We Welcome and Thank OSIMPLANT for their sponsorship to our site in 2014. Osimplant was founded 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 their Domestic and […]
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Cousin Biotech New Sponsorship
We Welcome and Thank COUSIN BIOTECH for their sponsorship to our site in 2014. 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 […]
Osimplant New Sponsorship
We Welcome and Thank OSIMPLANT for their sponsorship to our site in 2014. Osimplant was founded 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 their Domestic and […]
New DePuy Synthes ADVANTAGE™ provides solutions
Thursday 5th June 2014–DePuy Synthes* has introduced DEPUY SYNTHES ADVANTAGE, a suite of provider-focused solutions that are focused on complementing the company’s extensive portfolio of clinically proven products with solutions that assist in driving optimal clinical and economic outcomes while striving to improve patient satisfaction. The company unveiled the package of solutions at the 15th […]
Medtronic another reported suitor for Smith & Nephew, but is it worth it?
June 6, 2014, —(Marketwatch) Bloomberg reported late Wednesday that Medtronic Inc. is eyeing the prospect of buying British-based Smith & Nephew in a merger of two medical device makers that would allow Medtronic to move overseas and lower its tax liability.Minneapolis-based Medtronic MDT +1.90% is the second company mentioned as a potential suitor for Smith […]
Amedica Announces Termination of Biologic Distribution Agreement
SALT LAKE CITY, June 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a commercial biomaterial company focused on using its Silicon Nitride technology platform to develop, manufacture and sell a broad range of medical devices, announced today that it will cease distribution of amniotic derived allograft products under a distribution agreement with a third party […]
Medtronic Evaluating Takeover of Smith & Nephew
Medtronic Inc. (MDT), one of the world’s largest medical-device makers, is evaluating a takeover of London-based Smith & Nephew Plc (SN/) that could see the U.S. company move its tax domicile overseas, people familiar with the matter said.Smith & Nephew, with a market value of about 9.5 billion pounds ($15.9 billion), is aware of Medtronic’s […]
Spinal Kinetics Completes Financing and Initiates US FDA Clinical Trial of M6(R)-C
Spinal Kinetics, the designer and manufacturer of the innovative M6® Artificial Disc, today announced that it has completed a $34 million private financing. Current investors Scale VenturePartners, Lumira Capital, De Novo Ventures, SV Life Sciences and HLM Ventures led the financing. The funds will be used primarily to initiate an FDA-approved clinical trial of the […]
Should Johnson & Johnson Join the Buyout Boom?
Mergers and acquisitions have been all the rage in health care in 2014. Big pharma’s taken over the spotlight recently, but medical device giants have joined in the game recently, and now major orthopedics and spine device maker Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN ) may be in the crosshairs of some of the industry’s biggest […]
Medtronic will pay U.S. $9.9 million to settle kickback allegations
WASHINGTON – (Jim Spencer, Star Tribune)–Medtronic Inc. will pay the U.S. Justice Department $9.9 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that accused thecompany of paying kickbacks to doctors for using its defibrillators and pacemakers.The alleged kickbacks, according to the newly unsealed suit, included “gifts of wine and alcohol” and “trips to strip clubs” paid for by […]
Should Stryker Buy Smith & Nephew?
Rumors earlier today that Stryker (NYSE: SYK ) was considering acquiring rival Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN ) were promptly shut down by Stryker management. The UK takeover laws now require a six month wait before Stryker could put in a bid for the company.But would such a deal make sense if it were to […]
Stryker denies Smith & Nephew bid
London – US medical devices manufacturer Stryker Corp has denied any intention of making a bid for UK rival Smith & Nephew, whose shares had spiked higher after a report that Stryker was planning a bid. “At the request of the UK Takeover Panel, Stryker confirms that it does not intend to make an offer […]
Stryker rules out near term bid for Smith & Nephew
Stryker ruled out making a near term bid for its UK rival Smith &Nephew after it emerged that the US medical device maker had been in the early stages of preparing an offer.Read more »
SpineGuard appoints Kris Kumar as U.S. Marketing Director
PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO (May 27, 2014) – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative medical device company focused on improving spine surgery safety with its family of bone-monitoring devices, announced today that Kris Kumar has joined SpineGuard Inc. as U.S. Marketing Director.Mr. Kumar brings a 20-year successful career with Zimmer, Synthes, J&J Depuy and Kyphon […]
Medtronic Reports Modest Revenue Growth But Litigation Hurts Profits
(www.forbes.com) Medtronic‘s recently reported fourth quarter fiscal 2014 results reflected operational revenue growth of 3.3% year-over-year (y-o-y) to about $4.57 billion, driven by growing acceptance of new products and robust sales in emerging markets. The company’s largest divisions, Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management and Cardiovascular, continued to grow in low single digits driven by sales growth of […]
Orthopedic Devices Market Grow at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2013 to 2019
Albany, NY — (www.transparencymarketresearch.com) — 05/23/2014 — Orthopedic devices are used to restore skeletal structure and joint movements in various types of fractures, abnormal growth of bones, soft tissue damage, trauma or other deformities. These devices can be surgically implanted or externally attached through minimally invasive procedures and hence can be classified as joint implants, […]
Orthopedic Devices Market Grow at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2013 to 2019
Albany, NY — (www.transparencymarketresearch.com) — 05/23/2014 — Orthopedic devices are used to restore skeletal structure and joint movements in various types of fractures, abnormal growth of bones, soft tissue damage, trauma or other deformities. These devices can be surgically implanted or externally attached through minimally invasive procedures and hence can be classified as joint implants, […]
3 Big Opportunities for Stryker
The past two years have been bumpy for medical-device maker Stryker (NYSE: SYK ) . Hip implant recalls weighed heavily on its bottom line, but it won a key patent settlement againstZimmer Holdings (NYSE: ZMH ) , entered China by acquiring Trauson Holdings, andexpanded into robot-assisted surgery by picking up MAKO Surgical. Despite those positive developments,Read […]
Nottingham company can print a spare part for your spine!
A NOTTINGHAM dental laboratory is set to pioneer a “groundbreaking” new medical procedure that will create custom-made spinal implants for patients.Attenborough Dental, in George Street, will transfer digital 3D printing technologies used in the dental profession to orthopaedics for the project. Read more »
Nottingham company can print a spare part for your spine!
A NOTTINGHAM dental laboratory is set to pioneer a “groundbreaking” new medical procedure that will create custom-made spinal implants for patients.Attenborough Dental, in George Street, will transfer digital 3D printing technologies used in the dental profession to orthopaedics for the project. Read more »
White Paper Released Detailing Eminent Spine Anterior Cervical Plate and the Eminent Spine PEEK Cervical Cage
Dallas, TX, May 21, 2014 –(PR.com)– Eminent Spine has released a white paper authored by Dr. Stephen P. Courtney of Plano Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Spine Center. The results of a study of its Anterior Cervical Plate (“King Cobra”) and the Eminent Spine PEEK Cervical Cage (“Copperhead”). This study proves that the King Cobra® cervical […]
Life Spine Enters China Market with Industry Leader
HOFFMAN ESTATES, SHANGHAI, May 20, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgicaltreatment of spinal disorders, has entered into a strategic partnership with China Pioneer Pharma Holdings Limited, based in Shanghai, China. China Pioneer Pharma Holdings Limited is an industry leader within China […]
VEXIM : Major Improvement in Patients after the Implantation of SpineJack(R)
TOULOUSE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 19, 2014– VEXIM (Paris:ALVXM) a medical device company specializing in the minimally-invasive treatment of vertebral fractures, announces today that the 12-month results of an international study on 103 patients confirm the excellent performance of SpineJack(R)(1) in treating acute fresh traumatic vertebral compression fractures. This prospective observational study was conducted consecutively in 14 […]
New technology a game changer for children with scoliosis
A new procedure offered for the first time in the Carolinas at Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville can help correct scoliosis while reducing the suffering.Children with severe curvature of the spine can face a lifetime of pain and deformity.Read more »
New technology a game changer for children with scoliosis
A new procedure offered for the first time in the Carolinas at Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville can help correct scoliosis while reducing the suffering.Children with severe curvature of the spine can face a lifetime of pain and deformity.Read more »
Trials of spinal surgery option Infuse were too little, too late
May 17, 2014 —Journal Sentinel John Fauber–“Those now suing Medtronic over side effects face a daunting battle.In March, nearly 1,000 people who are suing Medtronic, the company that markets Infuse — a number certain to grow.Earlier this month, the company told investors it will pay $22 million to settle about 950 claims and is setting […]
NASS Aims for Transparency in Spine Care
May 16, 2014 (Christopher Cheney/HealthLeaders Media)–The North American Spine Society is seeking to boost transparency in spine care, with a set of new insurance coverage policy recommendations.“These are coverage recommendations that have been vetted extensively,” says Christopher Bono, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and second vice president of NASS. The recommendations, released this month, cover 13 […]