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I came to M-PED with an idea for a smart disposable ambulatory infusion pump, and they helped verify the clinical need and refine the product idea.

Matt McCord, MD,
Anesthesiologist at St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Ypsilanti, MI
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  • New Magnetic Rod for Less Invasive Treatment of Scoliosis in Children

New Magnetic Rod for Less Invasive Treatment of Scoliosis in Children

12/10/2015

Sourced from Medical Design Technology (www.mdtmag.com):

"The MAGEC Spinal Growing Rod is a minimally-invasive treatment for children with early onset scoliosis. After the initial procedure to implant the rod, doctors use an external remote control outside of the body to lengthen the magnetically controlled rod as a child grows. 

Traditional treatment uses rods that require surgeries about twice a year to manually lengthen the rod while a child is still growing. With the growing rod, the rod is magnetically controlled with the external remote control, so Stony Brook Medicine orthopedic surgeons can lengthen the rod in a non-invasive way during a child’s course of treatment."

Read more:

http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/12/new-spinal-growing-rod-means-fewer-surgeries-kids-scoliosis

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