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CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a global provider of spinal fusion technologies, announced today that James R. Glynn is retiring as a member of the board of directors and Audit Committee Chairman, effective November 2, 2015. Alphatec Spine’s board of directors […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Paradigm Spine, LLC, a leading provider of innovative spinal implants, announces the publication of an analysis prepared by Milliman, Inc. titled “Utilization and Cost of Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (“LSS”) in a Commercially Insured Population” commissioned by Paradigm Spine, LLC . The report is currently available on […]

A-SPINE entered an agreement whereby Jiangsu IDEAL Medical Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (www.szideal.com.cn) will distribute A-SPINE’s spinal implants across China, effectively immediately.The agreement was signed on October 21, 2015 jointly by Mr. Li Jian-Xiang, Chairman & President of IDEAL Medical, and Mr. David Chang, President of A-SPINE at the headquarters of IDEAL Medical in […]

WAXHAW, NC (PRWEB) OCTOBER 29, 2015–Cutting Edge Spine (http://www.CuttingEdgeSpine.com), a rapidly growing technology-driven spine company dedicated to developing and distributing new generation spinal technologies, confirmed the successful completion of the first surgery using their unique HA enhanced Lumbar PEEK Interbody technology, the EVOS-HA. The EVOS-HA is the first FDA cleared PEEK-OPTIMA Lumbar Interbody system in […]

MINNETONKA, Minn., Oct. 29, 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 that Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS), the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) covering the states of Iowa, Kansas,Missouri, Nebraska, Indiana […]

Bordeaux, Boston, 27 October 2015 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, today announces its revenue for the 3rd quarter, and nine months through 30 September 2015. Ludovic Lastennet, CEO of Implanet, states: “The revenue and fine performance over the third quarter represent the continued […]

ALACHUA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RTI Surgical Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq: RTIX), a global surgical implant company, announced today that Christopher R. Sweeney, a partner with Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic investor focused exclusively on the health care industry, has joined the company’s board of directors as a designee of its preferred shareholder, Water Street, effective immediately. Additionally, […]

European regulators have decided to recommend halting sales of the Medtronic Inductos product citing manufacturing problems related to an absorbable sponge used in the product. The EMA began a review of the product after an inspection by Dutch and Spanish regulatory authorities determined that the U.S. manufacturing facility of the product did not comply with […]

AUDUBON, Pa., Oct. 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, announced the introduction of the CREO MIS™ Pedicle Screw System.CREO MIS™ is a thoracolumbar posterior stabilization system featuring extended modular screw heads. The screw heads are one of the smallest diameters available on the market which helps to […]

Eragny-sur-Oise (France), October 22, 2015 – SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (FR0012452746 – SAFOR), a company developing and marketing an innovative range of sterile implants combined with their single-use surgical instruments for back surgery, announces that it has entered into a PACEO equity facility with Societe Generale through the issuance of 1,000,000 equity warrants, as authorized by the […]