Using a patented polymer under exclusive license from DSM PTG (formerly The Polymer Technology Group), AxioMed Spine Corporation is developing and conducting clinical trials of an artificial disc intended to replicate the natural function of a human disc. (Click here to read more.)
Using two polymers provided by Berkeley, Calif. –based DSM PTG ( formerly The Polymer Technology Group), Sunshine Heart is seeking to initiate an IDE (Investigational Device Exemption) feasibility trial of C-Pulse™ — an implantable, non-blood-contacting heart assist therapy for treating patients with moderate to severe heart failure, a condition in which the heart progressively loses its ability to efficiently pump blood throughout the body. (Click here to read more.)
