NEWS

CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., announced today that it has closed its acquisition of certain assets of Phygen LLC.“We are very pleased and excited to close this important transaction and bring these two companies together. It is truly a synergistic fit […]

DSM, a global leader in biomedical materials sciences, and AxioMed Spine Corporation, an innovator in the field of spinal implant devices, announced that they have revised and extended an existing licensing and supply agreement. DSM will supply its proprietary CarboSil® Thermoplastic Silicone-Polycarbonate-urethane material for use in AxioMed’s Freedom® Lumbar and Freedom® Cervical Discs.Symptomatic degenerative disc […]

Minimus Spine, Inc. (www.minimusspine.com) announced today that it has successfully closed on $520k in angel financing to pursue regulatory certification of its patented system for spinal injections, known as TrioJection. “We believe patients need a safe and effective non-surgical treatment for a painful herniated disc and the literature supporting intradiscal ozone injection continues to grow. […]

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 5, 2012 — SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, announced today that esteemed financial executive Jay M. Moyes has been elected to its Board of Directors.Mr. Moyes brings more than 30 years of management and leadership experience to the Amedica […]

Medtronic Inc. (MDT) ghost-wrote sections of medical papers and paid physician authors hundreds of millions of dollars in “consulting fees” to promote its bone- growth product Infuse, a U.S. Senate investigation found.Medtronic, the world’s biggest maker of heart-rhythm devices, helped write, edit and shape at least 11 medical journal articles about the product, which is […]

X-spine Systems Inc. has received FDA approval for two spinal implants, advancing the company as a full-line spinal system provider.X-spine Systems Inc. has received FDA approval for two spinal implants, advancing the company as a full-line spinal system provider.The Miamisburg-based company, which manufactures spinal implants and instruments for use in spinal surgery, gained federal approval […]

Ada, Michigan – November 2, 2012– TransCorp Spine, a minimally-invasive, spinal-device company received the 2012 Spine Tech Award for their SpinePort MIS Access System in the cervical spine category. This annual award presented by Orthopedics This Week and RRY Publications is awarded to honor the best products, engineers and inventors in spine surgery.The SpinePort System […]

DePuy Synthes Spine announced the launch of the SPOTLIGHT PL Access System, the first access system designed specifically for minimally invasive posterior-lateral fusion.The announcement was made at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27 annual meeting, where the company is featuring its broad portfolio of minimally invasive and traditional spinal surgery solutions. The SPOTLIGHT PL […]

DALLAS, TX –  DePuy Synthes Spine  announced the launch of the ACIS™ Anterior Cervical Interbody Spacer System (ACIS System), a comprehensive set of spacers and instrumentation for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).The announcement was made at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27th annual meeting, where the company is featuring the ACIS System alongside […]

Oct 30, 2012 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) — NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, has received premarket approval from the FDA for the PCM Cervical Disc System.The PCM Cervical Disc is indicated for use in skeletally mature patients for reconstruction of a degenerated cervical […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) the world leader in spinal technology, announced an innovative approach to minimally invasive spinal fusion at the 27th annual meeting of the North American Spine Society in Dallas, TX.The OLIF25™Procedure allows for psoas preserving access to the L2-L5 levels and incorporates Medtronic’s comprehensive surgical platform of access, interbody, […]

NuVasive Inc. NUVA said it’s aggressively moving to replenish a diminished salesforce that led to flat third quarter sales growth in its spinal division.The company also lowered its full-year 2012 earnings guidance Wednesday. For the full-year 2012, NuVasive now expects revenues between $601 million and $606 million, compared to its earlier estimate of $625 million. […]

Officials at DePuy Synthes Spine announce new image-guided instrumentation for two of its leading spine systems and has entered into a new partnership agreement with Brainlab, enabling both companies to offer integrated surgical navigation and imaging solutions.The announcement was made at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27th annual meeting, where the company is featuring […]

LEESBURG, Va., Oct 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — 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 invasive procedures, today announced the Global expansion of its breakthrough Rail 4D(TM) Technology at the 2012 North American Spine Society (NASS) […]

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Misonix, Inc. (MSON), 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, has announced its participation in the 27th Annual NASS Meeting, being held in Dallas, Texas, […]

Houten, The Netherlands / Marquette, MI (PRWEB) October 24, 2012Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., a leader in innovative medical devices, announces the successful implantation of 2,000 NuNec Cervical Disc Arthroplasty implants in the EMEA markets. NuNec is the first PEEK (PEEK-OPTIMA® polymer by Invibio®) cervical disc replacement (CDR) launched in Europe. The first NuNec implantation in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Oct. 23, 2012 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) the world leader in spinal technology, announced today the latest addition to their minimally invasive spinal fusion portfolio at the 27th annual meeting of the North American Spine Society in Dallas.The ANCHOR FS(TM) Facet Fixation System is a minimally invasive posterior screw system used […]

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — ulrich medical USA, Inc., today announced the U.S. market release of the pezo® PEEK cage implant family for both the posterior (pezo-P and pezo-T) and anterior approaches (pezo-A) for lumbosacral interbody fusion. “We are very excited to release our new family of interbody cages. The German-designed pezosystem […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Oct. 23, 2012- Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) the world leader in spinal technology announced today key additions to reinforce its posterior degenerative interbody portfolio. These new technologies expand the company`s broad innovative offerings for both open and minimally invasive procedural solutions. The launch features the addition of posterior interbody devices that expand, rotate, […]

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 23, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — AMEDICA Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, is pleased to announce that Alpesh Patel, M.D., Associate Professor in the Division of Spine Surgery at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, will present a poster at the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual […]

CENTER VALLEY, PA. — On October 24, 2012,Aesculap Implant Systems will debut the ArcadiusXP L Stand alone Interbody Device for ALIF procedures during the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting being held in Dallas, Texas. The ArcadiusXP L is a stand alone ALIF device that features a Plasmapore®XPcoating, an osteoconductive pure Titanium porous coating […]

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Precision Spine announced that it will be attending the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27th Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas during October 24-26, 2012. This event marks the first time Precision Spine will be exhibiting at a NASS Annual Meeting, having acquired Spinal USA earlier this year.Precision […]

The TowerLOX Minimally Invasive Lumbar Surgery System was developed by Captiva Spine, in collaboration with spine surgeons and industry experts, to provide simple and intuitive function in a cannulated pedicle screw, tower and rod delivery system.The TowerLOX™ system is complemented with a proprietary rod delivery system, PivoRod™, that allows the surgeon ultimate control during percutaneous […]

INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexxt Spine, a leading manufacturer of spinal implants and surgical instrumentation, is pleased to announce that it has launched its new, improved website as of Monday, October 8, 2012. The website features all of the capabilities and much of the content of its predecessor, while incorporating a number of significant improvements to meet the […]

NEW YORK, OCT. 17, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Paradigm Spine LLC, a provider of innovative spinal implant technologies, announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted a Premarket Approval (“PMA”) Order for coflex®, a minimally invasive, Motion Preserving Interlaminar Stabilization™ device for the treatment of Moderate To Severe Stenosis With Or Without Back […]

LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Orthofix International N.V., (NAS: OFIX) (the Company) announced today that it has promoted Brian McCollum to President of the Spine Global Business Unit. Mr. McCollum will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer through November 10, 2012.During his 11 year tenure with Orthofix, Mr. McCollum has served in various operational […]

A Pennsylvania court dismisses most of the claims against orthopedic devices maker Stryker in a patient injury lawsuit over the CerviCore artificial disc implants, but the case will move forward with allegations of negligence. Medical devices maker Stryker (NYSE:SYK) wasn’t able to dodge all of the claims in a patient injury lawsuit over its CerviCore […]