DUBLIN – December 11, 2015 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of additional spine surgery indications for Infuse® Bone Graft. Upon receiving final labeling approval from the FDA, the company expects to begin marketing these expanded indications in early calendar year 2016. With this expanded approval, Medtronic […]
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CareFusion Receives Two 510(k) Clearances For Spine Products
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — CareFusion, a BD company (NYSE: BDX), today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared two 510(k)s for its spine augmentation devices. The new 13-gauge AVAmax® Vertebral Balloon system expands the company’s offerings in devices to treat vertebral compression fractures. The balloon fits down a 13-gauge cannula, […]
Xtant™ Medical Receives Clearance of Expanded Indication for Ilium Fixation and Deformity
BELGRADE, Mont., Dec. 01, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:XTNT), a leader in the development of regenerative medicine products and medical devices, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, X-spine Systems, Inc. received FDA clearance of expanded indications to include ilium fixation as well as extended length screws for the Fortex® and […]
Xtant™ Medical Receives Clearance of Expanded Indication for Ilium Fixation and Deformity
BELGRADE, Mont., Dec. 01, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:XTNT), a leader in the development of regenerative medicine products and medical devices, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, X-spine Systems, Inc. received FDA clearance of expanded indications to include ilium fixation as well as extended length screws for the Fortex® and […]
Amedica Submits 24-Month Clinical Data to FDA for Clearance of Composite Interbody Spinal Device
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride ceramics as a biomaterial platform, is pleased to announce that it has submitted to the FDA the 24-month clinical data outcomes from its CASCADE study, a blinded, randomized clinical trial that compared outcomes of cervical […]
Interventional Spine Gains FDA Clearance of Advanced Design of Its Expandable Opticage® for Spinal Fusion
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Interventional Spine, Inc. today announced the FDA clearance of their next generation Opticage® Expandable Interbody Fusion Device. The next generation system is an enhanced version of the original Opticage® system that was introduced in 2012. This next generation Opticage® system continues to provide all of the beneficial features […]
LDR Secures Expanded Indication for ROI-C Cervical Cage
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LDR Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:LDRH), a global medical device company focused on designing and commercializing novel and proprietary surgical technologies for the treatment of patients suffering from spine disorders, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the ROI-C® Cervical Cage for use with […]
LDR Secures Expanded Indication for ROI-C Cervical Cage
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LDR Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:LDRH), a global medical device company focused on designing and commercializing novel and proprietary surgical technologies for the treatment of patients suffering from spine disorders, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the ROI-C® Cervical Cage for use with […]
Meditech Spine Receives Allograft Bone Graft Indication for its Talos® Interbody Product Family
ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) OCTOBER , 2015–Meditech Spine, a manufacturer of spinal implants, has received clearance from the FDA for its Talos® interbody devices for use with allograft comprised of cancellous or corticocancellous bone graft.This means that now, all of Meditech’s interbody cervical devices and lumbar devices are indicated for use with autograft or allograft. These […]
Simplify™ Cervical Artificial Disc Receives Two-Level IDE Approval
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Simplify Medical, Inc. is pioneering disc arthroplasty with the non-metal, MRI compatible Simplify™ Disc, a cervical artificial disc. The Company announced today that it received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate its two-level clinical trial comparing Simplify Disc with anterior […]
Simplify™ Cervical Artificial Disc Receives Two-Level IDE Approval
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Simplify Medical, Inc. is pioneering disc arthroplasty with the non-metal, MRI compatible Simplify™ Disc, a cervical artificial disc. The Company announced today that it received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate its two-level clinical trial comparing Simplify Disc with anterior […]
Vertera Spine Announces FDA Clearance of the First Surface Porous PEEK Interbody Fusion Device
ATLANTA, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Vertera Spine, a developer of medical devices with advanced functional surface technologies for spine applications, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its COHERE™ Cervical Interbody Fusion Device. COHERE features Vertera Spine’s novel PEEK Scoria™ biomaterial, a proprietary porous surface technology that […]
Vertera Spine Announces FDA Clearance of the First Surface Porous PEEK Interbody Fusion Device
ATLANTA, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Vertera Spine, a developer of medical devices with advanced functional surface technologies for spine applications, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its COHERE™ Cervical Interbody Fusion Device. COHERE features Vertera Spine’s novel PEEK Scoria™ biomaterial, a proprietary porous surface technology that […]
Precision Spine™ Announces FDA Approval of the Reform® Modular and HA Coated Pedicle Screw Systems
PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Precision Spine, Inc. announced that it has received FDA approval of its Reform® Modular and HA (hydroxyapatite) Coated Pedicle Screw Systems.The patent-pending Reform® HA Coated Pedicle Screws have a hydroxyapatite coating applied to the screw threads that is designed to enhance the amount of fixation possible between the pedicle screw and the surrounding […]
Spinal Elements® Receives Expanded Cervical Spine Indications for its Lotus® Posterior Cervical/Thoracic Spinal System
Carlsbad, CA September 16, 2015–Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, today announced that they recently received clearance through the United States Food and Drug Administration to market its LOTUS Posterior Cervical/Thoracic Spinal System with expanded indications for posterior cervical screw placement. Previous clearance had allowed for screw placement only in the Thoracic (T1-T3) spine. The […]
Tyber Medical Receives 510 (k) Clearance For TyWedge™ Evans And Cotton Wedge Systems
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Tyber Medical, LLC, a privately held medical device company focused on developing innovative orthopedics and spine devices for private label opportunities, announces FDA 510(k) clearance for TyWedge™ Opening Osteotomy Wedge Systems, a titanium plasma sprayed PEEK wedge implant. TyPEEK®, a proprietary titanium plasma sprayed PEEK implant specifically indicated […]
Aurora Spine Receives CE Mark Approval for Sterile-Packed TiNano(R) Coated Interbody Systems
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX-V:ASG) announced today that it has received confirmation of CE Mark issuance for the full line of its TiNano® sterile-packed titanium coated spinal fusion implants made of PEEK thermoplastic material. “This CE Mark issuance is a major accomplishment for Aurora Spine. TiNano® intervertebral implants […]
Zyga Receives 510(k) Clearance for SImmetry® Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System Updates
MINNETONKA, Minn., Aug. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Zyga Technology, Inc., a medical device company focused on the design, development and commercialization of minimally invasive devices to treat underserved conditions of the lumbar spine, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the SImmetry System using either […]
Oxford Performance Materials Receives FDA Clearance for Its SpineFab(R) VBR Implant System
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn., July 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oxford Performance Materials, Inc. (OPM), a leading advanced materials and additive manufacturing (3D printing) company, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its first-in-kind SpineFab® VBR implant system.OPM’s SpineFab system is the first and only FDA cleared 3D printed load-bearing polymer […]
Cutting Edge Spine Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for EVOS System: Lumbar Interbody Technology Includes Proprietary Implant Manufactured with PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced
Waxhaw, NC (PRWEB) July 15, 2015–Cutting Edge Spine (http://www.cuttingedgespine.com), a technology-driven spine company focused on the development and distribution of highly differentiated spinal technologies, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the “EVOS system”. This groundbreaking system offers an extensive array of interbody implants manufactured in PEEK-OPTIMA NATURAL and the novel […]
FDA Clearance for joimax EndoLIF On-Cage: 3D-Printed Fusion Implant
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The German company joimax®, developer of technologies and training methods for minimally invasive endoscopic spinal surgery, today announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion, or EndoLIF® On-Cage implant. The EndoLIF implant allows surgeons to utilize an inter-muscular approach, similar to […]
SpineGuard obtains regulatory clearance to sell PediGuard® in the world’s second-largest spine market: China
PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2015 – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD) announced today that it has received regulatory clearance to market its Classic PediGuard® products in China.“This regulatory clearance is the result of a diligent collaborative process with General Care International (GCI),” said Pierre Jérôme, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of SpineGuard. “It is […]
Aesculap Receives FDA Approval for the activL® Artificial Disc for One-Level Lumbar Use
CENTER VALLEY, PA–(Marketwired – June 15, 2015) – Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC (Aesculap), a privately held medical device company, announced today that it has received a letter of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowing the commercial sale of the activL® Artificial Disc, for the treatment of one-level lumbar degenerative disc disease. […]
OrthoPediatrics Receives FDA Clearance for ResponseTM Spine System
Warsaw, Indiana, June 1, 2015 – OrthoPediatrics Corp. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the ResponseTM Spine System. This system is intended for posterior, non-cervical fixation (pedicle screw fixation T1-S2/ilium and hook fixationT1-L5) in pediatric patients is indicated as an adjunct to fusion to treat Adolescent […]
G Surgical Announces FDA Clearance of their PEEK Cervical Spacer
Boulder, CO (May 26, 2015) –G Surgical, a privately held medical device company offering innovative spinal implants, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market their PEEK Cervical Spacer. The PEEK Cervical Spacer adds to the company’s portfolio and compliments the T-Lok Anterior Cervical System which […]
SpineCraft Announces FDA Approval of ASTRA Spine System for Deformity Correction and Complex Spine Procedures
May 19, 2015 – SpineCraft, LLC, a privately-held US medical device company, recently announced that it has received regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its ASTRA Spine System – a comprehensive posterior spinal fixation system.The ASTRA Spine System is SpineCraft’s next generation deformity correction technology, designed by industry leading […]
VertiFlex®, Inc. Announces FDA PMA Approval for the Superion® Interspinous Spacer
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VertiFlex®, Inc., a leading innovator of advanced minimally invasive interventions for spinal stenosis, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a PMA Approval Order for the company’s Superion® Interspinous Spacer System, clearing the way for commercialization in the United States. The Approval Order follows a February FDA […]