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The Brain + Spine Center in Holland Township has announced that the SpinePort surgical system co-invented by the clinic’s neurosurgeon, Dr. David W. Lowry, and physician assistant Scott M. Tuinstra has received a 2012 Spine Tech Award from the trade publication Orthopedics This Week.The publication’s annual awards are determined by a peer-review process and recognize […]

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 offered safer, more reliable surgery that will preserve natural movement and prevent degeneration of the spine and this new report looks at spinal surgery devices, which are used […]

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lanx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery, today announced the launch of a new educational website for patients suffering with chronic back and leg pain, www.MinimallyInvasiveSpineFusion.com. The website includes information on the common causes of pain, […]

SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire – Dec 20, 2012) – NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, announced that Paul Sawin, M.D., performed the first PCM Cervical Disc surgery on a patient in Orlando, Florida, today. Surgeon proctors, who will instruct upcoming training courses, […]

Marquette, Michigan and Houten, The Netherlands (PRWEB) December 20, 2012In a move to expand its foothold in the German market,Pioneer Surgical Technology today announces the creation of Pioneer Surgical Technology Deutschland GMBH, with offices located in Konstanz, Germany. The expansion positions Pioneer Surgical closer to its surgeon and hospital customers in Germany by establishing a […]

Carlsbad CA- December 19th, 2012- This is an exciting time at Aurora Spine as they successfully completed the ISO stage 1 & 2 audits in November, and are now ISO certified by the British Standards Institute (BSI). The ISO 13485 standard “Medical Devices — Quality Management Systems — Requirements for Regulatory Purposes” provides the base […]

Zimmer Spine Inc. initiated a voluntary worldwide recall of the PEEK Ardis Inserter, a surgical instrument used to implant the PEEK Ardis Interbody Spacer, according to a press release dated December 20, 2012.The inserters are being recalled because Zimmer Spine received reports of the Ardis implant breaking when it is subjected to “excessive lateral and/or […]

Media release from GBI ResearchThe market for spinal surgery devices is being driven forward, as patients are offered safer, more reliable surgery that will preserve natural movement and prevent degeneration of the spine, states a new report by healthcare experts GBI Research.The new report* looks at spinal surgery devices, which are used for the treatment […]

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, today unveiled its new website, providing the community with a comprehensive resource on Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) for spine interbody fusion procedures and other orthopedic applications. Site enhancements and upgraded navigation capabilities now enable visitors to quickly […]

AUSTIN, Texas – December 18, 2012 — Ortho Kinematics‚ Inc (OKI) a privately held healthcare diagnostics company focused on spine imaging informatics, announced today the close of more than $2 million in its Series B financing. These new funds will support the continued commercialization of its VMA (Vertebral Motion Analysis) technology. OKI is currently in […]

As Democrats and Republicans argue about how to spread the pain of health care spending cuts, one group has been curiously excluded from the discussion: doctors. There’s good reason to change that.Everybody likes doctors. They deliver our babies, treat our ailments and often save our lives. In surveys of public trust, they rate higher than […]

RAYNHAM, MA – DECEMBER 12, 2012 – The DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that Max Reinhardt has been named Worldwide President of DePuy Synthes Spine, a global leader in spinal care. Mr. Reinhardt has been with the company since 2002, most recently as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing.Mr. Reinhardt began his […]

Vexim (Paris:ALVXM), a medical device company specialising in minimally invasive treatment of vertebral fractures, today announces it has been awarded the NYSE Alternext Paris prize at the close of NYSE Euronext’s 2nd edition of the stock market annual conference (conférence annuelle du marché boursier) on 5 December 2012. This award is in recognition of Vexim’s […]

SAN DIEGO, CA — (Marketwire) — 12/10/12 — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, is pleased to announce significant leadership changes to its sales management team.Since the end of the third quarter, Alex Lukianov, Chairman and CEO, has taken multiple steps […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Dec. 6, 2012 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) the world leader in spinal technology, announced the U.S. launch of the company’s latest addition to their cervical surgical technique portfolio. The announcement was made at the 40th annual meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society.The CERVICAL FACETLIFTSM ID/S surgical technique is an innovative […]

Carlsbad, CA – November 5th, 2012 – Aurora Spine. Aurora Spine is pleased to announce they are partnering with Axxcess Health Care Group to complete their initial capital raise. Axxcess is a key, strategic funding partner working to bring highly “disruptive technology” from Aurora Spine to the medical industry. Created to provide high quality investment […]

December 3, 2012 (MassDevice staff) Namal Nawana, president of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes Spine, resigned from his role as worldwide president on November 27. He is pursuing opportunities outside of Johnson & Johnson, according to company communications director Debbie Williams.Nawana became the president of DePuy Spine in March last year, having joined […]

LEESBURG, Va., Dec 04, 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 another significant advancement toward leadership in the global spine market with the Italian launch of the company’s […]

Over the past 30 years, James Pastena has seen enormous changes in the medical technology business. Many of the spinal implant devices he currently sells from Precision Spine, his Parsippany-based company, could never have been used when he entered the business in the early 1980s.Pastena’s career has taken him through various medical marketing and sales […]

Foreign investors are targeting the cricks and cramps of China’s aging population as Western medical companies dash to fill the nation’s demand for medical devices geared for China’s 181 million seniors.While the number of senior citizens in China may be increasing quickly, the elderly themselves are not moving all that fast.Moving to tap into the […]

Aesculap is not a name that’s likely to be familiar to logistics professionals. But for surgeons around the world, it is one that is very well known.The company, based in Tuttlingen, Germany, provides surgeons with a wide variety of surgical instruments and surgical power systems, with a focus on the fields of general, neuro, spinal, […]

PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Precision Spine, Inc. announced today that it recently entered into an exclusive technology development agreement with Stephen D. Cook, Ph.D.“I look forward to the collaboration of my research laboratories with the engineering team at Precision Spine. This magnetic technology has the potential to revolutionize the design and function of spinal implants.”Dr. Cook is […]

Officials at Precision Spine Inc. and Stephen D. Cook have entered into an agreement to develop spinal implants based on earth magnetic technology.The immediate goal of the agreement is to develop applications like spinous process implants that create dynamic segmental distraction to decompress spinal stenosis, but without the subsidence of the implant or discomfort that […]

Carlsbad, Calif (PRWEB) November 27, 2012Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, today introduced their “Pledge to be a Hero” program. This announcement follows the introduction of the company’s Hero™ Allograft last month at the North American Spine Society (NASS) meeting. Spinal Elements chose to name its first allograft tissue product “Hero” to honor those whose […]

Sales at Medtronic Inc.’s Memphis-based spinal division fell 5 percent in the fiscal second quarter to $782 million.The Minneapolis-based company released its latest earnings report Tuesday morning, which showed overall revenue increased slightly in second quarter 2013 to $4.095 billion, up 1.8 percent compared to sales of $4.023 billion in the second fiscal quarter of […]