb reconstruction and repair procedures. ]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[While Bunning Fiddled]]></title>
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>            
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        <description><![CDATA[Republican Senator Jim Bunning fiddled while a 21%  Medicare payment cut to docs took effect March 1. CMS gave everybody 10 days to figure it out. Finally, Bunning relented and the Senate kicked the problem down the road to April Fools Day. ]]></description>           
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