Halifax Biomedical Inc. (HBI) news

Halifax Biomedical Inc. (HBI) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its HALIFAX RADIOSTEREOMETRY UPGRADE (K182880). The HALIFAX UPGRADE technology adds to GE Healthcare’s Discovery XR656/XR656 Plus x-ray imaging units to provide ultra-high precision in vivo 3D measurements.

The HALIFAX RADIOSTEREOMETRY UPGRADE is the first product to be launched under a joint development agreement between Halifax Biomedical Inc. and GE Healthcare. The

Halifax Biomedical Inc (HBI), a leading provider of orthopedic diagnostics using ultra high precision stereo x-ray imaging technology, and GE Healthcare have entered into a collaboration to provide HBI’s stereo x-ray based orthopedic clinical measurements to GE’s existing customers.

Under a joint development agreement, HBI and GE have created a Halifax imaging upgrade for existing GE customers. This upgrade integrates seamlessly into GE x-ray imaging rooms such as the XR65

Signature Orthopaedics, an Australian-based designer and developer of innovative medical devices and instrumentation, has teamed up with Canadian-based Halifax Biomedical Inc to offer HALIFAX monitoring to patients who receive Signature joint replacement implants. HALIFAX monitoring includes the implantation of small markers into the patient’s bone during surgery and uses HALIFAX stereo x-rays to monitor implant fixation in the first two years after a joint replacement operation. HALIFA

Halifax Biomedical Inc. (HBI), a Nova Scotia-based company specializing in precision assessment of spine and joint-replacement micro-instability, is pleased to announce that Sharp HealthCare (Sharp) will be implementing HBI’s innovative Implant Stability Assessment Kit at their Coronado, California facility.

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system based in San Diego, California. Sharp includes four acute-care hospitals, three specialt

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the United States have issued an update to payment policies and payment rates for services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) beginning January 1, 2015.

The following procedures codes that relate to HBI’s products and services were addressed in this payment update:

• 0347T Placement of interstitial device(s) in bone for radiostereometr