Archive | July, 2006

Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trial Advance

Brain implant succesfully (Brain Gate Trial) helps tetraplegic achieve additional mobility. Full text in Nature

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Wimbledon Wheelchair Doubles

Wimbledon Wheelchair Doubles – its that time of the year again!

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The Respiratory Homecare Industry- before its too late

Perhaps learning from recent experience in the homecare mobility (and oxygen) business the Sleep Manufacturers Alliance has been formed. More details at RTmagazine When arch rivals such as Embla, Fisher & Paykel, Invacare, Pro-Tech, Puritan Bennett, ResMed, Respironics, Sunrise Medical, and VIASYS get together you have to believe that there are huge industry challenges on [...]

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Oxygen Study – American Association For Homecare

The American Association For Homecare published results of a study demonstrating that about 75% of the cost of treating CMS patients at home is related to services, delivery and operating expenses. The study comes in the wake of the attempted capping of reimbursement for oxygen equipment delivered to the home. See recent related market commentary.

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