SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — VertiFlex®, Inc., a leading innovator of advanced minimally invasive interventions for spinal stenosis, announces publication of two-year clinical results of the Superion®Indirect Decompression System. Dr. Vikas Patel, from the University of Colorado, and colleagues, reported outcomes from the first 250 patients enrolled in a prospective, multi-center, randomized FDA IDE trial comparing […]
2014
Surgical Navigation Systems Market Expected To Reach USD 295.5 M Globally In 2020
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Surgical Navigation Systems Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2020”, the global surgical navigation systems market was valued at USD 218.5 million in 2013 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2014 to […]
Surgical Navigation Systems Market Expected To Reach USD 295.5 M Globally In 2020
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Surgical Navigation Systems Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2020”, the global surgical navigation systems market was valued at USD 218.5 million in 2013 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2014 to […]
Vendor alleges hospital violated her constitutional rights
DAYTONA BEACH — A spinal implant vendor who lost business at Halifax Health is alleging in a federal lawsuit the public hospital violated her constitutional rights when it banished her for writing a critical letter. Read more »
Titan Spine Receives FDA Clearance to Launch Endoskeleton® TL Device for Lateral Spinal Fusion
MEQUON, WIS. — Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology company focused on developing innovative spinal interbody fusion implants, today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commercially release its Endoskeleton® TL system, a spinal fusion system utilizing a lateral approach. The Endoskeleton® TL represents the first […]
Medtronic To Cut Jobs In Minnesota
Medtronic is slated to cut 40 positions in two locations in Minnesota as part of a restructuring charge it released in May. The cuts come in the wake of the company’s announcement to acquire Covidien and move its headquarters to Ireland.The plan affects employees working at Medtronic’s headquartersRead more »
MEDICREA Reports First Half 2014 Sales
LYON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 11, 2014– The MEDICREA group (Paris:ALMED) (FR0004178572-ALMED), listed on Alternext Paris and eligible for PEA-PME SME equity savings plans, a company that specializes in the development of innovative surgical technologies for the treatment of spinal pathologies, today announced financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ended June 30(th) , […]
Biomet Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Preliminary Financial Results
WARSAW, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biomet, Inc. (“the Company”) announced today preliminary financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 31, 2014. The final results for the three and twelve months ended May 31, 2014 will be made available to the public with the filing of Biomet’s Form 10-K for fiscal year 2014 and will […]
Nuvasive (R) to Participate in the 21st Annual International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques(IMAST)
SAN DIEGO, CA — (Marketwired) — 07/09/14 — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, is excited to announce its participation at the 21st International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) from Wednesday, July 16 to Friday, July 18, 2014, in booth […]
FTC Wants Additional Info On Zimmer-Biomet Merger
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking additional information regarding the proposed merger between Warsaw, Ind.-based dental and orthopedic reconstructive device makers Zimmer Holdings and Biomet.Read more »
The Most Important TLIF Cages in thespinemarketgroup.com
The Interbody Fusion devices including the transforaminal lumbar (TLIF), like most spinal products market segments, is characterized by increasing unit volume and sales revenue, even in the face of declining prices. Demand is simply increasing at a greater rate than prices are declining.Competition is now fierce than ever. Do you havve enough information to position […]
Carol Cox named executive VP at NuVasive
NuVasive Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVA) announced that Carol Cox has joined the company as executive vice president of Strategy and Corporate Communications, effective immediately. She will report directly to Alex Lukianov, chairman and CEO of NuVasive, and will join the company’s executive committee.In this newly created role, Cox will be responsible for leading NuVasive’s short- and […]
The Most Important TLIF Cages in thespinemarketgroup.com
The Interbody Fusion devices including the transforaminal lumbar (TLIF), like most spinal products market segments, is characterized by increasing unit volume and sales revenue, even in the face of declining prices. Demand is simply increasing at a greater rate than prices are declining.Competition is now fierce than ever. Do you havve enough information to position […]
J&J’s DePuy Synthes Cutting Jobs As Part Of Reorganization
Johnson & Johnson announced that its orthopedics subsidiary DePuy Synthes is letting go of 400 workers as part of a reorganization plan designed to meet new challenges in the market.According to a Wall Street Journalreport, Michael Orsinger, J&J’s worldwide chair of the global orthopedics group,Read more »
5 Year Blog Anniversary!
Time flyes! Thespinemarketgroup.com has already 5 years now and we want to thank YOU all for your visits and for following us. Also we would like to thank all the SPONSORS that have supported us through these years and very specially today to BMK medical, idataResearch, SpineCraft, A-Spine, Osimplant and Cousin Biotech that contributed to […]
5 Year Blog Anniversary!
Time flyes! Thespinemarketgroup.com has already 5 years now and we want to thank YOU all for your visits and for following us. Also we would like to thank all the SPONSORS that have supported us through these years and very specially today to BMK medical, idataResearch, SpineCraft, A-Spine, Osimplant and Cousin Biotech that contributed to […]
NuVasive sets up in Waterford with 30 high-skill jobs
Medical-device company NuVasive Inc is establishing an international operations centre in Waterford this coming week, and creating up to 30 highly skilled roles over the next two to three years. NuVasive – which is headquartered in San Diego, California – has already begun recruitment for supply chain, customer service, accounting and IT positions at the […]
California doctors used fake hardware in spine surgeries, lawsuits say
Jul 03, 2014–Doctors in Southern California have implanted counterfeit screws and rods, ginned up in a small machine shop, into the backs of thousands of injured workers, according to lawsuits filed throughout the state.Some doctors who used the bogus hardware took kickbacks including cash andRead more »
California doctors used fake hardware in spine surgeries, lawsuits say
Jul 03, 2014–Doctors in Southern California have implanted counterfeit screws and rods, ginned up in a small machine shop, into the backs of thousands of injured workers, according to lawsuits filed throughout the state.Some doctors who used the bogus hardware took kickbacks including cash andRead more »
Mazor Robotics Receives First Order for Renaissance System with Brain Module
CAESAREA, Israel – July 2, 2014 – Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that it has received the first order for its Renaissance system since the commercial launch of the brain surgery module.The system was sold to Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, NE and will be utilized […]
400 jobs eliminated at Johnson & Johnson subsidiary
DePuy Synthes was created in 2012 after Johnson & Johnson paid $21.3 billion for the medical device manufacturer with offices in West Chester, Pa., and Switzerland. It specializes in spine and bone repair products.Johnson & Johnson said the 400 positions being eliminated in the restructuring represents less than 2 percent of the company’s 23,000-person workforce. […]
Amedica Secures $26 Million in Funding
SALT LAKE CITY, July 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA) a biomaterial company focused on using its Silicon Nitride technology platform to develop, manufacture and sell a broad range of medical devices, today announced that it has secured up to $26.0 million in additional funding consisting of a $20.0 million debt financing with […]
Zimmer Launches the Virage® OCT Spinal Fixation System
MINNEAPOLIS, June 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Spine, Inc., a global leader in spine innovation, today announced the U.S. market launch of the Virage OCT Spinal Fixation System, an Occipital-Cervico-Thoracic (OCT) spinal fixation system that will change surgeons’ perspective on posterior fixation.“This innovative posterior fixation system will enhance the experience of surgeons performing fusion procedures […]
AccuLIF® Expandable Lumbar Interbody Fusion Technology
The AccuLIF platform of expandable interbody devices, including AccuLIF TL and AccuLIF PL, further establishes our presence in the minimally invasive surgery market. Surgeon controlled hydraulic expansion mechanism that expands or contracts the device in-situ and is intended for use with supplemental spinal fixationLarge central cavity for autogenous bone graft spanning endplate to endplate helps […]
Johnson & Johnson Plans to Develop 3-D Printed Reconstructive Implants
June, 2014 (healthpointcapital.com/Andrew Vahradian)–Last month, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) announced that the company plans to file for more than 30 major product approvals within its Medical Device & Diagnostic (MD&D) unit by the end of 2016, in order to bolster the segment’s overall growth. Management expounded that in regards to its Orthopedics division, which operates […]
Choice Spine Launches Major System into Lucrative Pedicle Screw Spine Market
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Choice Spine, a Knoxville, TN based spine manufacturer, announces the launch of its new Starfire Pedicle Screw System. Pedicle screw systems are a basic product component of any spine company. Having an effective system allows Choice Spine distributors to reach more spine surgeons who treat lumbar conditions. In the short run, this new […]
Stryker Accuses Medtronic Of Participation In Patent Trolling Scheme
June 25, 2014 (www.meddeviceonline.com)–Stryker Corporation recently asked a federal judge in Delaware to permit the company to bring antitrust claims against Medtronic Inc., Orthophoenix LLC, and IP Navigation Group LLC (IP Nav).In its complaint, Stryker alleges that Medtronic conspired with Orthophoenix, a company that was founded on April 25, 2013, and the next day bought […]