SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Amedica Corporation, a biomaterials company, today announced a collaboration with Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation, a worldwide leading ceramics producer, to manufacture medical devices from Amedica’s Silicon Nitride biomaterial at Kyocera’s Vancouver, WA facility. This collaboration includes the manufacture of Amedica’s FDA approved Silicon Nitride spinal […]
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Tyber Medical Closes Private Placement Funding Round
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Tyber Medical, LLC, a privately held medical device company focused on developing innovative spine and orthopaedic devices for private label opportunities and first to market with titanium plasma spray coated direct lateral implants for the spine, announces the closing of a successful initial funding round.Tyber Medical, LLC, a […]
Stamford Company Awarded for Revolutionary Spinal Surgery Device
Stamford, CT – Modern advancements in medicine have completely altered the way doctors perform surgical procedures. Increasingly, incisions are smaller, recovery times are faster and outcomes are better. A Connecticut company, Orthozon Technologies, is part of this movement, making major headway in the area of spinal surgery with its patented Lumiere™ Retractor System. This new […]
SpineGuard reports early adoption of its PediGuard® platform by KOL spine surgeons at a leading university school of medicine in Japan
PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 19, 2013) – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD) announced today that its PediGuard platform has been adopted by leading spine surgeons in the department of orthopaedic surgery at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine. This early adoption of PediGuard at one of the oldest and largest national universities in Japan, which […]
China Orthopedic Instrument Industry Report, 2013-2015
London (PRWEB) November, 2013–Benefiting from aging of population, consumption upgrade and policy support, China’s orthopedic instrument industry has seen rapid development over the years, with total market size rising from 3.28 billion yuan in 2006 to 9.85 billion yuan in 2012.Trauma products, spine products and joint products constitute the three major market segments of Chinese […]
Spinal conference coming to Memphis
Memphis will be hosting a group of experts in spinal surgery this weekend for the first conference of the Society for Advanced Spinal Intervention. The event will be held Nov. 16 at the Medical Education and Research Institute beginning at 7:30 a.m. MERI is located at 44 S. Cleveland.SASI is working to develop a standardized […]
Rise in spinal fusion surgeries may be driven partly by financial incentives, study says
Thursday, November 14, (www.washingtonpost.com)–A government study of Medicare billings shows that financial incentives for doctors may be driving some of the rapid rise in spinal fusion surgery. The report, conducted by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, focuses on the “proliferation” of companies that are owned by physicians […]
LDR Holding Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2013 Results
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 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 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013. Total revenue for the […]
Misonix, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Results
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Misonix, Inc. (NASDAQ: 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, today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 ended […]
Titan Spine Signs Distribution Agreement with Biomet for Endoskeleton® Interbody Fusion Devices in Europe
MEQUON, Wis.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology company focused on developing innovative spinal interbody fusion implants, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Biomet to bring the Titan Spine Endoskeleton® line of interbody fusion devices to practicing spine surgeons in Germany.“The addition of the Titan interbody fusion technology […]
MEDICREA records over 60% of sales in third quarter 2013
The MEDICREA Group (FR0004178572-ALMED), which specializes in the development of innovative surgical technologies for the treatment of spinal pathologies, listed on Alternext by NYSE – Euronext Paris, announces its sales for the third quarter of 2013, ended September 30.In the third quarter, the Group recorded over 60% of its sales on the U.S. market, with […]
CD HORIZON LEGACY 5.5
Over the past 10 years there has been a continuous evolution in the surgical application of pedicle screw fixation. Meeting the needs of advancing surgical techniques has required systems that are adaptable, reliable, and user-friendly. The CD HORIZON® Multi Axial Screw Spinal System has become the world’s most popular pedicle screw instrumentation by continuing to evolve and address these developmental […]
CD HORIZON® SOLERA™
The CD HORIZON® SOLERA™ Spinal System is Medtronic’s fifth generation spinal fusion system and is cleared to treat patients with degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, fracture, dislocation, failed previous fusions, tumors and, uniquely, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Extending the unmatched clinical history of more than twenty-five years and 500,000 patients represented by the CD HORIZON® product […]
The Spine Market
The global spinal surgery devices market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4% from $6.5 billion in 2011 to $8.7 billion in 2018.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 […]
CapLoxII™
The CapLoxII™ Spinal Fixation System: low profile implants with exceptional fixation strength provides reliable performance and control in the hands of spine surgeons.The CapLoxII™ system includes Captiva Spine’s comprehensive selection of easy-to-use tools and instrumentation designed to address even the most challenging anatomical situations. These tools are specifically engineered for exceptional compatibility with implants and surrounding […]
Globus Medical Reports 2013 Third Quarter Results
AUDUBON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–October 30, 2013– Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. — Worldwide sales were $107.2 million, a 13.1% increase from the third quarter of 2012 — Net income was $20.3 million or $0.22 per diluted share — Non-GAAP Adjusted […]
Aurora Spine Announces First US Surgery and Global Launch of AmnioPUR(TM)
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, Oct 30, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Aurora Spine Corporation , a global minimally invasive (MIS) spinal implant company, is pleased to announce the first US surgical usage of the company’s AmnioPUR(TM) liquid allograft products in a lumbar spinal procedure. AmnioPUR was introduced in mid-October at EuroSpine congress in Liverpool, England and again […]
X90® Pedicle Screw System
The X-spine X90® Pedicle Screw System combines unique rotary locking technology and maximum biomechanical performance allowing for simple rod locking without a separate locking cap or set screw. Through its unified design, the X90® Pedicle Screw System avoids the problems of cross threading, head splay, and cap loosening, endemic to cap type pedicle screw systems. […]
RTI Surgical sees boost from Pioneer buy, but income drops
October 29, 2013,RTI Surgical saw a $16.1 million boost in revenue in the third quarter from its acquisition of Pioneer Surgical Technology, but the combined company underperformed compared with the same period a year ago and saw a net loss in income.The Alachua surgical implant company reported $54.7 million in revenues, including $16.1 million from […]
European Orthopedic Biomaterial Market Continues To Attract Competitors Despite Economic Concerns
TORONTO, Oct 2013 /PRNewswire/ — According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the European orthopedic biomaterial market will sustain moderate growth through 2022 due primarily to favorable demographics. Although both the bone graft substitute (BGS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) viscosupplementation markets will rise, expansion will continue to be […]
PSS Pedicle Screw System
The Altus Spine Pedicle Screw system’s low torque design fully locks at 65 in-lbs. which is nearly half of the torque required by most of the competitive designs. This fosters greatest tactile feedback and surgeon finesse when it matters most. As a result of its unique locking cap, tulip design and closure mechanism, the system […]
Spinal surgery raises questions of excess
Monday, October 28, 2013/Peter Whorisky and Dan Keating Associated Press–The rate of spinal fusion surgery has risen sixfold in the United States over the past 20 years, according to federal figures, and the expensive procedure has become even more common than hip replacement.It can be difficult, in individual cases, to get doctors to agree about when […]
SpineGuard obtains regulatory clearance to sell PediGuard® Curved and Curved XS in Mexico
PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28, 2013 – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD) announced today that it has obtained additional regulatory clearance from COFEPRIS (the Mexican healthcare regulatory authority) to sell its Curved and Curved XS PediGuard® devices in Mexico. SpineGuard has previously received clearances for its Classic and Cannulated PediGuard devices.“This additional regulatory approval completes […]
Proliant® System
The Proliant® System is designed to provide secure fixation of the thoracolumbar spine while improving surgeon speed and ease-of-use. The low-profile design features a secure interlocking mechanism that stabilizes the construct, while Tightlok™ thread technology is designed to reduce Proliant (Exactech) screw pullout. Simple instrumentation and dual lead thread design increase speed-of-screw insertion, and the […]
Mesa Degenerative
Breakthrough, revolutionary, top-loading, and low-profile spinal system featuring Zero-Torque Technology® and 60° range of motion while providing the surgeon the ability to one-step lock without torsional stress applied to the spine. Mesa Degenerative Brochure.pdf Zero-Torque Technology® No Profile Above the Rod One-Step Final Locking 60° Range of Motion Controlled Compression & Distraction Implant & Instrument […]
Medicare Tab for Spine Surgery Is $3.9 Billion
Oct , 2013/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MedPage Today/John Fauber/–Doctor-owned firms that distribute medical devices supplied 19% of the products used in spinal surgeries billed to Medicare in 2011, according to an investigation by the Office of Inspector General.In fiscal year 2012, Medicare paid hospitals a total of $3.9 billion for 178,789 spinal surgeries, or an average of […]
Ortho Kinematics Launches New Physician Web Portal
AUSTIN, Texas – October 24, 2013 — Ortho Kinematics‚ Inc. (OKI), a privately held healthcare diagnostic company focused on spine imaging informatics, announces the launch of an online portal that provides spine surgeons with a simple way to access the company’s flagship diagnostic product, the VMA (Vertebral Motion Analysis).“This test is really the technology of […]