DePuy Spine’s Charite Artificial Disc for Replacement of Spinal Discs
October 26, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On October 26, 2004 DePuy Spine Inc. announced that the FDA had approved the Charite™ Artificial Disc. The Charite Artificial Disc, a device made of two metallic endplates and a movable high-density plastic center, is the first FDA approved artificial replacement for spinal discs. The standard surgical intervention for this indication is lumbar fusion surgery [...]
Eli Lilly and Sankyo’s CS-747 / Prasugrel for Acute Coronary Syndrome
October 25, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On October 25, 2004 Eli Lilly and Company and Sankyo Company announced that a Phase 3 clinical trial comparing the antiplatelet agents prasugrel and Plavix™ is scheduled to begin later this year. The study, known as TRITON-TIMI 38, will include a reported 13,000 patients who are suffering acute coronary syndromes (heart attacks or unstable angina) [...]