http://baxanosurgical.com http://trans1.com Baxano Surgical was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.Baxano Surgical is a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lumbar region. We are committed to delivering minimally invasive surgical technologies that enhance patient clinical care while […]
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http://www.verticorspine.com/ Verticor is a Texas based medical device company founded in 2005. Our focus is to design, develop, manufacture, and market spinal implants for fusion.Verticor is committed to bringing products to the marketplace to enable patients to return to the most normal active life possible. In order to do so we depend on product design […]
http://vti-spine.com VTI has pioneered a straightforward intra-operative assembly™ technology which helps spine surgeons solve a long standing dilemma. Spine surgeons value the predictable efficacy they can achieve by implanting large, customized, anatomical devices in the inter-vertebral disc space. However, they also have a strong desire to perform less-invasive procedures on their patients to minimize post […]
http://vginnovations.com VG Innovations, LLC (VGI), founded in 2007 based on an invention developed by Tov Vestgaarden, PhD, is an innovative medical device company focused on using its industry knowledge and creative thinking to develop and commercialize a broad range of advanced, high-performance and innovative spinal implants. VGI developed its first product, the VerteLoc® Minimally Invasive […]
http://zyga.com Nearly 50% of chronic low back pain originates from either the sacroiliac (SI) or facet joints1, but surgical treatments for this anatomy have been either non-existent or too high-risk for use on a broad scale. That’s why Zyga Technology is dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of solutions that provide empirical clinical and […]
http://www.vexim.fr/ Vexim is a French company dedicated to providing clinically and scientifically proven solutions for minimally invasive procedures for patients suffering from vertebral compression fractures. We specialize in the anatomical restoration of vertebrae having undergone treatment in order torelieve pain and rebalance the spines of patients suffering from compression fractures Products: The intravertebral SpineJack® implant […]
http://www.wenzelspine.com Wenzel Spine, Inc. (Austin, TX) – founded in 2008, and fully operational by the fall of 2009, Wenzel’s products were previously marketed by Encore Medical. Encore Medical purchased Osteoimplant Technology in 2005. Osteoimplant Technology marketed spine products from Advanced Spine, which included the VariGrip and VariFix and VariLift.Wenzel Spine offers the patented VariLift® Interbody […]
http://x-spine.com/ X-Spine (Centerville, OH) privately-held is a next-generation spinal implant company delivering intuitive technologies for the treatment of spinal disease worldwide. X-spine is built around the creative process and the celebration of invention. Our greatest goal is to out-think and out-create our competition to deliver uniquely innovative products to the spinal marketplace. Useful innovations, small and […]
http://www.zimmer.com Zimmer was founded in 1927 by Justin O. Zimmer, originally producing aluminum splints. The firm is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, where it is part of the medical devicesbusiness cluster there. In 2001 Zimmer is spun off from Bristol-Myers Squibb and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange, on August 7, under the ticker […]
http://www.yellowsteps.net/en/home/ YELLOWSTEPS is a company specialized in the development, manufacturing and sales of innovative orthopaedic and spinal products in full collaboration with healthcare professionals.Our surgeon’s partners work in confidence with our team of medical devices experts to develop high quality technological and ease of use products to the benefits of patients. Simplifying surgical procedures with […]
http://www.7smedical.com/ 7s Medical – a Swiss orthopedic company – focuses on improving patient care through attractive and broad portfolio (over 6’000 products) which covers the needs of trauma, spine and maxillofacial surgeons. Customers can rely on clinically proven products and profit from speed of innovation. 7s Medical AG having headquarters in Switzerland (Canton of Lucerne) […]
www.biomech-spine.com PAONAN has been 25 years experience in design orthopedic products. Our R&D team not only have surgery experience but also biomechanical and biomedical engineers. We dedicated to develop external fixation and spine products, especially in totally spine solutions.PAONAN’s product development pipeline includes: Flexible anterior cervical plate and micromotion cage to accelerate fusion, Cervical dynamic […]
Xpress™
The Xpress™ Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw System consists of rods, pedicle screws, screw caps and hand instruments. This system is indicated for the treatment of spondylolisthesis at the L3 to sacrum levels.
DePuy Synthes CMF Launches New System
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — DePuy Synthes CMF, a leader in skeletal and soft tissue repair and reconstruction, announced the launch of new instrumentation that enables less invasive surgical fixation and stabilization of rib fractures with the company’s MatrixRIB™ System of precontoured, low-profile titanium plates, locking screws and intramedullary splints.MatrixRIB™ Minimally Invasive […]
Ian Armstrong, M.D., joins Aurora Spine’s Scientific Advisory Board
Carlsbad, CA- April 10th, 2013- Aurora Spine today announced the appointment of Ian Armstrong M.D. to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. Armstrong specializes in the treatment of cervical and lumbar spine injuries. He is the Medical Director of the Southern California Spine Institute, a premier center for the treatment of spinal disorders. Dr. Armstrong […]
IlluminOss Medical Names Dirk Kuyper as Chief Executive Officer
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI–(Marketwired – Apr 9, 2013) – IlluminOss Medical, a privately held clinical stage medical device company pioneering the development of minimally invasive, patient-customized orthopedic systems for the stabilization and treatment of bone fractures, today announced that Dirk M. Kuyper has joined the company as president and CEO. Mr. Kuyper has had a long […]
Precision Spine Announces Addition of New Board Member
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Precision Spine, Inc. announced today that it has appointed Tony Dimun as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and as a Special Advisor to the Company for business development and mergers and acquisitions.James Pastena, Precision Spine’s Chief Executive Officer commented, “Tony and I have worked together on various business opportunities […]
MAKO Surgical Battles Back into the Ring
March 29, 2013 (The Motley Fool) MAKO Surgical’s fourth-quarter results answered on all three of the Market’s concerns: Strong sales of RIO surgical robots; Record number of surgical procedures; Pricing holds firm while the expense ratio continues to decline. It is a prize fighter back in the ring, yet the Market yawned. So what is it […]
First Successful Back Surgery Performed Using Mazor Robotics Renaissance™ in Conjunction with BodyTom®
Orlando, Fla. (PRWEB) April 05, 2013The Department of Neurological Surgery at University of California, Irvine performed the first successful lumbar spine fusion using Mazor Robotics(TASE:MZOR) Renaissance™ in conjunction with BodyTom®, an intraoperative imaging system by NeuroLogica.NeuroLogica’s BodyTom is a completely portable, full-body CT that boasts an 85cm gantry and 60cm field of view. Renaissance works […]
Orthofix International Appoints Emily Buxton as Chief Financial Officer
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Orthofix International N.V., (NASDAQ:OFIX) (the Company) announced today that it has appointed Emily Buxton as its Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Buxton had been serving as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since October 2012.President and Chief Executive Officer Brad Mason said, “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Emily to this […]
Is Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopedics Business on Safe Footing?
When it comes to health care companies, there’s no bigger name than the largest firm in the business: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) .What doesn’t J&J produce? From pharmaceuticals to consumer care goods to medical devices, this major medical player has it all. That can make it tough on investors trying to understand this […]
AxioMed® Spine Corporation Receives Pivotal Total Disc Design Patent
AxioMed® Spine Corporation (www.axiomed.com) announces the Notice of Allowance of a key US patent which describes a device for replacing a damaged spinal disc. The key feature of the allowed patent is the trapezoidal shape which is asserted to be a closer approximation of the spinal disc anatomy. The initial application of this invention is […]
Unwanted Medtronic Infuse Bone Growth Is Not the Growth Investors Seek
Toronto, ON: Given the aging Baby Boomer generation and increasing prevalence of arthritis, is it little wonder that bone graft substitute (BGS) is expected to play a part in the growth of the US orthopedic biomaterial market to an estimated $3.7 billion in just four years’ time. However, that projection by a leading research institute […]
Sales kick off for Mazor surgical robotics
CAESAREA, ISRAEL: Mazor Robotics Ltd., developer of Renaissance, a surgical guidance system and its complementary products, announced that Pinnaclemed Co., Ltd., the Company’s distribution partner in Taiwan, purchased its first Renaissance system.The system will be installed during the second quarter in an institution in Taiwan. In January Mazor received regulatory approval to market its Renaissance […]
K2M Strengthens Biologics Portfolio with Launch of VENADO Bone Graft Systems
LEESBURG, Va. — K2M, Inc., the largest privately held spinal device company in the world focused on developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies and minimally invasiveprocedures, today announced a major expansion of the company’s U.S. biologics offering with the launch of the VENADO® Foam Strips and VENADO Granules Bone Graft Systems.VENADO […]
Misonix BoneScalpel™ Subject Of New Clinical Paper Focused On Spine Surgery
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Misonix, Inc. an international surgical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative therapeutic ultrasonic products for spine surgery, skull-based surgery, neurosurgery, wound debridement, cosmetic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and other surgical applications, announces a new clinical paper accepted for publication by “Neurosurgery,” the journal of the Congress of […]
Congress Cuts Revenue in Consensus.When Votes Don’t Count
The U.S. Senate has voted 79-20, a margin unusual in a closely divided chamber, to support repeal of a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices, one of the measures that helps finance President Barack Obama’s health-care law.Yet even bipartisan support offers little chance of repealing the tax soon.As Obama and Congress start examining taxes and […]