Stryker ruled out making a near term bid for its UK rival Smith &Nephew after it emerged that the US medical device maker had been in the early stages of preparing an offer.Read more »
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Medtronic Reports Modest Revenue Growth But Litigation Hurts Profits
(www.forbes.com) Medtronic‘s recently reported fourth quarter fiscal 2014 results reflected operational revenue growth of 3.3% year-over-year (y-o-y) to about $4.57 billion, driven by growing acceptance of new products and robust sales in emerging markets. The company’s largest divisions, Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management and Cardiovascular, continued to grow in low single digits driven by sales growth of […]
Orthopedic Devices Market Grow at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2013 to 2019
Albany, NY — (www.transparencymarketresearch.com) — 05/23/2014 — Orthopedic devices are used to restore skeletal structure and joint movements in various types of fractures, abnormal growth of bones, soft tissue damage, trauma or other deformities. These devices can be surgically implanted or externally attached through minimally invasive procedures and hence can be classified as joint implants, […]
Orthopedic Devices Market Grow at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2013 to 2019
Albany, NY — (www.transparencymarketresearch.com) — 05/23/2014 — Orthopedic devices are used to restore skeletal structure and joint movements in various types of fractures, abnormal growth of bones, soft tissue damage, trauma or other deformities. These devices can be surgically implanted or externally attached through minimally invasive procedures and hence can be classified as joint implants, […]
3 Big Opportunities for Stryker
The past two years have been bumpy for medical-device maker Stryker (NYSE: SYK ) . Hip implant recalls weighed heavily on its bottom line, but it won a key patent settlement againstZimmer Holdings (NYSE: ZMH ) , entered China by acquiring Trauson Holdings, andexpanded into robot-assisted surgery by picking up MAKO Surgical. Despite those positive developments,Read […]
Nottingham company can print a spare part for your spine!
A NOTTINGHAM dental laboratory is set to pioneer a “groundbreaking” new medical procedure that will create custom-made spinal implants for patients.Attenborough Dental, in George Street, will transfer digital 3D printing technologies used in the dental profession to orthopaedics for the project. Read more »
Nottingham company can print a spare part for your spine!
A NOTTINGHAM dental laboratory is set to pioneer a “groundbreaking” new medical procedure that will create custom-made spinal implants for patients.Attenborough Dental, in George Street, will transfer digital 3D printing technologies used in the dental profession to orthopaedics for the project. Read more »
White Paper Released Detailing Eminent Spine Anterior Cervical Plate and the Eminent Spine PEEK Cervical Cage
Dallas, TX, May 21, 2014 –(PR.com)– Eminent Spine has released a white paper authored by Dr. Stephen P. Courtney of Plano Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Spine Center. The results of a study of its Anterior Cervical Plate (“King Cobra”) and the Eminent Spine PEEK Cervical Cage (“Copperhead”). This study proves that the King Cobra® cervical […]
Life Spine Enters China Market with Industry Leader
HOFFMAN ESTATES, SHANGHAI, May 20, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgicaltreatment of spinal disorders, has entered into a strategic partnership with China Pioneer Pharma Holdings Limited, based in Shanghai, China. China Pioneer Pharma Holdings Limited is an industry leader within China […]
VEXIM : Major Improvement in Patients after the Implantation of SpineJack(R)
TOULOUSE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 19, 2014– VEXIM (Paris:ALVXM) a medical device company specializing in the minimally-invasive treatment of vertebral fractures, announces today that the 12-month results of an international study on 103 patients confirm the excellent performance of SpineJack(R)(1) in treating acute fresh traumatic vertebral compression fractures. This prospective observational study was conducted consecutively in 14 […]
New technology a game changer for children with scoliosis
A new procedure offered for the first time in the Carolinas at Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville can help correct scoliosis while reducing the suffering.Children with severe curvature of the spine can face a lifetime of pain and deformity.Read more »
New technology a game changer for children with scoliosis
A new procedure offered for the first time in the Carolinas at Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville can help correct scoliosis while reducing the suffering.Children with severe curvature of the spine can face a lifetime of pain and deformity.Read more »
NASS Aims for Transparency in Spine Care
May 16, 2014 (Christopher Cheney/HealthLeaders Media)–The North American Spine Society is seeking to boost transparency in spine care, with a set of new insurance coverage policy recommendations.“These are coverage recommendations that have been vetted extensively,” says Christopher Bono, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and second vice president of NASS. The recommendations, released this month, cover 13 […]
NASS Aims for Transparency in Spine Care
May 16, 2014 (Christopher Cheney/HealthLeaders Media)–The North American Spine Society is seeking to boost transparency in spine care, with a set of new insurance coverage policy recommendations.“These are coverage recommendations that have been vetted extensively,” says Christopher Bono, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and second vice president of NASS. The recommendations, released this month, cover 13 […]
Amedica Corporation Reports First Quarter 2014 Financial Results
SALT LAKE CITY, May 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (AMDA), a commercial biomaterial company focused on using its silicon nitride technology platform to develop, manufacture and sell a broad range of medical devices, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.Revenue for the Company’s proprietary silicon nitride ceramic products […]
Companies are using an electron-beam 3-D printing process to manufacture medical implants.
May 13, 2014 (Symmetrymagazine.org)–Each year in the United States, millions of people receive medical implants—from hip joints to heart and brain stents to spinal devices. In 2010 alone, patients in the United States received an estimated 721,000 knee replacements, 463,000 spinal fusions and 454,000 hip replacements. These numbers are projected to multiply in the years […]
Companies are using an electron-beam 3-D printing process to manufacture medical implants.
May 13, 2014 (Symmetrymagazine.org)–Each year in the United States, millions of people receive medical implants—from hip joints to heart and brain stents to spinal devices. In 2010 alone, patients in the United States received an estimated 721,000 knee replacements, 463,000 spinal fusions and 454,000 hip replacements. These numbers are projected to multiply in the years […]
SpineGuard’s PediGuard® bone-monitoring device is adopted by 20th U.S. spine-surgery teaching institution
PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2014 – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD) announced today that its PediGuard platform has been adopted by the 20th major spine-surgery teaching institution in the United States: Children’s Hospital of New Orleans.“We are very pleased that twenty of the U.S.’s finest teaching hospitals have now adopted our PediGuard bone-monitoring devices […]
Implanet:Major new distribution agreements in the United States
Paris, 12 May, 2014 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, announces a major breakthrough within the framework of its US sales development program, with the signing of seven additional distribution agreements.Ludovic Lastennet, CEO of Implanet, says: “We are delighted to announce the signing of […]
LDR Holding Corporation Reports First Quarter 2014
Austin, TX, May 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AUSTIN, Texas, May 7, 2014 – LDR Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: LDRH), a global medical device company focused on designing and commercializing novel and proprietary surgical technologies for the treatment of patients suffering from spine disorders, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2014.First Quarter […]
Baxano Surgical, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2014, Issues Second Quarter 2014 Guidance
RALEIGH, N.C., May 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Baxano Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:BAXS), a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing minimally invasive products to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lumbar region, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. On May 31, 2013, we consummated […]
K2M Group on getting to IPO: ‘It’s been a rollercoaster’
It was only on the flight to New York in the hours after Leesburg-based K2M Group Holdings set the price in its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Wednesday that CEO Eric Major finally got to take it in. “I was finally able to breath and reflect on the last 10 years. It’s been a […]
Orthofix International Reports First Quarter 2014 Results
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Net sales were $101.3 million for the first quarter of 2014, decreasing 2.0% from net sales of $103.4 million in the first quarter of 2013. Net margin, which the Company calculates as gross profit less sales and marketing […]
Ortho Kinematics’ VMA Technology Demonstrates Revolutionary Advancements in Spine Diagnostic Testing
AUSTIN, Texas – May 6, 2014 — Ortho Kinematics‚ Inc. (OKI), a privately held healthcare diagnostic company focused on spine imaging informatics, demonstrates superior advancements in the reliability and precision of spine diagnostic testing through its VMA technology.The recent publication can be found at the following link http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1529943013016574 The paper concluded that “The VMA system markedly […]
NuVasive Tops Earnings Expectations, but Challenges Remain
NuVasive (NASDAQ: NUVA ) , a maker of minimally invasive surgical products and biologics for spinal surgery, reported its first-quarter earnings on April 29.NuVasive reported non-GAAP earnings of $14.3 million, or $0.29 per share, topping the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.23 per share. On a GAAP-adjusted basis, it posted a loss of $0.40 per […]
GS Medical USA Announces FDA Clearance and Launch of AnyPlus® T/PLIF Cage
Soquel, California – April 28, 2014 – GS Medical USA, LLC, (GSM) a global manufacturer and supplier of spinal implants, instrumentation, and developer of innovative surgical solutions, today announced that the AnyPlus® T/PLIF Cage has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance, and the US launch of the new lumbar cage system which […]
RTI Surgical™ Announces Launch of Streamline® OCT System
ALACHUA, Fla., Apr 21, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — RTI Surgical Inc., a leading global surgical implant company, announced the full market launch of the Streamline® OCT System. The system is designed to promote fusion of the occipto-cervico-thoracic spine (or occiput-T3). RTI received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the system […]