Medicine outside the box

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Pharmaceutical grants for better health care

More and more pharmaceutical companies offer educational medical grants to support educational efforts of health care professionals. Their goal is to advance health care around the world. Here are a few examples...

The Merck Global Medical Education & External Relations Department provides healthcare grants - in their own words - in order to foster the advance of medicine and  in fields of oncology, neurology and immunology, fertility, endocrinology/diabetes, and cardiology. Search for more information here -> https://www.grantsformedicaleducation.com/ as well as a call for grant.

AstraZeneca is - as they say - committed to supporting and enabling quality independent medical and scientific education that will enhance patient care and meets our standards of quality and compliance. They offer grants in the following areas of educational interest: cardiovascular, endocrinology, nephrology, oncology, respiratory and rheumatology. More detailed information and calls for grant may be found here -> https://www.astrazenecagrants.com/global-grants/educational-areas.html

Takeda and its Alliance partners - as they point out - are committed to supporting high-quality, un-biased, evidence-based independent medical education in fields of oncology, gastroenterology, neuroscience, rare hematology, rare immunology, rare metabolic diseases. More information and application details are here -> https://www.takedamedicalgrants.com/grants-navigator.aspx

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ShurFit® 2C new from Precision Spine®

Precision Spine commercially launched its ShurFit ACIF 2C Anterior Cervical, TLIF 2C Interbody Fusion and TPLIF 2C Posterior Interbody systems in the U.S., the company announced April 29.

“The ShurFit 2C Interbody System’s distinguishing feature is its unique coating of both Titanium and Hydroxyapatite that helps increase durability and makes enhanced fixation possible while the process of biologic fusion takes place,” said Stephen D. Cook, Ph.D., Executive Director and Founder of the Fellowship of Orthopaedic Researchers, who was instrumental in the design and development of the device with Precision Spine engineers.

It is indicated for use in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine at one disc level and consists of implants with various heights to accommodate individual patient anatomy and graft material size. It is implanted from the anterior approach at the C3 to C-7 disc levels and is designed to be packed with autogenous bone graft to help facilitate fusion while providing mechanical support to the implanted level until biologic fusion is achieved.

The coating technology combines a high-strength PEEK core with a unique, dual layer of coatings applied directly to the endplate surfaces. A biocompatible plasma-sprayed CP Titanium coating, with an outer layer of osteoconductive Hydroxyapatite, provides an optimal environment for osseointegration. The dual coating promotes rapid bone formation, which offers implant stability, less potential for implant migration and the formation of a stable fusion mass while strategically placed tantalum markers facilitate radiographic implant positioning.

Precision Spine, Inc. is a medical device company dedicated to Made-in-the USA manufacturing.

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Minimally invasive future

Acute ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of disability and death in the world and it continues to be a significant burden on worldwide health systems. Improved clinical outcomes have been correlated with early vessel recanalization. The development of new revascularization devices have resulted in faster and better recanalization rates, yielding better clinical outcomes compared with earlier devices.

Commonly used devices include, but are not limited to, Neuron Max, FlowGate and Cello. The Neuron System allows rapid distal placement into the neurovasculature, providing robot intracranial support and a wide range of device compatibility. FlowGate² Balloon Guide Catheter offers proximal flow control and a stable platform to facilitate the insertion and guidance of an intravascular catheter. The Cello™ Balloon Guide Catheter is a guiding catheter with a silicone distal balloon for flow occlusion.

Interventional Radiology and Interventional Neuroradiology as fields where these devices are used make a crucial contribution to the increasingly minimally invasive and multidisciplinary practice of medicine.