Verticor’s Zeus family of PEEK cages addresses the surgical need to accomodate various patient anatomies and surgical approaches, while allowing post-surgical visualization of the fusion process. Benefits: Instrumentation tailored to each implant option Large contact area to prevent subsidence Contoured and tapered surfaces ensuring optimal implant insertion and placement Raised angle teeth to eliminate implant […]
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About Spinal Companies: Frontier Medical Devices
April 17th 2014–Last October 2013, it was announced that Frontier Medical Devices have signed with Zimmer an exclusive global distribution agreement for the Lateral Locking Cage (LLC), a first of its kind, minimally invasive lateral interbody cage. Under the terms of this long-term agreement with Frontier Medical Devices (Marquette, Mich.), Zimmer Spine will exclusively market […]
About Spinal Companies: Frontier Medical Devices
April 17th 2014–Last October 2013, it was announced that Frontier Medical Devices have signed with Zimmer an exclusive global distribution agreement for the Lateral Locking Cage (LLC), a first of its kind, minimally invasive lateral interbody cage. Under the terms of this long-term agreement with Frontier Medical Devices (Marquette, Mich.), Zimmer Spine will exclusively market […]
Integra LifeSciences Introduces Wound Matrix
New Jersey-based Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation (IART – Snapshot Report) has expanded its skin and wound product line with the launch of Integra Wound Matrix (Thin). However, the announcement failed to boost Integra’s shares as they fell 2.5% till the last trading session.Wound Matrix is a new and thinner product with a thickness that is […]
How 3-D Printing Is Revolutionizing Health Care
Additive manufacturing — a.k.a. 3-D printing — has moved beyond being a primarily techie and Wall Street topic to capture the attention of many on Main Street. This attention is well deserved, given the 3-D printing sector is expected to balloon from $2.2 billion in 2012 to nearly $6 billion in 2017, and will eventually […]
Spine surgery patients mostly unaware of costs, compensation
(Reuters Health) – Orthopedic surgery patients go in and out of the operating room “blind” to the cost of their procedures, researchers say, but the patients often assume doctors are making much more than they really do.The misperceptions among spinal surgery patients are emblematic of a major barrier to controlling healthcare costs, according to the […]
Alphatec loses lawsuit, delays quarterly report
In response to losing a lawsuit, Carlsbad’s Alphatec Holdings said it has delayed its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 earnings results until March 17. The company is the parent of Alphatec Spine, a medical device maker. Read more »
Hospital owner fraudulently billed $500 million in spinal surgeries
The former owner of a Los Angeles-area hospital will plead guilty to federal charges that he bribed a state senator as part of a wide-ranging kickback scheme to get spinal surgery cases referred to his facility, the Associated Press reported. Altogether, the fraudulent charges connected to the scheme may top $500 million. Michael D. Drobot, […]
Doctor from Medina charged in $7.3M health-care fraud
EL PASO, Texas — An ex-Army doctor in Texas has been indicted in a $7.3 million health care scam.The 65-count federal indictment announced Thursday in El Paso names Dr. Richard Craig Rooney of Medina, Washington Rooney worked at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso and Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort […]
Globus’ Acquisition Of Excelsius Makes It A Compelling Robotics Story
Investment in robotic surgery has become a growing trend in the field of healthcare research. It is expected that in a few years from now surgical interventions will be performed by robotic technologies under the supervision of human surgeons from remote places. The EUROSURGE Read more »
K2M looking to go public
K2M, a spinal device company in Leesburg, has filed an S-1 draft registration with the Securities and Exchanges Commission to become a publicly traded company.The S-1 form is a confidential document between the SEC and the company filing to go public, which outlines key information about the company such as its business, properties, competition, the […]
Model can predict spine surgery complications
(HealthDay)—A new model can predict the risk of medical complications, including major complications, after spine surgery, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of Spine. Michael J. Lee, M.D., from the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues created and validated a predictive model for the risk of medical complication or major […]
NuVasive Riding A New Wave Of Optimism
January 16th 2014 ,(seekingalpha.com)–Sell-side analysts still seem to be nervous about the near-term future of the spine market, but investors haven’t let that scare them away fromNuVasive (NUVA). With new products and a focused OUS strategy re-accelerating growth and management laying out some bold ambitions for the next five years, these shares have more than […]
How Much Do Medical Devices Cost? Doctors Have No Idea
Imagine taking your car to a mechanic who couldn’t tell you how much, say, a new battery would cost. Or, for that matter, the price of any available batteries. What’s more, there’s no way to find out because the manufacturer sells parts to different shops at vastly different prices, and its supply contracts forbid them […]
TRESTLE Anterior Cervical Plating System
The TRESTLE Anterior Cervical Plating System is the next generation of anterior plating solutions. The Trestle System offers a slim, slender, and self-locking plate profile as well as a comprehensive array of implants and instrumentation to meet surgeon needs. Trestle Anterior Cervical Plate.Product Information Trestle Luxe Surgical Technique.pdf Vimeo: Trestle Deluxe Video Animation Benefits: Large […]
CD HORIZON LEGACY 5.5
Over the past 10 years there has been a continuous evolution in the surgical application of pedicle screw fixation. Meeting the needs of advancing surgical techniques has required systems that are adaptable, reliable, and user-friendly. The CD HORIZON® Multi Axial Screw Spinal System has become the world’s most popular pedicle screw instrumentation by continuing to evolve and address these developmental […]
CD HORIZON® SOLERA™
The CD HORIZON® SOLERA™ Spinal System is Medtronic’s fifth generation spinal fusion system and is cleared to treat patients with degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, fracture, dislocation, failed previous fusions, tumors and, uniquely, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Extending the unmatched clinical history of more than twenty-five years and 500,000 patients represented by the CD HORIZON® product […]
The Spine Market
The global spinal surgery devices market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4% from $6.5 billion in 2011 to $8.7 billion in 2018.Medical companies bend over backwards to meet need for advanced spinal surgery devices and the market for spinal surgery devices is being driven forward, as patients are […]
CapLoxII™
The CapLoxII™ Spinal Fixation System: low profile implants with exceptional fixation strength provides reliable performance and control in the hands of spine surgeons.The CapLoxII™ system includes Captiva Spine’s comprehensive selection of easy-to-use tools and instrumentation designed to address even the most challenging anatomical situations. These tools are specifically engineered for exceptional compatibility with implants and surrounding […]
X90® Pedicle Screw System
The X-spine X90® Pedicle Screw System combines unique rotary locking technology and maximum biomechanical performance allowing for simple rod locking without a separate locking cap or set screw. Through its unified design, the X90® Pedicle Screw System avoids the problems of cross threading, head splay, and cap loosening, endemic to cap type pedicle screw systems. […]
PSS Pedicle Screw System
The Altus Spine Pedicle Screw system’s low torque design fully locks at 65 in-lbs. which is nearly half of the torque required by most of the competitive designs. This fosters greatest tactile feedback and surgeon finesse when it matters most. As a result of its unique locking cap, tulip design and closure mechanism, the system […]
Spinal surgery raises questions of excess
Monday, October 28, 2013/Peter Whorisky and Dan Keating Associated Press–The rate of spinal fusion surgery has risen sixfold in the United States over the past 20 years, according to federal figures, and the expensive procedure has become even more common than hip replacement.It can be difficult, in individual cases, to get doctors to agree about when […]
Proliant® System
The Proliant® System is designed to provide secure fixation of the thoracolumbar spine while improving surgeon speed and ease-of-use. The low-profile design features a secure interlocking mechanism that stabilizes the construct, while Tightlok™ thread technology is designed to reduce Proliant (Exactech) screw pullout. Simple instrumentation and dual lead thread design increase speed-of-screw insertion, and the […]
Mesa Degenerative
Breakthrough, revolutionary, top-loading, and low-profile spinal system featuring Zero-Torque Technology® and 60° range of motion while providing the surgeon the ability to one-step lock without torsional stress applied to the spine. Mesa Degenerative Brochure.pdf Zero-Torque Technology® No Profile Above the Rod One-Step Final Locking 60° Range of Motion Controlled Compression & Distraction Implant & Instrument […]
p|spine
Being polyaxial, p|spine pedicle screws allow for an easy positioning and facilitate the fitting. Due to the self-tapping threads pre-drilling becomes obsolete, which later on increases the stability within the vertebra. The specific tulip-shaped design of the self-locking thread prevents the set screw from loosening and provides the possibility of a very low profile. All […]
Romeo2™
The ROMEO2® is designed to allow long construct procedures with a large range of pedicle screws and hooks, utilizing both specific and multi purpose intuitive instruments. ROMEO2 brochure.pdf Benefits: Streamlined Tip:The screws’s conical tip is designed to allow an effortless and self-centering insertion of the screw. Poliaxial Head:The screw head´s 50° polyaxiality is designed to […]
UNI-Thread® Versatile
The UNI-Thread® Versatile Thoraco-Lumbar Spinal System has a single threaded screw and a three dimensional connector design which allows adjustment of the height of both components at any stage of the procedure. Spinal fixation can be achieved with a reduced number of instruments. SpineVision: Uni Thread System Video Animation In addition, to answer the need […]