Who Should Get Credit for Spinal Implant Success?
Here's a nice article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about an implanted prosthesis that treats the painful symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis. Before the X-Stop prosthesis got FDA approval in November, the standard of care was steroid injections, which are wrought with potential side effects. What's not so nice about the article is that it makes no mention of the device's manufacturer. (It's St. Francis Medical Technologies Inc.