NEWS

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) November 14, 2012Pinnacle Spine Group, LLC, (“Pinnacle”) a Dallas, Texas-based company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets spinal implants and instruments, announces the USPTO has issued US Patent 8,308,805, covering the InFill® Graft Delivery System. Pinnacle received FDA clearance for the system in September 2012, and now has received its first formal […]

AUSTIN, Texas – November 5, 2012 — Ortho Kinematics‚ a privately held healthcare diagnostics company focused on spine imaging informatics, has announced the appointment of Paul Gunnoe as Chief Executive Officer and Chip Wade, Ph.D. as Chief Scientist. Mr. Gunnoe and Mr. Wade were recruited by Adam Deitz, the company’s founder, and its Board of […]

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/65gfkl/spain_orthopedic) has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Spain Orthopedic Devices Market Outlook to 2018 – Arthroscopy, Cranio Maxillofacial Fixation (CMF), Hip Reconstruction, Knee Reconstruction, Spinal Surgery, Orthobiologics, Trauma Fixation and Others” to their offering.“Spain Orthopedic Devices Market Outlook to 2018 – Arthroscopy, Cranio Maxillofacial Fixation (CMF), Hip Reconstruction, Knee […]

Carlsbad, CA November 1st, 2012 – Aurora Spine announces the appointment of Dr. RaymondLinovitz (retired) to Aurora’s Advisory Board. Dr. Linovitz a very successful board certified orthopedic surgeon in Southern California. He brings vast medical device experience and technical knowledge. “We are very excited to have Dr. Linovitz join our team, his research and principal […]

Orthofix International N.V., (OFIX) (the Company) announced today the launch of the TrueLok™ Hexapod System, or TL-HEX, through its international orthopedic distribution network. This external hexapod ring-type fixator for deformity correction and complex trauma treatment represents the next step in the evolution of the Company’s TrueLok™ circular fixation platform. The multi-planar System together with the […]

MEQUON, Wis., Nov 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology company focused on the development of innovative spinal interbody fusion implants, announced today the appointment of Marcus Klarl as the Vice President of Sales, Europe. Mr. Klarl joins the Company following twenty-two years in the medical device industry in Europe, […]

Carlsbad, CA– Aurora Spine announces the appointment of Brad Mason as Chairman to the Advisory Board. Brad Mason was the principal founder, Chairman, and CEO of BREG, Inc., a sports medicine orthopedics company which grossed nearly $100 million in sales. Before retiring, Mr. Mason was the Group President for North America for Orthofix International NV, […]

Kalamazoo, Michigan – November 8, 2012 – Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) announced today the appointment of David K. Floyd to the role of Group President, Orthopaedics, effective November 15, 2012. Orthopaedics includes the Company’s Reconstructive, Trauma and Extremities, Joint Preservation, Orthobiologics and Performance Solutions businesses. Mr. Floyd will report to Kevin A. Lobo, President and Chief […]

LDR, a privately held medical device company offering innovative spinal implants for both non-fusion and fusion applications, announced that it has received an Approvable Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Mobi-C® Cervical Disc (Mobi-C). Mobi-C is a metal and polyethylene mobile bearing prosthesis specifically designed as a low-profile cervical intervertebral […]

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 […]