CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA–(Marketwired – Oct. 31, 2014) – Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) announced today the first surgical implant of the company’s ZIP ULTRA™ Minimally Invasive interspinous device in Israel. Multiple surgeries have now been performed at the Herzliya Medical Center by Prof. Reuven Gepstein. “The ZIP ULTRA MIS fusion system is a very intuitive and […]
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Alphatec Holdings Announces Third Quarter 2014 Revenue and Financial Results
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a global provider of spinal fusion technologies, announced today financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Read more »
Alphatec Spine to Showcase New Arsenal(TM) Spinal Fixation System at the Upcoming 29th Annual North American Spine Society (NASS) Meeting in San Francisco
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a global provider of spinal fusion technologies, announced today that it will showcase its new spinal fixation system, Arsenal as well as its comprehensive portfolio of products at the upcoming North American Spine Society (NASS) meeting […]
K2M Group Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Revenue Growth of 20% and Financial Results
LEESBURG, Va., Oct. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTWO) today reported financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2014…Read more »
IMPLANET : Strong 9-Month Revenue Growth of Proprietary Product Lines: +23%
Bordeaux, Boston, 27 October 2014 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, today announces its revenue for the 3rd quarter, through 30 September 2014.Ludovic Lastennet, CEO of Implanet, states: “The revenue recorded over the third quarter is a result of the strategic decision made earlier […]
Exactech Q3 Revenue Up 4% to $57.9 Million; Net Income Down 6% to $3.0 Million Due to Currency Losses; Q3 Diluted EPS $0.21 vs. $0.23
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder and spine, announced today revenue of $57.9 million for the third quarter of 2014, a 4% increase over $55.7 million in the third quarter of 2013. Net income was $3.0 million, or $0.21 per diluted […]
Medtronic Announces Global Launch of Titanium-Coated Peek Interbody Fusion Devices
MEMPHIS, TENN., – October 20, 2014 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) introduced its Pure Titanium Coating (PTC) platform of interbody fusion devices for the spine today at the 2014 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting in Boston. The PTC platform includes four products: theCAPSTONE PTC(TM) Spinal System, CLYDESDALE PTC(TM) Spinal System, ANATOMIC PEEK PTC […]
RTI Surgical hiring employees, adding third shift
MARQUETTE — A surgical implant company is adding employees at its manufacturing plant in Marquette. Florida-based RTI Surgical will soon be running manufacturing operations in Marquette 24 hours a day.Read more »
Move to close Irish tax loophole won’t stop Medtronic-Covidien deal
Ireland is closing a loophole that’s made it a tax haven for multinational corporations. That policy move, however, won’t affect plans by Twin Cities-based Medtronic to buy Irish medical device maker Covidien.Read more »
Stryker earnings fall 45%
Stryker Corp. said its third-quarter earnings fell 45% on tax impacts and other one-time items offset the medical-device maker’s continued revenue growth. Read more »
Medtronic will run Covidien as separate division
October 10, 2014, (startribune.com)– Healthcare supply company Covidien will remain mostly intact as a separate division of Medtronic following the $43 billion deal to merge them under a new Irish parent company. With the deal potentially one month away, Fridley-based Medtronic announced Friday morning how it plans to restructure its corporate divisions to accommodate the […]
BroadWater, LLC announced today that the 1st Annual Value in Healthcare Forum will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel, in New York, NY, on Thursday, November 6, 2014.
Under the direction of Dr. Todd Albert (Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director, Hospital for Special Surgery) and Dr. Steve Ondra (Senior VP and CMO, Health Care Service Corp.), the Forum will bring together leaders representing all major stakeholders in healthcare, including: patients,providers, payers, the US government, and device manufacturers. The program will facilitate debate of how […]
BroadWater, LLC announced today that the 1st Annual Value in Healthcare Forum will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel, in New York, NY, on Thursday, November 6, 2014.
Under the direction of Dr. Todd Albert (Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director, Hospital for Special Surgery) and Dr. Steve Ondra (Senior VP and CMO, Health Care Service Corp.), the Forum will bring together leaders representing all major stakeholders in healthcare, including: patients,providers, payers, the US government, and device manufacturers. The program will facilitate debate of how […]
NuVasive’s European Center of Excellence in Amsterdam
San Diego, California – NuVasive Inc. officials announced that the company exhibited its portfolio of spinal products at Eurospine 2014 last week in Lyon, France. NuVasive also provided attending surgeons with workshops addressing the best practices for minimally invasive spine procedures as part of the company’s commitment to serve the needs of patients and surgeons […]
Amedica Corporation Appoints Eric A. Stookey to the Board of Directors
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a biomaterial company focused on silicon nitride ceramics as a material platform to develop, manufacture and commercialize novel medical devices, is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric A. Stookey as a new independent member to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. […]
RTI Surgical™ Hosts Surgeon Education Symposium Highlighting the Future of Spine Surgery
ALACHUA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RTI Surgical Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq: RTIX), a global surgical implant company, hosted a surgeon education symposium focused on highlighting the future of spine surgery last week. The symposium featured keynote speaker Dr. John Regan of Spine Group Beverly Hills who addressed surgical planning and complication avoidance in complex spinal deformity correction.Dr. Franco Vigna […]
$6M for San Clemente Device Maker
San Clemente-based Vertiflex Inc. raised $6 million in funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Vertiflex makes less-invasive medical devices for treating spinal diseases.The privately held company didn’t disclose its latest investors or its plans for the funding proceeds in its SEC filing.Prior investors have included Aberdare Ventures and Alta Partners, both […]
Mazor Robotics Reports Sale of Five Renaissance Systems During the Third Quarter of 2014
CAESAREA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE:MZOR; NASDAQ GM:MZOR), a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that it sold five Renaissance systems in the third quarter which ended September 30, 2014. One of the five systems sold was a Renaissance system that included both the Spine and Brain modules. Additionally the Company […]
AxioMed Spine Corp. is up for sale
At “core group of employees” continue to run the Garfield Heights-based spinal implant technology company, according to Steve Gerbsman, principal of Gerbsman Partners — the firm hired to sell the company minus its liabilities. Read more »
FDA Clears Next-Generation SURGIMAP 2.0 Software, First Pre-Operative Planning Platform for Personalized Spinal Implants
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NEMARIS, Inc. today announced the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the next-generation SURGIMAP 2.0 platform, the preeminent software used to preoperatively plan spine surgery which now offers advanced tools based upon algorithms and the most recent scientific data on the parameters necessary to determine […]
FDA Clears Next-Generation SURGIMAP 2.0 Software, First Pre-Operative Planning Platform for Personalized Spinal Implants
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NEMARIS, Inc. today announced the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the next-generation SURGIMAP 2.0 platform, the preeminent software used to preoperatively plan spine surgery which now offers advanced tools based upon algorithms and the most recent scientific data on the parameters necessary to determine […]
Amedica Corporation Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a commercial biomaterial company focused on using its Silicon Nitride technology platform to develop, manufacture and sell a broad range of medical devices, is pleased to announce its Board of Directors has elected B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, to serve as its […]
Amedica Corporation Appoints New Vice President of Business Development
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a biomaterial company focused on silicon nitride ceramics as a material platform to develop, manufacture and commercialize novel medical devices, is pleased to announce the appointment of Anan Natarajan as Vice President of Business Development, effective immediately.In this new role, Mr. Natarajan will […]
SIGNUS receives clearance to launch MOBIS® II ST (Structural Titanium) interbody fusion device
Alzenau (Germany) September 29, 2014 – SIGNUS Medizintechnik, the Germany based developer and manufacturer of leading edge spinal implants, announced today that it has received FDA clearance to commercially release its MOBIS® II ST system, which is comprised of a line of structural titanium interbody devices placed through a Transforaminal Lumbar Inter- body Fusion (TLIF) […]
The LLIF Procedure
The Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) procedure is a minimally disruptive surgical technique in which the surgeon approaches the spine from the side of the patient’s body, rather than the front or back as in traditional spine surgeries. This side (lateral transpsoas) approach can reduce the risk of injury to muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. There are several […]
History of LLIF
Minimally invasive spine surgery has evolved from traditional open spine surgery, and it is an accepted, safe alternative (McAfee, et al., 2010). Traditional open operations for lumbar interbody fusion include anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF).The ALIF provides for a large interbody graft for disc space re-expansion, restoration […]
Direct Lateral Approach to the Lumbar Spine
Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) (NuVasive Inc., San Diego, CA) and direct lateral interbody fusion (DLIF) (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Memphis, TN) are novel minimally invasive transpsoas approaches to the lumbar spine for performing interbody fusions. Read More