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GI Dynamics, a medical device company pioneering the development of new approaches to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes, announced today a paper appearing in the advance online publication of the journal Obesity, which demonstrates that implantation of an innovative endoluminal sleeve mimics key, beneficial effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery, inducing substantial weight [...]

Mpathy Medical, a rapidly growing medical device company which specializes in restoring pelvic health to women, today announced the findings of a retrospective cohort study carried out by Red Alinsod, MD, FACOG, FACS, ACGE, Laguna Beach, CA. This study demonstrates a low complication profile for Restorelle™, the company’s pelvic floor restoration product line, which is [...]

Studies performed over the last few years show many Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients no longer have to live with a meandering or unsteady gait caused by their disease. According to a study published in the highly acclaimed medical journal “Neurology”, closed-loop visual feedback helps MS patients improve their walking. Both stride length and walking speed [...]

Lumen Biomedical, Inc., a Minnesota-based medical device company, announced today that Principal Investigator Subbarao V. Myla, M.D. presented the results from the EPIC Clinical Trial: Evaluating the Use of the FiberNet® Embolic Protection System in Carotid Artery Stenting , during the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, [...]

VertiFlex® Inc., a privately-held medical device company specializing in percutaneous, minimally invasive and motion preservation technologies for treating disorders of the spine, today announced the launch of Silverbolt™ Plus, a posterior fixation system designed to support all types of surgical approaches in the lumbar spine - percutaneous, mini-open, and open in one single instrument set.

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