Latest Compression fracture Stories
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, announced it has completed the 12-month patient follow-up phase in the KAST (Kiva System as a Vertebral Augmentation Treatment - A Safety and Effectiveness Trial) clinical trial. KAST is being conducted to support a 510(k) application for market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which Benvenue Medical expects to submit in...
Published in Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management, Review Article Discusses Emerging VCF Treatments and Technologies SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a review of minimally invasive, state-of-the-art treatments for vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), the Kiva VCF Treatment System and the Blazer Vertebral Augmentation System, both by Benvenue Medical, Inc., were highlighted among the most innovative experimental and commercial technologies...
Despite marked differences in fracture risk and services, all countries show a worrying treatment gap -- approximately 57 percent of high risk individuals are left untreated Today a panel of international experts working in cooperation with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) have published SCOPE – or Scorecard for Osteoporosis in Europe. Focusing on key aspects of service provision and uptake, the Scorecard compares how the 27 different countries within the European Union...
New report from the International Osteoporosis Foundation reveals the immense and growing burden of osteoporosis across Europe and forecasts a 25 percent increase in health economic costs by 2025 A new report prepared in collaboration with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations, is the first to describe in detail the epidemiology, burden, and treatment of osteoporosis in all 27 member states of the European Union...
SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 16, 2013 PRNewswire/ -- Osseon(®) Therapeutics, Inc. announced that Dr. G. Brooks Brennan, an Interventional Radiologist with Radisphere National Radiology Group, recently performed the first steerable Balloon Osseoplasty in Ohio, at Lima Memorial Hospital. His patient presented with a vertebral compression fracture brought on by osteoporosis, a painful prognosis that negatively affects ones quality of life. Dr. Brennan utilized a new technology from...
Fractures to the wrist are the most common in children under age 16; snowboarding causes the most fractures per hour of exposure ROSEMONT, Ill., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While broken bones are not uncommon in children, a new study appearing in the April 2013 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) looks at which fractures are most common in children, and which activities are most likely to cause fractures. Approximately one-third of pediatric fractures occur...
Published in Pain Physician Journal, Study Also Concludes Implant Design May Reduce Extravasation vs. Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A physician-driven prospective study of patients with painful osteolytic vertebral metastases treated with the Kiva VCF Treatment System by Benvenue Medical, Inc. found all patients experienced a clinically relevant improvement in pain and statistically significant functional improvement. The...
TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, physicians providing minimally invasive vertebral compression fracture (MIVCF) treatments will be very sensitive in their case volume to any future declines in procedure reimbursement. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130103/MM36768LOGO) Millennium Research Group has produced a Perception Pulse study, Vertebral...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- An independent, prospective, randomized study of patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) comparing the effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty with the Kiva VCF Treatment System by Benvenue Medical, Inc. found that only the Kiva system significantly restored vertebral body wedge deformity, Gardner angle. The Kiva system also resulted in significantly lower rates of extravasation and cement volume than balloon kyphoplasty....
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Osseon(®) Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has raised a $14 million round of equity financing led by a private investor. The proceeds will allow Osseon to expand its VCF device product line and continue to provide innovative devices for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures. The new series of financing was completed in conjunction with existing investors who support Osseon's vision of becoming a preeminent spine...
