NEW YORK, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine™, Inc., (Centinel Spine) the pioneer of Stand-Alone, No-Profile®, Integrated Interbody™ fusion devices receive FDA clearance for its STALIF MIDLINE®, MIDLINE II™, MIDLINE II-Ti™ (Ti-ACTIVE™) devices for use with allogeneic bone graft in lumbar spinal fusion procedures. All Centinel Spine’s Stand-Alone, No-Profile, Integrated Interbody systems are indicated […]
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DePuy Synthes Companies Announces Five-Year Cooperation Agreement With The AO Foundation Agreement Continues 55-Year History of Clinical Innovation and Professional Education
CHIANG MAI, Thailand, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the company has signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the AO Foundation to continue the work they began together in 1960 to deliver world-class professional education and develop new innovations that improve patient outcomes and increase […]
Intellirod Spine Raises Capital and Obtains ISO Certification Key milestones leading to commercialization of LOADPRO™
AKRON, Ohio, June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Intellirod Spine, the spinal implant company developing disposable and implantable wireless RFID sensor technology for monitoring spinal rod strains, secured additional equity financing from new and existing investors to reach key milestones toward the commercialization of its sensor technologies and related lumbar fusion implants. Intellirod’s CEO, Ric Navarro, […]
DePuy Synthes Spine Cervical Artificial Discs Popularity Driving US Motion Preservation Device Market Growth
VANCOUVER, BC, June 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – According to a recently published report by iData Research (http://www.idataresearch.com), the motion preservation device market is the fastest growing segment within the U.S. spinal implant market. This increase is fueled by the rapid growth of new spine devices like cervical artificial discs (CAD) and […]
DePuy Synthes Spine Cervical Artificial Discs Popularity Driving US Motion Preservation Device Market Growth
VANCOUVER, BC, June 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – According to a recently published report by iData Research (http://www.idataresearch.com), the motion preservation device market is the fastest growing segment within the U.S. spinal implant market. This increase is fueled by the rapid growth of new spine devices like cervical artificial discs (CAD) and […]
Implanet enrolls first patient in a major multi-center clinical study led by the Ohio State University
Bordeaux, Boston, June 16, 2015 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, today announces that it has enrolled the first patient in a major multicentric clinical protocol designed to study the medical value provided by the JAZZ BandTM in the treatment of instrumented thoracic and […]
NuVasive Elects Vickie L. Capps to Its Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – June 15, 2015) – NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a leading medical device company focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, announced today that Vickie L. Capps has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Capps will also serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Nominating and […]
Spineguard Raises €2.8 ($3.1) Million of Fresh Equity Finance
PARIS &SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that designs, develops and markets disposable medical devices intended to make spine surgery safer, has announced the completion of an additional equity round of €0.9 million.This brings the fresh equity funds raised in the second quarter to €2.8 million made up of equity rounds in […]
ApiFix® Ltd. Reaches 50-Patient Milestone Following CE-Marking to Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with its Minimally Invasive Device
CHARLESTON, S.C., & MISGAV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ApiFix® Ltd. announced today that the company’s ApiFix® system has now been used to correct scoliosis in 50 adolescents since the system was approved for marketing in Europe. ApiFix® is a commercial-stage company that has developed theCE-marked ApiFix® System — a non-fusion minimally invasive treatment alternative for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis […]
Entrepreneur Randy Theken’s next step is as hectic as ever
Selling three spinal implant companies for $200 million just wasn’t enough for Randy Theken.So he started three new companies, hired 25 people and bought a 3-D printer that can make things out of titanium.Now he’s about to start building a highly automated manufacturing plant in Akron. Read more »
Entrepreneur Randy Theken’s next step is as hectic as ever
Selling three spinal implant companies for $200 million just wasn’t enough for Randy Theken.So he started three new companies, hired 25 people and bought a 3-D printer that can make things out of titanium.Now he’s about to start building a highly automated manufacturing plant in Akron. Read more »
Integra to Complete Tax-Free Spin-Off of SeaSpine on July 1, 2015
PLAINSBORO, N.J., June 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) today announced that the Board of Directors of Integra has approved the separation of SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (“SeaSpine”) from Integra in the form of a tax-free dividend involving the distribution of all outstanding shares of SeaSpine common stock to holders of Integra […]
joimax Launches iLESSYS Delta System for Treatment of Spinal Stenosis at DGNC 2015
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The German company joimax®, developer of technologies and training methods for minimally invasive endoscopic spinal surgery, today announced it will introduce the company’s new iLESSYS® Delta system to the market at the 66th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC) taking place in Karlsruhe, Germany from June 7-10. iLESSYS Delta, an […]
Intelligent Implant Systems Announces US Patent Attained for Revolution™ Spinal System
Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) June 03, 2015–Intelligent Implant Systems, LLC is pleased to announce the issuance of US Patent No. 9,044,273, underpinning the Revolution™ Spinal System. Revolution™ is based on improving the thoraco-lumbar spinal fusion implant procedure by eliminating complicated reusable non-sterile instrument trays and replacing them with one easy-to-use disposable instrument tray. The implants, designed […]
Medtronic Swing to Loss in First Quarter After Covidien Deal
Medtronic PLC reported a net loss of $1 million in its first combined quarter with Covidien, largely related to $ 880 million in charges for the Covidien acquisition and a $329 million expense from the resolution of a tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. Read more »
Centinel Spine™ Passes 20,000 Implant Milestone with STALIF C® Cervical Integrated Interbody™ Devices
NEW YORK, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine, Inc. (Centinel Spine), the pioneer of spinal Stand-Alone, No-Profile®, Integrated Interbody™ devices has now implanted 20,000 STALIF C cervical Integrated Interbody devices. The STALF C device is implanted during cervical fusion procedures to treat degenerative spinal disorders. “This is an important milestone for Centinel Spine and […]
Economic Analysis Shows Kiva® VCF Treatment System Offers Substantial Cost and Resource Savings for Hospitals
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, today announced that the Kiva® VCF Treatment System, a novel implant for treating vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), resulted in substantial cost and resource savings in the hospital setting over balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) — the current standard of care — in […]
Economic Analysis Shows Kiva® VCF Treatment System Offers Substantial Cost and Resource Savings for Hospitals
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, today announced that the Kiva® VCF Treatment System, a novel implant for treating vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), resulted in substantial cost and resource savings in the hospital setting over balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) — the current standard of care — in […]
SI-BONE, Inc. Appoints Laura Francis Chief Financial Officer and Closes Additional Round of Growth Capital
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant System, a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of the sacroiliac (SI) joint, announced today that Laura Francis has joined the company as chief financial officer effective immediately. […]
NuVasive Appoints Gregory T. Lucier Chief Executive Officer
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – May 26, 2015) – NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA) (“NuVasive” or the “Company”), a leading medical device company focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, today announced that Gregory T. Lucier has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Lucier, who has been serving as Interim Chief Executive […]
China’s Weigao and Britain´s Invibio Collaborate on Spinal Implant Development And Market Introduction
Thornton Cleveleys (UK), May 21, 2015 – China’s largest manufacturer of implants and related surgical instruments for traumatology and spine surgery, Weigao Orthopaedic Device, is offering a spinal stabilisation system called “Tulip”, which uses semi-rigid rods made from PEEK-OPTIMA® to bridge the gap between rigid and dynamic systems. The system is indicated when one to […]
First Operation Worldwide with Individualized 3D Printed Cervical Titanium Implant
TUTTLINGEN, Germany, May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ –For the first time a patient with a degenerative cervical spine problem has been treated with an anatomically adapted 3D printed titanium fusion implant.The operation was planned and executed by Uwe Spetzger, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Klinikum Karlsruhe in Germany. He is the […]
CE mark and FDA clearance in the United States for new JAZZ diameters
Bordeaux, Boston, May 19, 2015 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, todayannounces that it has obtained regulatory clearance from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to market its 3.5 mm, 4.0 mm, 4.5 mm and 6 mm JAZZ rods in the United States and […]
U.S. Spine Navigation System Market Set to Expand Through Product Innovation; Led by Medtronic
Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) May 19, 2015–According to a recently published report by iData Research (http://www.idataresearch.com), the use of navigation systems for spinal surgeries is expected to increase as technological innovations improve imaging modalities and navigation software. These improvements will expand the application of these systems to a wider range of spinal procedures, resulting in overall […]
U.S. Spine Navigation System Market Set to Expand Through Product Innovation; Led by Medtronic
Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) May 19, 2015–According to a recently published report by iData Research (http://www.idataresearch.com), the use of navigation systems for spinal surgeries is expected to increase as technological innovations improve imaging modalities and navigation software. These improvements will expand the application of these systems to a wider range of spinal procedures, resulting in overall […]
Orthofix International Reports First Quarter 2015 Financial Results
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), a diversified, global medical device company focused on developing and delivering innovative repair and regenerative solutions to the spine and orthopedic markets, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. First Quarter Summary Net sales were $89.8 million. […]
Orthopedic Stem Cell Use in the U.S. Projected to Rise as Competition in the Market Intensifies; Led by NuVasive
Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) May 11, 2015–According to a recently published report by iData Research (http://www.idataresearch.com), the orthopedic stem cell market was the fastest growing orthopedic biomaterial segment in the US. It aims to provide greater osteoinductive and osteogenesis properties compared to other bone grafts, therefore improving bone repair. These stem cells are currently only being […]