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Topic: back pain

Motion-following back brace aims to take the pressure off doctors’ aching backs

Motion-following back brace aims to take the pressure off doctors’ aching backs

March 7, 2013 5:52 pm by | 1 Comments

Doctors and surgeons are used to recommending back braces for patients who have back pain or have had surgery, but as it happens, many of them could probably benefit from ... Read more
Artificial spinal disc maker AxioMed wraps up pivotal study and pulls in $3.6 million

Artificial spinal disc maker AxioMed wraps up pivotal study and pulls in $3.6 million

January 10, 2013 11:05 am by | 0 Comments

As it finishes up a pivotal study to support an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing clearance of its first product, medical device company AxioMed Spine ... Read more
Clinical-stage Adynxx looks for success treating pain as a disease rather than a symptom

Clinical-stage Adynxx looks for success treating pain as a disease rather than a symptom

September 7, 2012 10:24 am by | 0 Comments

Despite the many avenues for treating pain these days, the Institute of Medicine estimates that it costs the U.S. a whopping $635 billion annually in medical charges and lost productivity. ... Read more
Pain device maker Neuros Medical’s $3.5M round led by Boston Scientific, Glengary

Pain device maker Neuros Medical’s $3.5M round led by Boston Scientific, Glengary

July 18, 2012 4:41 pm by | 0 Comments

Neurostimulation device company Neuros Medical Inc. has landed $3.5 million in its second round of funding from a handful of investors including medical device powerhouse Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX).The company’s device, ... Read more
Spinal disc developer AxioMed ups series D to $20 million

Spinal disc developer AxioMed ups series D to $20 million

May 22, 2012 11:51 am by | 0 Comments

Fresh off receiving the CE Mark for its cervical spinal disc replacement device, AxioMed Spine has added $5 million to its series D round of investment.The latest funding tranche brings ... Read more
AxioMed gets CE Mark for cervical spinal disc replacement device

AxioMed gets CE Mark for cervical spinal disc replacement device

May 15, 2012 11:42 am by | 0 Comments

Medical device developer AxioMed Spine has received European regulatory approval to market its cervical spinal disc replacement device.The CE Mark for AxioMed’s Freedom cervical disc complements the earlier European regulatory ... Read more
Postoperative pain pump maker looking to raise millions

Postoperative pain pump maker looking to raise millions

April 19, 2012 11:10 am by | 0 Comments

A medical device maker hoping to drive down the use of narcotics and improve postoperative recovery with disposable pain pumps is hoping to raise $6.75 million, according to two recent ... Read more
A button-sized implant aims to deliver extended release pain meds for weeks

A button-sized implant aims to deliver extended release pain meds for weeks

March 13, 2012 5:05 pm by | 0 Comments

A small, implantable device being designed to deliver extended-release pain medicine aims to ensure patient compliance and stymie opiate abuse. ... Read more
Tamper-resistant formulation of pain drugs hopes to reduce narcotic abuse

Tamper-resistant formulation of pain drugs hopes to reduce narcotic abuse

February 29, 2012 2:39 pm by | 0 Comments

Making prescription painkillers harder to abuse is the goal of a specialty pharmaceutical company that’s just secured $22.5 million to complete late-stage trials and seek regulatory approval for its tamper-resistant ... Read more
Infuse EU competitor working toward U.S. clearance for bone growth putty

Infuse EU competitor working toward U.S. clearance for bone growth putty

February 22, 2012 11:47 am by | 1 Comments

Yet another company that’s hungry for some of Medtronic Infuse’s shrinking slice of the bone graft substitute pie is raising money to commercialize its technology in the U.S.Cerapedics Inc., developer ... Read more
Straighten up! This mobile app targets causes of back pain

Straighten up! This mobile app targets causes of back pain

January 23, 2012 9:45 am by | 0 Comments

Digital health incubator Rock Health hosted the 2012 Health Innovation Summit last week in San Francisco. In a series of posts, I’ll be profiling some of the interesting new health ... Read more
MDT’s motion-sensing neuromodulator for chronic pain approved in U.S.

MDT’s motion-sensing neuromodulator for chronic pain approved in U.S.

November 17, 2011 4:59 pm by | 0 Comments

A new Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) neurostimulation system that uses motion-sensor technology to automatically adjust stimulation levels in patients with chronic leg and back pain has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration ... Read more
Medtronic unveils new minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery

Medtronic unveils new minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery

November 2, 2011 1:59 pm by | 0 Comments

Medtronic today introduced a new approach to minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery that the company says allows the procedure to be performed through smaller incisions in the middle lower back.The ... Read more
Pain-relief device startup SPR Therapeutics ups series A to $1M

Pain-relief device startup SPR Therapeutics ups series A to $1M

October 19, 2011 9:29 am by | 0 Comments

Neurotechnology pain-relief device company SPR Therapeutics has increased its series A round of investment to $1 million and hopes to push the number up to $2 million, according to a ... Read more
Israeli back pain device company lands $3.5M investment, plans Akron move

Israeli back pain device company lands $3.5M investment, plans Akron move

October 11, 2011 12:23 pm by | 2 Comments

Israeli pain-relief neurostimulation device company Nervomatrix has received a $3.5 million series A investment and is planning to set up its North American sales and marketing headquarters in Akron, Ohio.The ... Read more