CARLSBAD, Calif., July, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, today announced that spine surgeon Scott H. Kitchel, MD of Eugene, Oregon recently presented data on the company’s Ti-Bond® porous titanium coated polyetheretherketone (PEEK) interbody devices at the Spine Technology and Educational Group meeting held June 20-22in Los Cabos, Mexico.Spinal Element’s Ti-Bond coating […]
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Aesculap Implant Systems Launches Quintex(TM) Cervical Plating System
CENTER VALLEY, PA–(Marketwired – July, 2013) – Aesculap Implant Systems announced today the availability of the new Quintex Anterior Cervical Plating System, today’s most versatile system for use in ACDF procedures at multiple levels from C2-T1. Quintex was designed to address all plating ideologies and offers construct options ranging from fully rigid to dynamic, including […]
Eden Spine’s Spinal Technologies Approved in Venezuela
Altamonte Springs, FL, July 11, 2013 –(PR.com)– Eden Spine announced today that the WELLEXTM Dynamic Interspinous Technology, the GIZATM Vertebral Body Replacement and the PERFX-2TM Pedicle Screw System have received regulatory approval in Venezuela. All three high quality lead generation spinal implants are made in France and Switzerland. Already approved in multiple markets around the […]
Biomet Swings to 4th-Quarter Profit on Stronger Revenue, Absence of Charge
Biomet Inc. swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit as the medical-device maker logged stronger sales and benefited from comparison with a year-ago quarter that was weighed down by a large write-down.Though privately held, Biomet’s results are closely watched because the maker of orthopedic medical devices reports earlier than larger competitors–like Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH), Stryker […]
Medtronic Announces New Screw for Market-Leading CD HORIZON® SOLERA® Spinal System
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – July 11, 2013 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced the global market introduction of the CD HORIZON® SOLERA® Spinal System Sagittal Adjusting Screw (SAS) which may be used in the surgical correction of complex spinal pathologies. The SAS features a fixed head made of cobalt chrome that contains a sliding saddle. This […]
Zimmer Announces Distribution Of APEX Spine System
MINNEAPOLIS, July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Spine, Inc. today announced that the Company has begun distribution of the APEX Spine System, a comprehensive set of implants and instruments designed to safely and effectively correct a broad range of spinal deformities, as well as complex and degenerative spinal diseases. Under the terms of a long-term […]
SpineGuard obtains regulatory clearance to sell Cannulated PediGuard in Mexico
PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO, July 2, 2013 – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 ALSGD) announced today that it has obtained regulatory clearance from COFEPRIS (the Mexican healthcare regulatory authority) to sell its Cannulated PediGuard® device in Mexico. SpineGuard has previously received clearance for its Classic PediGuard device, and over 50 Mexican spine surgeons have been trained on the technology.“PediGuard’s guidance […]
SpineVision® Inc. appoints COO and opens a new subsidiary in Germany
ANTONY, France — SpineVision®, a commercial-stage medical device company that designs, develops and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, announced that Ken Yamada has joined its U.S. subsidiary as Chief Operating Officer (COO).SpineVision also announced that it has established a new subsidiary in Düsseldorf (Germany) in order to expand commercial growth in […]
Injured Infuse users struggle to get their day in court against Medtronic
WASHINGTON, Jul 06, 2013 (Star Tribune (Menafn – Minneapolis) – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) –Hundreds of people who say they’ve been harmed by a Medtronic spinal device are pursuing a new legal pathway around rulings that have kept them from getting a day in court.They argue that the Food and Drug Administration, which approved […]
Mazor Robotics Announces First Follow-on Order from Major U.S. Hospital Corporation
CAESAREA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 01, 2013– Mazor Robotics Ltd. , a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that it has received its first follow-on order from a major U.S. hospital corporation for the Renaissance system. The system will be installed in a full-service hospital located in the East Memphis area that is […]
New from Osimplant: Intra-operative expandable PLIF cage, ARIA®
Ankara Turkey (PRWEB) July 01, Spine surgeons can now take advantage of an effective alternative to PLIF cage insertion. As Osimplant’s newly launched device, ARIA® offers a parallel expandable mechanism that simplifies device insertion which provides significant surgical and patient benefits.Designed to match natural vertebral anatomy, ARIA has received positive market reception due to its intra-operative […]
Orthofix Announces Full Market Release and Launch of Trinity(R) ELITE(TM)
LEWISVILLE, Texas, Jul 01, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Orthofix International N.V., (the Company) announced today in collaboration with the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) the full market release of Trinity(R) ELITE(TM) Allograft with Viable Cells and VersaShield(TM) Amniotic Membrane tissue forms through both of its Spine Fixation and U.S. Extremity Fixation distribution channels. Trinity ELITE provides […]
Industry fears investment drain as EU weighs new medtech rules
LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) – Europe will lose its leading position in the high-tech medical devices field if politicians pursue plans to tighten regulations and impose stringent pre-market clinical testing, industry leaders said on Wednesday.European politicians are proposing to make regulation far tougher after a breast implant scandal 18 months ago that shook confidence in […]
Globus Medical Launches New MIS Product
AUDUBON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Globus Medical, Inc. (GMED), a leading spinal implant manufacturer, today announced the launch of LATIS™, a minimally invasive (MIS) lumbar interbody fusion spacer for patients suffering from degenerative disc disease. The implant may be inserted through an MIS transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) approach and expands laterally to provide a footprint and graft […]
Orthofix Realigns Business Units to Support Future Growth Opportunities and Announces Leadership Changes
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix International N.V., today announced the realignment of its businesses in order to better focus on operational performance and enhance the Company’s growth potential. The Company’s operational businesses will now include: BioStim (stimulation products), Spine Fixation (spine implant products), Biologics (biologics products for all applications), International Extremity Fixation, and U.S. Extremity Fixation (orthopedic […]
Medtronic’s Infuse No Better Than Bone Graft With More Risk
Medtronic Inc. (MDT)’s Infuse, designed to help bones heal after spinal surgery, works no better than a graft and carries side effects including an increased risk of cancer, two independent reviews found.The studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine may help doctors weigh when to recommend the product, used in more than 1 million […]
Aesculap Introduces a New Cervical System
CENTER VALLEY, PA–(Marketwired – June 18, 2013) – Aesculap Implant Systems recently introduced the CeSpaceXP Interbody System for ACDF procedures. The CeSpaceXP fuses two proven materials, an innovative Plasmapore®XP osteoconductive porous Titanium coating and a PEEK-Optima® radiolucent core, that deliver enhanced implant stability, artifact-free imaging, and an optimal scaffold for cervical fusion procedures. A comprehensive […]
SpineGuard receives U.S. patent for PediGuard® pedicle screw
PARIS, SAN FRANCISCO (June 18, 2013) – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), announced today that it has been issued a U.S. patent for the integration of its PediGuard sensor technology directly onto the tip of a pedicle screw.In SpineGuard’s ‘smart screw’ concept, the sensor of the PediGuard technology is embedded in the implantable pedicle screw itself, […]
J&J’s Depuy Synthes Wins $16 Million in Patent Case
Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) DePuy Synthes unit, a maker of artificial spinal repair products, won $16 million in damages from Globus Medical Inc. (GMED) when a jury decided that three of its patents were infringed.A federal jury in Wilmington, Delaware, also decided June 14 after a two-week trial that the DePuy Synthes patents were valid, […]
RTI Biologics intents to acquire privately held Pioneer Surgical Technology
RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq: RTIX), a leading provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, announced today its intent to acquire privately held Pioneer® Surgical Technology (Pioneer), headquartered in Marquette, Mich. Pioneer is a leading medical technology company that manufactures and distributes metal and synthetic products in the orthopedics, biologics, spine, trauma and cardiothoracic markets. […]
Medtronic Announces CE Mark of a New Spinal Instrument
NICE, France – June 13, 2013 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today the CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) and the European launch of the ReDuX(TM) Plier, a new instrument specially designed for use during osteotomies. With the launch of this first specially-designed surgical instrument in the spinal orthopaedic industry, physicians in the European community may […]
Aurora Spine Announces the Appointment Mr. Richard Moss VP of International Business Development
Carlsbad, CA- June 11th, 2013- Aurora Spine today announces the appointment of Mr. Richard Moss, VP of International Business Development. Mr. Moss has been VicePresident of International Sales at Doctors Research Group, Inc. since February 2009.He served as Director of Sales (Europe) for TranS1, Inc., a publicly traded US medical device company based in Wilmington […]
NuVasive Announces Court Ruling Regarding Ongoing Royalties
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2013) – NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA) a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, announced today that it received a ruling from the U.S. District Court in regards to ongoing royalty rates for Phase I of its patent litigation with Medtronic. […]
Ready to Shake Up the Spinal Industry
(Smallcapnetwork.com/James-E-Brumley) Look out Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), and Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK), you’re on notice. Your dominance in the spinal surgery and implant market is about to be threatened by BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (OTCBB:BRTX)… a company that is developing a treatment option for damaged spinal discs that is not only cheaper than surgical alternatives (like fusions or implants), but […]
Titan Spine Appoints Vice President of Operations
MEQUON, Wis.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Titan Spine announced the appointment of Mark Berg as Vice President of Operations today. Mr. Berg brings over twenty years of operational, manufacturing and engineering leadership experience to Titan from numerous well-respected orthopaedic, spine, dental and biologic companies.Previously, Mr. Berg served as Vice President of Manufacturing for Biomet 3i in Palm […]
Lanx Appoints Fernando Villamil, MD to Surgeon Advisory Board
BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lanx, Inc., a privately held global spine company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for fusion surgery, today announced that orthopedic surgeon Fernando Villamil, MD, of San Juan, Puerto Rico has joined its Surgeon Advisory Board. Dr. Villamil will also serve as Lanx’s Director of Education […]
TranS1 acquires company, moves HQ to Raleigh
Wilmington-based TranS1 Inc., maker of products that treat degenerative conditions of the spine, has acquired Baxano Inc., a Raleigh-based privately held medical device company. The company is relocating its headquarters to Raleigh.The company’s release stated that under the terms of the merger agreement, RacerX Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of TranS1, merged with and […]