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Eragny-sur-Oise (France), April 15, 2015 – SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (FR0012452746 – SAFOR / PEA PME eligible), a company developing and marketing an innovative range of sterile implants with associated disposable surgical instruments for spine surgery, announces its 2014 annual results and Q1 2015 revenue.“Following two years essentially devoted to the industrialization and approval of our innovative […]

KNOXVILLE, TN, April 13th, 2015 – ChoiceSpine, a Knoxville, TN based spinal implant company, is pleased to announce the first surgery using the THUNDERBOLT™ Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw System. The first surgeries were performed by Dr. Robert Knetsche, all with outstanding results.Dr. Knetsche remarked on the advantages of the THUNDERBOLT™ System, “The THUNDERBOLT™ Minimally Invasive […]

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ortho Kinematics‚ Inc. (OKI), a privately held healthcare diagnostics company focused on spine imaging informatics, announced today the close of a $9.6 million Series C equity financing to expand commercialization of the VMA (Vertebral Motion Analysis), the company’s flagship product for the radiographic assessment of spinal motion and instability. Spine neurosurgeon, Dr. Reginald […]

OR AKIVA, Israel, April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ –Expanding Orthopedics Inc. (EOI), a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative expandable devices for spine surgery, is excited to announce that the FLXfit™,world’s first 3D articulating cage with in-situ lordosis correction will be presented at the International Society for the Advancement of Spine […]

ALACHUA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RTI Surgical Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq:RTIX), a leading global surgical implant company, announced a new agreement with Novation, a health care services company with more than 100,000 members and affiliates of VHA Inc., UHC, Children’s Hospital Association and Provista, LLC. The agreement covers RTI’s full line of surgical specialties implants and is effective starting […]

ALISO VIEJO, CA (PRWEB) April 09, 2015–A new 27-site study comparing two conservative treatments for back pain resulting from lumbar spinal stenosis in patients with neurogenic claudication has reached full enrollment and all patients have been treated.The randomized controlled study, MiDAS ENCORE, will examine the long-term benefits for approximately 300 patients who received either minimally […]

LYON, France & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The MEDICREA Group (Paris:ALMED) (Alternext Paris: FR0004178572 – ALMED), PEA-PME eligible, which specializes in the development and manufacturing of innovative surgical technologies for the treatment of spinal pathologies, announces its audited 2014 annual results (IFRS based), approved by the Board meeting of April the 2nd. 2014 Annual Results: Despite a […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, today announced that results from the KAST pivotal trial have been published online in the journal Spine. KAST showed that the Kiva® VCF Treatment System, a novel implant for vertebral augmentation, successfully met the primary endpoint of non-inferiority to balloon […]

PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2015 – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that designs, develops and markets disposable medical devices intended to make spine surgery safer, reported today that its first-quarter 2015 revenue grew by 47%, to € 1.5 million.Pierre Jérôme, CEO of SpineGuard, said: “We are very pleased with the strong […]

Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) April 08, 2015–Medical device company Atlas Spine announced its plan to raise $5 million through OfferBoard Securities to further its existing business and monetize, through a licensing and royalty model, their patented portfolio of spinal implant product systems. Approximately 85% of inhabitants in the Western world experience chronic back pain during their […]

MEQUON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology company focused on developing innovative spinal interbody fusion implants, today announced that data from a study comparing its proprietary surface technology to polyetheretherketone (PEEK) have now been published in the March 15 print issue of Spine. The data demonstrate that Titan’s line of Endoskeleton® Interbody Devices […]

NEW YORK — Spinal device maker NuVasive says Chairman and CEO Alex Lukianov resigned after the board concluded he didn’t follow expense reimbursement and personnel policies.NuVasive says Lukianov resigned Saturday after an investigation by the board of directors. The company, which makes products used in minimally-invasive spine surgeries, said Lukianov didn’t live up to its […]

IVYLAND, PA – Vistek Medical, a leading contract manufacturer of medical implants and components focused on the Orthopedic, Spinal, Trauma, and Extremity markets has reached a manufacturing milestone of two ­million medical components.“This landmark reflects the dedication of our employees and commitment to delivering precision machined medical components to our customers on time,” stated John […]

Paris, March 31, 2015 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, today announces its annual results for the financial year to December 31, 2014, as approved by the Board on March 18, 2015. Ludovic Lastennet, CEO of Implanet, states: “The sale of 4,260 JAZZ implants […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, today announced that it has signed a group purchasing agreement for the Kiva® VCF Treatment System with Novation, the leading health care services company. The three-year contract became effective March 1, paving the way to offer the Kiva System through […]

According to Millennium Research Group’s most recent report, the U.S. spine market is expected to continue to grow modestly through 2022, reaching nearly $7.1 billion. Although there are more than 300 competitors (visit spinecatalogue2015), the market is dominated by five main players.According to the site healthcarefinancenews.com, despite initial concerns that the passing of the Affordable Care Act would […]

According to Millennium Research Group’s most recent report, the U.S. spine market is expected to continue to grow modestly through 2022, reaching nearly $7.1 billion. Although there are more than 300 competitors (visit spinecatalogue2015), the market is dominated by five main players.According to the site healthcarefinancenews.com, despite initial concerns that the passing of the Affordable Care Act would […]

KNOXVILLE, TN, Feb 25, 2015 – ChoiceSpine, a Knoxville, TN based spinal implant company, is pleased to announce the hiring of two new executives. Mr. Tom McLeer, Senior Executive Vice-President, will serve as an advisor to founders Rick Henson and Marty Altshuler, assisting with strategic planning and business development. Dr. Steve Ainsworth, PhD has been […]

WARSAW, Ind. — Tom Till eyes the morning’s e-mail to see who’s angling to hire his students. A local employer, which had already hired 23 people in less than a year, says it needs three more to help make the artificial hips, knees and other devices manufactured here in the self-proclaimed “Orthopedic Capital of the […]