MATERIALS 1

• Hip joint with new material wins CE Class III approval
• Stratatech launches full-thickness human skin in European market

PRODUCTS 2

• Cook’s peripheral artery drug-eluting stent wins Euro approval
• Swedish hearing system wins US clearance
• World’s smallest neurostimulator wins European approval
• Canada approves aneurysm treatment implant
• Angiotech launches filter for prevention of pulmonary embolism
• AxoGen launches nerve repair products onto US market
• Wright Medical launches fixation system for foot and ankle fractures
• Spinal implant for fusion surgery wins US approval

INDUSTRY NEWS 6

• UK launches competition for regenerative medicine companies

MARKET ROUND-UP 7

PUBLICATIONS 8

• Proceedings from Bioceramics 21 now available

REGULATORY NEWS 9

• Food and Drug Administration promises greater speed, transparency
• Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency set up Good Clinical Practices Initiative

RESEARCH ALERT 10

• Tissue biopump technology holds promise for treatment of chronic diseases

CALENDAR 11

PRODUCT NEWS 12

• Cochlear launches “world’s thinnest cochlear implant”

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