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A jury deems Breg's pain pump unreasonably dangerous, but decides that the company is not at fault because the technology was "state of the art" when it hit the market. 

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stuart Davis, Surgeon downgraded to low paying career? Anesthesiologist as Davis broke his shoulder due to injuries caused by Pain pump surgical procedures, it seems that was the surgeon's arguments, but it did not fly anywhere inside the court, the Judge though realized the injuries did not find the painpump maker did anything wrong?. Interesting, surgeon feels he is making too low an income in the anesthesiology job....sucks!!

The complaint, one of about 75 pending against the Huntersville, N.C.-based company, was brought by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stuart Davis, who sought more than $6 million in a suit alleging that the Breg pump damaged his shoulder. The damage the pump allegedly cause forced Stuart to have a total shoulder replacement surgery, which in turn compelled him into a lower-paying career as an anesthesiologist, according to a statement from Breg's lawyers, Bowman & Brooke LLP.

Dirty Politics between Medtronics and NuVasive continues to the next Level. 

Analyst: Medtronic/NuVasive patent spat too complex to call
A patent spat between Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) and NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) is so complex that it's impossible to handicap at this point, according to a patent law expert consulted by investment bank Leerink Swann.
Opening arguments in the jury trial of the 2008 lawsuit, which involves spinal implant technology, began two weeks ago. Medtronic accuses NuVasive of infringing a trio of patents covering MDT's lateral lumbar interbody fusion procedure and a cervical plating system; NuVasive counters that the Twin Cities Colossus trespasses on a patent covering its Neurovision platform.
The case has so many unknowns that "we're not
sure it's possible to handicap thoughtfully the outcome of the trial," wrote Leerink analyst Rick Wise.

Vlingo: Nuance CEO Ricci tried $5M bribes | Legal Roundup

September 12, 2011 by MassDevice staff

Nuance Communications chairman and CEO Pail Ricci allegedly tried bribe three key executives at competitor Vlingo $5 million apiece as part of a scheme to force Vlingo into an under-market acquisition, according to a lawsuit; also, a Wall Street analyst's take on the Medtronic/NuVasive patent spat; and CareFusion slaps Hospira with a patent suit over infusion pump technology and software.

FDA warning letter

A company that makes electrode caps used to monitor brain activity during surgery has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The warning letter to Eaton, Ohio-based Electro-Cap International cited violations primarily involving the documentation of manufacturing and design processes. Warning letters are considered by the FDA to be informal and advisory, and don’t necessarily indicate that the FDA intends to take any punitive action against recipients

Impulse Monitoring to Provide The George Washington University Hospital With Neuromonitoring Services

Columbia, MD – July 27, 2011 – Impulse Monitoring Inc. (IMI), a leading provider of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) services to hospitals, 
announced today that it has signed an agreement with The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC to provide comprehensive IONM services. The agreement includes real-time professional oversight by experienced physicians

Surgical electrode cap company


Leading Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Company Releases the First Revision of its Popular Reference Guide


AANPA Develops Principles for Appropriate Coding of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring and Testing (IOM

Surgical Monitoring Associates Becomes the First Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Healthcare Staffing Provider to Be Certified by The Joint Commissionhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101109005695/en/Surgical-Monitoring-Associates-Intraoperative-Neurophysiological-Monitoring-Healthcare



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NeuroMonitoring Companies: Europe

Providers in Europe:
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Practice at UniversitatsSpital Zurich:

NeuroMonitoring Suppliers in Europe:
1.CPS Medical: NeuroCode AG

NeuroMonitoring Supplier in Russia:
1.Neurosoft, Medical Diagnostic Equipment
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IONM in New Zealand:

What are the chances of getting a job?

Opportunities to get into neurophysiology technologist jobs are very limited, as there are only 20 neurophysiology technologists employed in New Zealand.

IONM in Switzerland:
Anandic Medical Systems a local Swiz company with GE Partnership that does neuromonitoring and neonatal pediatric neuromonitoring monitoring.

Medical/Health Care: Insurance Companies and IONM Policies, in their Eyes!?

Here is what the insurance Co Anthem Blue thinks about what is medically necessary or investigational as per their policies!

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Medical Policy Manual

  • Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, including, but not limited to the following: Somatosensory-evoked potentials, brainstem auditory-evoked potentials, visual-evoked potential, EMG, motor-evoked potentials, and EEG, when performed during spinal, intracranial, or vascular procedures, is considered medically necessary if the medical appropriateness criteria are met. (See Medical Appropriateness below.)

  • Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring for other indications is considered investigational.

  • Any device utilized for this procedure must have FDA approval specific to the indication, otherwise it will be considered investigational. See also: Visual and Auditory Evoked Potential

Beware:- Do We Need this column?

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Do Not Become victim to some New Org, association or society...! WARNING:- Be careful in signing up to some rogue organizations and memberships, You must realize that even professionals become prey for such tactics of bottom feeders, just think before you pay that fee, do we need another neuromontioring group, or organization or association bullshit?. They do not deserve to be even in the radar of scientific and medical communities, sorry!!!. I can only alert you, the rest is in your own hands, just because some one claims to have done or do the same kind of job a Professional and trained scholar can do, it means a jack shit!!!?, A doctor and a Doctarate cannot be replaced, those who claims to be doing some jobs can do something, but be careful to assess or compare it to a Doctor or Doctorate, such comparison will fail!!!. Society for Neuroscience and American Association of Anatomists are some of the most respectable and reputed scientific organizations, I dropped off my membership mainly because of their increased fees, I thought it was unjustified and unreasonable, but my respect to those two organizations will never be altered, they deserve great respect for what they do. Tthis message is not about such great associations, on the other hand it is about some rogue individuals trying to con the school students in IONM field or undergraduates who call themselves to be a neurophysioliogist??.Do not think that all the scientific or clinical organizations out there deserve the same respect like that of society for neuroscience or American association anatomists or American clinical Neurophysiologists or least they do the right things!!. Oh wait that is for those established organizations are out there already not for some rogues, but I have been seeing some internet activities of some rogue and decorated Neuromonitoring associations and societies trying to sprung up, just be careful about such org.The above message I had put up on my LinkedIN is to alert you, there are only a couple of Neuromonitoring associations established and in business already and they are good enough, we do not need every tom, dick and harry who did not even go to graduate school to start a association in the name of he or she is a tech for 10000 surgical cases, a Doctor and Doctorate cannot be replaced and there is no exception to it, so beware about rogue people starting societies and organizations and do not waste your hard earned money and resources to it...... stick to the deserved.