NuVasive (NASDAQ:NUVA) acquires privately held Ellipse Technologies for $380M cash upfront and a potential $30M milestone payable in 2017 related to specific revenue targets. NUVA expects the transaction to accelerate its top line growth in the high-single-digit range and be slightly accretive to its non-GAAP EPS in the first year and significantly accretive thereafter.Ellipse develops […]
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BK Meditech
Bk Meditech is a pioneer of orthopaedic implants in Korea. Bk Meditech, formerly Hyup-Chin Precision Co., Ltd., was founded in 1996. Bk Meditech is one of the Korea’s leading orthopaedic companies, with a reputation for innovation in new product development. We are dedicated to the research, development and manufacture of leading-edge products such as external […]
Judge Unseals CerviCore Accusations Against Stryker Spine
After the fourteenth CerviCore alleged victim filed a lawsuit on Friday, Judge James D. Bates of the Lucas County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas ruled that the accusations against CerviCore’s manufacturers cannot be filed under seal and must be made publicly available (1). Zoll & Kranz, LLC have been involved with the CerviCore litigation and […]
Whistleblower lawsuit leads to 32 more hospitals settling Medicare fraud allegations
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Thirty-two hospitals in 15 states agreed to pay more than $28 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP alleging that the hospitals overcharged Medicare for a type of back surgery known as kyphoplasty. More than 130 hospitals have now reached settlements with the Justice […]
Thank you very much to Osimplant as PLATINUM Sponsor 2016 to SPINEMarketNews
Thank you very much to Osimplant for their PLATINUM sponsorship 2016 to SPINEMarketNews.com. Osimplant has been established in 2005 by an expert team that specialized in spinal surgery, in Ankara, Turkey. They provide spinal implant products and services according to needs of the health sector by using high technology to answer the needs of Domestic and Global […]
Thank you very much to SPINEWAY as GOLD Sponsor 2016 to SPINEMarketNews
Thank you very much to SpineWay for their Gold sponsor this year.Care for patient, freedom of mind, hard work with leading international surgical teams : these are the core value developped by Dr. S. Le Roux and P. Laurito, associates and co-owners of Spineway.After 15 years of expérience in spine surgery activity, they set up Spineway […]
Should Doctors Also Act as Device Sellers?
Physician-owned distributorships (PODs), commonly used by spinal surgeons and others to procure and distribute the medical devices for the procedures they perform, are coming under fire.”While these arrangements are not always problematic, we are seeing more and more of these physician-salespeople using the very devices they sell in the surgeries and procedures they perform,” Senate […]
Thank you very much to SPINEGUARD as GOLD Sponsor 2016 to SPINEMarketNews
Thank you very much to SPINEGUARD for their GOLD sponsorship 2016 to SPINEMarketNews.com. SpineGuard is a public company listed on the NYSE Alternext (ticker: ALSGD) in Paris since April 29, 2013. Pierre Jérôme and Stéphane Bette founded the company in January 2009 with the aim to fully exploit the great clinical and market potential of […]
Thank you very much to The PROTOTYPE GARAGE as GOLD Sponsor 2016 to SPINEMarketNews
Thank you very much to The PROTOTYPE GARAGE for their GOLD sponsorship 2016 to SPINEMarketNews.com . Powered by In’Tech Medical, the Prototype Garage is a standalone rapid prototyping cell at the heart of In’Tech Medical’s standard production process to ensure fast delivery of production-equivalent, high-quality orthopedic instruments and implants.As a tribute to how original product designs […]
Thank you very much to In’Tech Medical as PLATINUM Sponsor 2016 to SPINEMarketNews
Thank you very much to In’Tech Medical for their PLATINUM sponsorship 2016 to SPINEMarketNews.com.Created in France in 2000, In’Tech Medical has built a solid reputation as a high quality designer and manufacturer of surgical instruments for the orthopedic industry. Their team’s ability to take innovative concepts from conceptualization to commercialization is second to none. What set’s […]
Thank you very much to COUSIN Biotech as PLATINUM Sponsor 2016 to SPINEMarketNews
Thank you very much to COUSIN Biotech for their PLATINUM sponsorship 2016 to SPINEMarketNews.com. Cousin Frères, the parent company of Cousin Biotech, was created in 1848 by Louis Cousin in Wervicq-Sud, France. Over the years, the company had to adapt and grow within its environment. It has acquired extensive technical know-how in the areas of […]
Vexim Announces the Nomination of Steve Swinson as New Chairman of the Board of Directors
TOULOUSE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: VEXIM (Paris:ALVXM) (FR0011072602 – ALVXM), a medical device company specializing in the minimally invasive treatment of vertebral fractures, announces the nomination of Steve Swinson as new Chairman of the Board of Directors. “Vexim and the Board of Directors are proud to welcome Steve Swinson as Chairman of the Board of Vexim. […]
Vexim Announces the Nomination of Steve Swinson as New Chairman of the Board of Directors
TOULOUSE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: VEXIM (Paris:ALVXM) (FR0011072602 – ALVXM), a medical device company specializing in the minimally invasive treatment of vertebral fractures, announces the nomination of Steve Swinson as new Chairman of the Board of Directors. “Vexim and the Board of Directors are proud to welcome Steve Swinson as Chairman of the Board of Vexim. Steve […]
ANNOUNCEMENT: WEBSITE CHANGE!
In an effort to improve our website, we will have a new look on January 2016. Also, it will be renamed as SPINEMarketNews.com.This change will not affect any of our subscriptions or content, so all the information and posts will still be there! To see how the website will look, go HERE. Comments: [email protected]
Spineway is celebrating its Tenth Annniversary
Spineway was created in 2005 by Dr. Stéphane Le Roux and Philippe Laurito who combined more than 20 years experience working with surgeons around the world. Based on their familiarity with the requirements, they set up a medical technology company to meet the surgeons need for reliable, effective products. Their close relationship with medical practitioners […]
Thank you very much to A-Spine as GOLD Sponsor 2016 to SPINEMarketNews.com
Thank you very much to A-Spine for their GOLD sponsorship 2016 to SPINEMarketNews.com. Founded in June 2001 and based in Taipei, A-Spine Asia (ASA) is an emerging medical device company dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of spinal implants and instruments for better spine health management. In addition to its leading position in […]
Thank you very much to A-Spine as GOLD Sponsor 2016 to SPINEMarketNews.com
Thank you very much to A-Spine for their GOLD sponsorship 2016 to SPINEMarketNews.com. Founded in June 2001 and based in Taipei, A-Spine Asia (ASA) is an emerging medical device company dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of spinal implants and instruments for better spine health management. In addition to its leading position in […]
RMIT and Anatomics join forces to produce Australia’s first 3D printed spine implant
Researchers at RMIT University have joined forces with medical device specialist Anatomics to produce a 3D printed vertebral cage for a patient with severe back pain. The medical device is Australia’s first 3D printed spine implant. Read more »
RMIT and Anatomics join forces to produce Australia’s first 3D printed spine implant
Researchers at RMIT University have joined forces with medical device specialist Anatomics to produce a 3D printed vertebral cage for a patient with severe back pain. The medical device is Australia’s first 3D printed spine implant. Read more »
Five charged in $600 million California health care fraud scheme
The former chief financial officer of a California hospital and four other people have been charged in a series of health care kickback schemes that generated nearly $600 million in fraudulent billings for spinal surgeries, prosecutors said on Tuesday.Read more »
Five charged in $600 million California health care fraud scheme
The former chief financial officer of a California hospital and four other people have been charged in a series of health care kickback schemes that generated nearly $600 million in fraudulent billings for spinal surgeries, prosecutors said on Tuesday.Read more »
Ex-Stryker sales rep pleads guilty
A 35-year-old Chicago man who used to be a sales representative for a Hopkinton medical device manufacturer pleaded guilty to charges that resulted from his misbranding of a medical device. Prosecutors said they would have showed in court that Darnell Martin falsified documentation to sellRead more »
Novartis’ Cosentyx® show no progression in spinal damage in 80% of ankylosing spondylitis patients
Basel, November 23, 2015 – Novartis announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved Cosentyx(R) (secukinumab) for the treatment of people living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). For AS, this is the first new treatment advance in 16 years since the development of the current standard of care, anti-tumor necrosis factor […]
Novartis’ Cosentyx® show no progression in spinal damage in 80% of ankylosing spondylitis patients
Basel, November 23, 2015 – Novartis announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved Cosentyx(R) (secukinumab) for the treatment of people living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). For AS, this is the first new treatment advance in 16 years since the development of the current standard of care, anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) […]
We are pleased to announce the launch of our NEW Website!
The first of January 2016 we will be launching a brand new version of the SPINEMarketGroup.com website that will be renamed as SPINEMarketNews.com. Since 2009, we have been focused on providing daily news about products launches, companies, acquisitions, FDA approvals and more issues related to the Spine Industry .Throughout the process of developing our new […]
New Medical Device Company Launches with Spinal Implants and Biologics
SAN ANTONIO, TX (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 18, 2015–Nvision, a medical device and biologics developer and manufacturer focused on spinal implants, announces its launch with four initial proprietary products for distribution. Nvision will provide products that combine implants, instrumentation, biologics and high-touch customer service to deliver a complete solution for surgeons, facilities and distributors. Nvision is committed to […]
New Medical Device Company Launches with Spinal Implants and Biologics
SAN ANTONIO, TX (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 18, 2015–Nvision, a medical device and biologics developer and manufacturer focused on spinal implants, announces its launch with four initial proprietary products for distribution. Nvision will provide products that combine implants, instrumentation, biologics and high-touch customer service to deliver a complete solution for surgeons, facilities and distributors. Nvision is committed […]