NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NEMARIS, Inc. today announced the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the next-generation SURGIMAP 2.0 platform, the preeminent software used to preoperatively plan spine surgery which now offers advanced tools based upon algorithms and the most recent scientific data on the parameters necessary to determine […]
2014
Amedica Corporation Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 30, 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, is pleased to announce its Board of Directors has elected B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, to serve as its […]
Providence Medical Technology Announces Expansion of Patent Portfolio
LAFAYETTE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Providence Medical Technology, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued patents 8,834,530, Cervical Distraction Method; 8,834,472, Vertebral Joint Implants and Delivery Tools, and 8,828,062, Vertebral Joint Implants and Delivery Tools to the company in September 2014.“We are proud of our growing patent portfolio protecting our innovative suite of cervical […]
Amedica Corporation Appoints New Vice President of Business Development
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a biomaterial company focused on silicon nitride ceramics as a material platform to develop, manufacture and commercialize novel medical devices, is pleased to announce the appointment of Anan Natarajan as Vice President of Business Development, effective immediately.In this new role, Mr. Natarajan will […]
SIGNUS receives clearance to launch MOBIS® II ST (Structural Titanium) interbody fusion device
Alzenau (Germany) September 29, 2014 – SIGNUS Medizintechnik, the Germany based developer and manufacturer of leading edge spinal implants, announced today that it has received FDA clearance to commercially release its MOBIS® II ST system, which is comprised of a line of structural titanium interbody devices placed through a Transforaminal Lumbar Inter- body Fusion (TLIF) […]
Eminent Spine Black Diamondback Rattlesnake™ Lateral Lumbar Plate System
Georgetown, TX, September 26, 2014 –(PR.com)– Eminent Spine is proud to announce the release of the Black Diamondback Rattlesnake™ lateral lumbar plate system.The Black Diamondback Rattlesnake™ system is the 14th product to be designed and released by Eminent Spine, since 2009. Featuring Eminent Spine’s proprietary technology, the Black Diamondback Rattlesnake™ is the most recent bio […]
Baxano Surgical Completes Financing and Continues Streamlined Business Operations
RALEIGH, N.C., Sep 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) –Baxano Surgical, Inc. BAXS a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing minimally invasive products to treat degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine, announced that the Companyhas completed a recent subordinated convertible note financing of approximately $1.5 million to extend its cash runway. In connection […]
RABEA® – Simple and efficient vertebral body fusion for around 20 years
Alzenau, September 25, 2014. Ever since SIGNUS (Alzenau/Germany) obtained CE marketing approval for the cervical fusion cage RABEA® in 1996, more than 100,000 patients worldwide have been successfully treated with it. RABEA® was the first titanium cage to be approved both in Europe and the USA (after FDA approval was granted in 1999), and it […]
Blackstone buys stake in Chinese implant maker
Blackstone has agreed to make a significant investment into Xinrong Best Medical Instrument, a Chinese maker of orthopaedic implants for trauma, spine and joint applications.The companies did not state the value of the deal nor the ownership split, however a person familiar … Read more »
Life Spine® Announces FDA Clearance of LONG BOW™ Expandable Lateral Interbody System
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance to the LONG BOW Expandable Lateral Interbody System.The innovative LONG BOW Expandable Lateral Interbody System is the […]
SpineGuard Releases Six Months 2014 Financial Results
PARIS & SAN FRANCISCO, September 24, 2014 – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that designs, develops, and markets disposable medical devices intended to make spine surgery safer, announced today financial results for the half year ending June 30, 2014, as approved by the Board of Directors on September 22, 2014.Operating expenses under control […]
Orthofix Announces Appointment of Luke T. Faulstick to Board of Directors
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix International N.V., (NASDAQ:OFIX), a diversified, global medical device company focused on improving patients’ lives by providing superior reconstructive and regenerative orthopedic and spine solutions to physicians worldwide, announced today that Luke T. Faulstick has been named to its Board of Directors. Faulstick is co-owner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Power Partners […]
Alphatec Spine to Showcase Product Portfolio at EuroSpine 2014 in Lyon, France
CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a global provider of spinal fusion technologies, announced today that it will showcase its product portfolio at the upcoming EuroSpine 2014 meeting, which is being held in Lyon, France, from October 1st to October 3rd, 2014. […]
Amedica Corporation Builds on Success of Valeo II(TM) Silicon Nitride Interbody Spinal Fusion Devices
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a commercial biomaterial company focused on silicon nitride ceramics as a material platform to develop, manufacture and sell novel medical devices, is pleased to announce the release of its second generation silicon nitride transforaminal lumbar (TL) interbody fusion device.The Valeo II™ TL interbody fusion device […]
Amedica Corporation Builds on Success of Valeo II(TM) Silicon Nitride Interbody Spinal Fusion Devices
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a commercial biomaterial company focused on silicon nitride ceramics as a material platform to develop, manufacture and sell novel medical devices, is pleased to announce the release of its second generation silicon nitride transforaminal lumbar (TL) interbody fusion device.The Valeo II™ TL interbody fusion device […]
Baxano Surgical to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Its MIS Spine Business
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Baxano Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:BAXS), a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing minimally invasive products to treat degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine, today announced that the Company has engaged Houlihan Lokey as its financial advisor to advise it on potential strategic alternatives for the […]
Spine Wave Announces the Commercial Launch of the Annex® Adjacent Level System
SHELTON, CT–(Marketwired – Sep 18, 2014) – Spine Wave, Inc. is a medical device company dedicated to leveraging its proprietary technology and expertise to provide spine surgeons with a broad, differentiated portfolio of expandable and other less invasive, more efficient solutions to real surgical challenges. Today Spine Wave announces that it has released the Annex® […]
K2M Debuts EVEREST Minimally Invasive Spinal System at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Global Forum 2014
LEESBURG, Va., Sep 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) –K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “K2M), a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine technologies, techniques and minimally … Read more »
Aurora Spine Announces Launch of TiNANO™ Lumbar Interbody Cages
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA–(Marketwired – Sept. 17, 2014) – Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) is excited to announce the launch of the first wave of next generation lumbar Interbody Cages. The ECHO™ MIS Interbody System (PLIF) and ECHO XL™ MIS Interbody System (OLIF) feature Aurora’s new TiNano™ titanium spray coating technology. TiNano coated PEEK-OPTIMA cages will allow […]
Medtronic Launches New Balloon Kyphoplasty Products for Treating Spinal Fractures
MEMPHIS, TN – September 17, 2014 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced the launch of the KYPHON Express(TM) II Balloon Kyphoplasty Platform, which includes the next generation KYPHON ® Cement Delivery System. This new platform is the latest advancement in the KYPHON® Balloon Kyphoplasty (BKP) technology for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures. The […]
Integra LifeSciences to Acquire Medtronic’s MicroFrance and Xomed Manual ENT and Laparoscopy Instrumentation Lines
PLAINSBORO, N.J., Sept. 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) and Medtronic, Inc. today announced an agreement in which Integra will acquire Medtronic’s MicroFrance and Xomed manual ENT and laparoscopy instrumentation lines for approximately $60 million in cash. Integra expects the transaction to close, subject to customary closing requirements, in the fourth […]
Ortho Kinematics Enters Agreement with Medtronic for Promotion of VMA
AUSTIN, Texas – Sept 16, 2014 — Ortho Kinematics‚ Inc. (OKI), a privately held healthcare diagnostic company focused on spine imaging informatics, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Medtronic, giving Medtronic the ability to promote OKI’s VMA (Vertebral Motion Analysis) test to spine surgeons.The VMA is OKI’s flagship spine diagnostic test, […]
Spineology Announces Release of a Next Generation Spinous Process Fixation System
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spineology Inc., the innovator in anatomy conserving spine surgeryTM, is excited to announce the full release of its VIATM Spinous Process Fixation System.VIA is the first and only Spinous Process Plate with independently compressible superior and inferior plates that are contoured to maximize the fit between the implant and the spinous processes […]
Updated: 100 Most Important Spinal Companies Worldwide
In the year 2000, the spinal market players were a limited number of companies with spinal products such as Sofamor/Danek ( acquired later by Medtronic), DePuy/Acromed, Synthes and some small companies such as Aesculap, or Howmedica more involved in the Orthopedic business. Now, we can count many more than 100 companies worldwide. We have updated […]
Updated: 100 Most Important Spinal Companies Worldwide
In the year 2000, the spinal market players were a limited number of companies with spinal products such as Sofamor/Danek ( acquired later by Medtronic), DePuy/Acromed, Synthes and some small companies such as Aesculap, or Howmedica more involved in the Orthopedic business. Now, we can count many more than 100 companies worldwide. We have updated […]
Aurora Spine to Participate at SBNS in UK
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA–(Marketwired – Sept. 12, 2014) – Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) announced today that it will be participating at the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) 2014. The Coventry Trade Show Conference, hosted by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, will be held at the Heritage Motor Centre, Warwickshire, United Kingdom from Wednesday, […]
Tyber Medical Announces Initial Rollout of Headless Cannulated Trauma Screw System
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Tyber Medical, a privately held medical device company focused on developing innovative orthopaedic and spine devices for private label opportunities, announces the initial rollout of its headless cannulated trauma screw system.During this initial rollout, Tyber Medical will make the new cannulated trauma screw system available to select private […]