WASHINGTON, June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC (MCRA) announced today its role in the successful Premarket Approval (PMA) application decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve VertiFlex Inc.’s Superion® Interspinous Spacer for use in the treatment of moderate spinal stenosis. This is the eighth successful PMA in […]
2015
Tyber Medical Announces the Addition of Lateral Lumbar Retractor System
MORRISTOWN, N.J., June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Tyber Medical, a privately held medical device company focused on developing innovative orthopaedic and spine devices for private label opportunities, announces the release of their new Lateral Retractor System.This cost effective off the shelf system was built around the popular 3 blade style retractor body. Working with lateral […]
Zimmer Completes Combination with Biomet
WARSAW, Ind., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH) today announced that, following the receipt of U.S. Federal Trade Commission clearance, Zimmer has completed the acquisition of Biomet in a cash and equity transaction currently valued at approximately $14.0 billion. In connection with the combination, Zimmer has changed its corporate […]
Zimmer Completes Combination with Biomet
WARSAW, Ind., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH) today announced that, following the receipt of U.S. Federal Trade Commission clearance, Zimmer has completed the acquisition of Biomet in a cash and equity transaction currently valued at approximately $14.0 billion. In connection with the combination, Zimmer has changed its corporate […]
Wenzel Spine Publishes Clinical Results of VariLift System®
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wenzel Spine, Inc., a medical device company focused on providing minimally invasive, stand-alone alternatives to traditional spinal fusion, announced today the publication of a new peer-reviewed paper providing a system overview and detailing clinical results of over 700 patients treated using the stand-alone, expandable, VariLift Interbody Fusion System. The recently released paper, published […]
Amendia, Inc. Completes SpineSelect Acquisition
Marietta, Ga (PRWEB) June 23, 2015–Amendia, Inc., a leading provider of innovative spinal surgical devices and instruments, announced today the acquisition of certain assets of SpineSelect, LLC of Tupelo, Mississippi, a spine company focused on providing minimally-invasive systems, implants, and instruments. The acquisition allows Amendia to broaden its innovative product portfolio to include a unique […]
StabiLink® MIS Spinal Fixation System Honored as Winner in the 2015 Medical Design Excellence Awards
Macon, GA, June 2015—Southern Spine today announced that StabiLink® MIS Interlaminar Spinal Fixation System has been selected as the Silver Winner in the Implant and Tissue Replacement category of the 18th Annual Medical Design Excellence Awards competition. The 2015 MDEA winning products were announced at the 2015 MDEA Ceremony held Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in […]
Lawsuit accuses Las Vegas surgeons, hospitals of health care fraud
A California lawsuit accuses two surgeons and four hospitals in Las Vegas of participating in a massive health care fraud scheme that involved implanting counterfeit spinal hardware into unsuspecting patients.Read more »
Lawsuit accuses Las Vegas surgeons, hospitals of health care fraud
A California lawsuit accuses two surgeons and four hospitals in Las Vegas of participating in a massive health care fraud scheme that involved implanting counterfeit spinal hardware into unsuspecting patients.Read more »
SIGNUS Announces Launch of ASCOT® – Maximum stability and minimum stiffness in cervical interventions
Alzenau, June 18, 2015. SIGNUS (Alzenau) is expanding its product range for the cervical spine. Along with TOSCA® and TOSCA® II Standard, ASCOT is a new system that is now available for anterior stabilization in interbody fusion.Due to its integrated screw locking mechanism and its flat, semi-rigid plate design, ASCOT offers reliability and flexibility in the […]
Centinel Spine™ Receives Allogeneic Bone Graft Indication For Its Anterior Lumbar Product Family
NEW YORK, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine™, Inc., (Centinel Spine) the pioneer of Stand-Alone, No-Profile®, Integrated Interbody™ fusion devices receive FDA clearance for its STALIF MIDLINE®, MIDLINE II™, MIDLINE II-Ti™ (Ti-ACTIVE™) devices for use with allogeneic bone graft in lumbar spinal fusion procedures. All Centinel Spine’s Stand-Alone, No-Profile, Integrated Interbody systems are indicated […]
DePuy Synthes Companies Announces Five-Year Cooperation Agreement With The AO Foundation Agreement Continues 55-Year History of Clinical Innovation and Professional Education
CHIANG MAI, Thailand, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the company has signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the AO Foundation to continue the work they began together in 1960 to deliver world-class professional education and develop new innovations that improve patient outcomes and increase […]
Intellirod Spine Raises Capital and Obtains ISO Certification Key milestones leading to commercialization of LOADPRO™
AKRON, Ohio, June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Intellirod Spine, the spinal implant company developing disposable and implantable wireless RFID sensor technology for monitoring spinal rod strains, secured additional equity financing from new and existing investors to reach key milestones toward the commercialization of its sensor technologies and related lumbar fusion implants. Intellirod’s CEO, Ric Navarro, […]
Aurora Spine Announces Launch of Mis Vox™ Lateral Interbody System Featuring Tinano®
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA–(Marketwired – June 17, 2015) – Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) announced today the launch of another new product in its line of next generation MIS lumbar interbody cages. VOX™ is Aurora Spine’s modern, minimally invasive LLIF interbody fusion system featuring TiNano® titanium spray coating technology. TiNano coated PEEK cages will allow for the […]
DePuy Synthes Spine Cervical Artificial Discs Popularity Driving US Motion Preservation Device Market Growth
VANCOUVER, BC, June 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – According to a recently published report by iData Research (http://www.idataresearch.com), the motion preservation device market is the fastest growing segment within the U.S. spinal implant market. This increase is fueled by the rapid growth of new spine devices like cervical artificial discs (CAD) and […]
DePuy Synthes Spine Cervical Artificial Discs Popularity Driving US Motion Preservation Device Market Growth
VANCOUVER, BC, June 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – According to a recently published report by iData Research (http://www.idataresearch.com), the motion preservation device market is the fastest growing segment within the U.S. spinal implant market. This increase is fueled by the rapid growth of new spine devices like cervical artificial discs (CAD) and […]
Implanet enrolls first patient in a major multi-center clinical study led by the Ohio State University
Bordeaux, Boston, June 16, 2015 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, today announces that it has enrolled the first patient in a major multicentric clinical protocol designed to study the medical value provided by the JAZZ BandTM in the treatment of instrumented thoracic and […]
NuVasive Elects Vickie L. Capps to Its Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – June 15, 2015) – NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a leading medical device company focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, announced today that Vickie L. Capps has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Capps will also serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Nominating and […]
Aesculap Receives FDA Approval for the activL® Artificial Disc for One-Level Lumbar Use
CENTER VALLEY, PA–(Marketwired – June 15, 2015) – Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC (Aesculap), a privately held medical device company, announced today that it has received a letter of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowing the commercial sale of the activL® Artificial Disc, for the treatment of one-level lumbar degenerative disc disease. […]
Spineguard Raises €2.8 ($3.1) Million of Fresh Equity Finance
PARIS &SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that designs, develops and markets disposable medical devices intended to make spine surgery safer, has announced the completion of an additional equity round of €0.9 million.This brings the fresh equity funds raised in the second quarter to €2.8 million made up of equity rounds in […]
ApiFix® Ltd. Reaches 50-Patient Milestone Following CE-Marking to Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with its Minimally Invasive Device
CHARLESTON, S.C., & MISGAV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ApiFix® Ltd. announced today that the company’s ApiFix® system has now been used to correct scoliosis in 50 adolescents since the system was approved for marketing in Europe. ApiFix® is a commercial-stage company that has developed theCE-marked ApiFix® System — a non-fusion minimally invasive treatment alternative for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis […]
The Most Important Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) Cages
The Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) is a surgical technique in which the surgeon approaches the spine from the side of the patient’s body.In the last years it has become very popular in the spinal market. Most of the Companies have already incorporated this cages to their product pipelines. Learn about the LLIF cages in: https://www.thespinemarketgroup.com/p/llif.html
Entrepreneur Randy Theken’s next step is as hectic as ever
Selling three spinal implant companies for $200 million just wasn’t enough for Randy Theken.So he started three new companies, hired 25 people and bought a 3-D printer that can make things out of titanium.Now he’s about to start building a highly automated manufacturing plant in Akron. Read more »
The Most Important Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) Cages
The Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) is a surgical technique in which the surgeon approaches the spine from the side of the patient’s body.In the last years it has become very popular in the spinal market. Most of the Companies have already incorporated this cages to their product pipelines. Learn about the LLIF cages in: https://thespinemarketgroup.com/p/llif.html
Entrepreneur Randy Theken’s next step is as hectic as ever
Selling three spinal implant companies for $200 million just wasn’t enough for Randy Theken.So he started three new companies, hired 25 people and bought a 3-D printer that can make things out of titanium.Now he’s about to start building a highly automated manufacturing plant in Akron. Read more »
Dr. Mark W. McFarland Successfully Completes Surgery Using New Less Exposure Surgery Spine Implant Technology
Newport News, Virginia (PRWEB) June 11, 2015–Orthopaedic & Spine Center (http://www.OSC-Ortho.com) announced today that Dr. Mark W. McFarland successfully implanted SpineFrontier’s A-CIFT™ SoloFuse-P™. The operation took place on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, VA. The procedure was an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion on a 57 year […]
Integra to Complete Tax-Free Spin-Off of SeaSpine on July 1, 2015
PLAINSBORO, N.J., June 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) today announced that the Board of Directors of Integra has approved the separation of SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (“SeaSpine”) from Integra in the form of a tax-free dividend involving the distribution of all outstanding shares of SeaSpine common stock to holders of Integra […]