AxioMed Spine

Devices & Diagnostics

AxioMed gets CE Mark for cervical spinal disc replacement device

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 approval for the company’s Freedom lumbar spinal disc replacement, according to a statement from the Cleveland-area company. AxioMed is currently selling the lumbar disc […]

Hospitals

Cleveland Clinic Innovations starts next decade with 33 companies

Updated 4:36 p.m. Cleveland Clinic Innovations — the corporate venturing arm of the nation’s top heart  hospital — is entering its second decade with a first-of-its-kind venture ranking, a brand-new incubator building and a growing portfolio of spin-out companies. Perhaps most impressive, those companies — 33 in all — have attracted more than $340 million […]

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A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma

A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.

News

AxioMed Spine Corp. earns coveted CE Marking to sell disc replacement in Europe

AxioMed Spine Corp. said Tuesday it has received Europe's CE Marking -- much like Food and Drug Administration market clearance in the United States -- to introduce its disc replacement for the lower spine to the 27 countries that belong to the European Union. It's the first market clearance for Freedom -- one of a small group of next-generation spinal disc replacements designed to function more like the natural spine.