He has submitted his resignation and will effective at the end of March. I can guarantee this is not a fun job right now with the recalls and all the issues the DePuy division has faced. He’s an executive in charge of running a failing implant division, and personally he did not create the units...
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Last August 2 hospitals were to start the project but I have not heard much more than the announcement that was made at that time between Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the UCLA Health System and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach for charging lump-sum fees for hip and knee replacements...
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This is the third video made from Dr. Luks in New York and he starts out talking about the weather, but it gets a lot better! If you are going to have surgery he states a second opinion is something you may want to pursue. He discussed the importance of “patient” getting involved. ...
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Smith and Nephew advertised this year that their knee can last up to 30 years, back in April as it was approved by the FDA. Of course we won’t really know until 29 years from now approximately if they do last that long and for that matter will stem cells and regenerative medicine come in to play...
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Ok so we get everybody in shape and lose weight, is this going affect the knee and hip business if the number of obese people decreases? Business is still growing in this area but not like it was before and one manufacturer has gone into the major recall business with some of their implants. In...
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The trial program is slated to begin in August of this year. Charges for the procedures are all over the ladder here with different hospitals and doctors. No word yet as to how much the charges will be but I’m sure there will be more in the press as this develops. One thing that doesn...
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How long is my knee or hip going to last, everyone wants to know that answer and couple years ago wrote about it here. The FDA gave the stamp of approval to one company today that states their knee should last 30 years. I hope so for all those who have had knee replacements and for those...
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The competition in the hip and knee business is about to get a little smaller with this acquisition by Johnson and Johnson. In looking at both pages there’s seems to be a lot of product to merge together and appears to make the DePuy line a bit larger. From the website: “Finsbury has always...
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The knee is an oil-filled nylon polymer that self lubricates. 43 have been fitted in India thus far and with the affordability of the price many more might now have a chance to walk again in developing countries. BD April 23, 2009 An artificial knee costing just USD$20 promises to deliver...