St. Francis And Cardica Try For New Technology Add-On Payments In FY ’07
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
St. Francis Medical Technologies believes its X-Stop interspinous decompression device for lumbar spinal stenosis should qualify for a new technology add-on payment in FY '07 because it is a less invasive alternative to spinal fusion and laminectomy
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