(Motley Fool)–NuVasive has high hopes for 2019. New CEO Christopher Barry described it, “We will demonstrate a disciplined approach toward funding key areas for long-term company growth — furthering our product leadership in global implant systems, accelerating our surgical intelligence platform, and investing in surgeon training and education with an ongoing focus on globalization efforts.” […]
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SpineFrontier’s® First SacroFUSE® and NanoFUSE Case Performed in Latin America
BEVERLY, MASS. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 21, 2019–On January 7th, 2019, Neurosurgeons Dr. Mario Cahueque and Dr. Enrique Azmitia implanted SpineFrontier’s SacroFuse system in conjunction with NanoFUSE’s Orthobiologic during a surgery at the Hospital Centro Medico in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The case represents the first time that either SacroFuse or NanoFUSE have been used in Latin America. Dr. Cahueque performed a sacroiliac […]
Strategic Partnership between SeaSpine and Implanet in the United States
BORDEAUX, France & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News:Implanet (Paris:ALIMP) (OTCQX:IMPZY) (Euronext Growth: ALIMP, FR0010458729, eligible for PEA-PME equity savings plans), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, is today announcing it has entered into a Private Label Distribution Agreement with SeaSpine, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNE) covering the Jazz® portfolio in […]
NuVasive Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2018 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced financial results for the quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2018. Fourth Quarter 2018 Highlights: Revenue increased 6.3% to $288.3 million, or 6.9% on […]
SpineGuard: 70 000 Surgeries Secured with DSG® Technology Embed
PARIS & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: SpineGuard (Paris:ALSGD) (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that deploys its DSG® real time digital technology for surgical guidance intended to secure and streamline skeletal implant placement, reported today that 70,000 spine surgeries have been performed and secured with DSG® technology embedded devices. The company also announced 14 peer-reviewed […]
SeaSpine Appoints Kim Commins-Tzoumakas and Renee Gaeta to its Board of Directors
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNE), a global medical technology company focused on surgical solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders, announced today the appointment of Kim Commins-Tzoumakas and Renee Gaeta as members of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective February 19, 2019. The Company also announced that […]
NuVasive’s Proprietary Magnetic Implant System To Be Used In First-Of-Its-Kind, All-Internal Bone Transport System
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – as well as European CE mark approval – for use of its […]
Spine Business:Is the Past Better than the Present?
Is the past always better than the present? We love to reminisce about the good old days. . . When prices were high and the spine market was stable, growing and very profitable. Ten years ago, we did not have to deal with the pricing or with insurance companies pushing back harder than ever on […]
Expandable Interbody Cages: Could 50 Devices be Wrong or are the Future?
Expandable interbody cages are today an important trend in the spinal market.Most of the Key players have already launched some expandable device. Within this new generation of cages, those of Globus Medical stand out, which has undoubtedly been the company that first bet on these devices. Another company with quality expandable devices is Life Spine, […]
Carevature Marks 1,000th Procedure Using Dreal® Decompression Platform to Reduce Trauma in Spinal Surgery
REHOVOT, Israel, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Carevature Medical, developer of advanced powered, single-use orthopedic surgery solutions, has announced the successful completion of its 1000th procedure performed using the company’s innovative Dreal® decompression platform. Unique design, broad applications The Dreal® technology is the first and only powered, single-use platform efficient enough to handle bony tissue, yet precise enough to work […]
KICVentures Announces Investment Opportunity to Prepare AxioMed and NanoFUSE Biologics for Acquisition
MALDEN, MASS. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 14, 2019–KICVentures, an investment holding company in healthcare, announced today that it will be raising money for the specific purpose of preparing its two disruptive spine portfolio companies, AxioMed LLC and NanoFUSE Biologics LLC as prime targets for acquisition in the next 3-5 years. The spine industry is consolidating evidenced by […]
Life Spine Announces Initiation of SIMPACT® Sacroiliac Joint Fixation Outcomes Study
HUNTLEY, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announces the initiation of the SIMPACT Sacroiliac Joint (SI) Fixation Outcomes Study, with Dr. Keith Maxwell of Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics in Asheville, North Carolina. SIMPACT is a cannulated and fenestrated screw, […]
Johnson & Johnson Announces Agreement to Acquire Auris Health, Inc.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Focused on creating the next frontier of surgery, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), today announced that Ethicon, Inc., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auris Health, Inc. for approximately $3.4 billion in cash. Additional contingent payments of up to $2.35 billion, in the aggregate, may be […]
Inspired Spine releases study on the Clinical and Radiological outcomes of Oblique Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
BURNSVILLE, Minn., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Inspired Spine’s Dr. H. Abbasi has released an innovative study presenting clinical, and radiological outcomes including fusion rates for oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion (OLLIF). The study establishes, based upon a 300 plus patient population, that OLLIF is an extraordinary, safe, efficient, and efficacious procedure for fusions of the lumbar spine […]
Life Spine to Showcase Key Procedural Solutions and Micro-Invasive Expandable Technologies at Upcoming Cadaveric Lab and Tradeshows
HUNTLEY, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that it will be showcasing their full line of micro-invasive expandable technologies in multiple upcoming events this year. Life Spine will be participating in the Evidence and Technology Spine Summit in […]
Dr. Raymond Gardocki of the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, TN, Performs His 100th Endoscopic Spine Surgery Utilizing joimax® Technologies
MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dr. Raymond Gardocki of the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, TN, performed his 100thendoscopic spine surgery on February 6, 2019, utilizing joimax® endoscopic spine technologies. By implementing joimax®endoscopic surgical systems into their center, Dr. Gardocki and the Campbell Clinic are on the forefront of minimally invasive spine surgery. “We are very excited to have completed […]
Xtant Medical Announces Appointment of New Senior Sales Leaders
BELGRADE, MT, Feb. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: XTNT), a global medical technology company focused on surgical solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders, announced today the recent additions of five senior sales executives: Dana Lyons, Vice President of US Sales, Jamey Rottman, Regional Vice President, Mid Atlantic, Chris […]
Orthobion awarded as Best Spinal Treatment Product Development & Marketing Specialists 2018
Founded in 2009, Orthobion is a privately funded start- up specialising spinal treatment options, especially spinal fusion devices.Today, Orthobion offers a complete line of interbody fusion devices featuring its unique FGOIC Ti surface technology, which are designed to promote bone growth, optimized intervertebral stability, while allowing for improved bone healing characteristics. Among these solutions is […]
Smith & Nephew Drops on Report of Deal Talks With NuVasive
(www.bloomberg.com)–Smith & Nephew Plc dropped on a report that the medical-device manufacturer is in talks with NuVasive Inc. about a deal worth more than $3 billion to gain spinal surgery products. The stock fell as much as 5.5 percent in London Monday. NuVasive share rose 11 percent to $54.85 at 9:57 a.m. in New York, after a report Friday in […]
Alphatec Announces Stay of Court Proceedings in NuVasive Patent Lawsuit
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (“ATEC” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: ATEC) today announced several favorable developments in its ongoing patent litigation with NuVasive, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVA). On February 6, 2019, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (the “Court”) granted a stay in the patent […]
Which is the Spine Market Estimate for 2019?
The Spine market accounts in 2019 for more than $9 billion worldwide, with an estimated increase of 3% vs. 2018. Our estimate of the 10 top spine players’ market share in 2019 is the following: Medtronic:With the acquisition of the Mazor robot, Medtronic Spine is trying to increase sales (our estimate for 2019 is a […]
Smith & Nephew In Talks To Buy NuVasive For Over $3 Bln
(RTTNews) – Smith & Nephew (SN.L) has held talks to buy medical instruments maker NuVasive in a deal that would be worth more than $3 billion, the Financial Times reported,citing people with direct knowledge of the talks. The exact terms of any discussions could not be learned and talks between the two sides may fall […]
joimax® Announces New Distribution Partners in Brazil and Japan
KARLSRUHE, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–joimax®, the Germany-based market leader of technologies and training methods for full-endoscopic minimally-invasive spinal surgery, is pleased to announce it has expanded its international market presence with new distribution partners in Brazil and Japan. In Brazil, joimax® is partnering with the privately-owned CT Group, which offers more than 20 years experience in the medical technology […]
ISASS Recommendations and Coverage Criteria for Bone Graft Substitutes used in Spinal Surgery
Autologous bone graft remains the gold standard by which bone graft substitutes are compared in spine fusion surgery. The utilization of bone graft substitutes, either as (1) an extender for spinal fusion constructs or (2) an alternative to minimize morbidity while maximizing outcomes, is changing. Moreover, current procedures technology (CPT) code 20939 became effective in […]
Dr. Robert Watkins, Jr. has officially joined the Osseus Fusion Systems Aries-L alpha launch team!
DALLAS, TX – February, 7, 2019 – Dr. Robert Watkins, Jr. has officially joined the Osseus Fusion Systems Aries-L alpha launch team! He performed his first surgery with the titanium 3D printed lateral interbody device on January 24, 2019. Dr. Watkins has been a fundamental partner – assisting Osseus Fusion Systems in the conceptualization and […]
Orthofix Announces FDA Approval of the M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc to Treat Patients with Cervical Disc Degeneration
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal products and therapies, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the M6-C™artificial cervical disc for patients suffering from cervical disc degeneration. The M6-C artificial cervical disc was developed by Spinal Kinetics, a company acquired by Orthofix in April […]
KICVentures Announces Three New Developments in Spine Surgery
MALDEN, MASS. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 05, 2019–KICVentures, a Boston-based private investment firm leading in healthcare technology, announced today three exciting new developments in spine surgery in the areas of Motion Preservation and Biologics. The first development is AxioMed’s viscoelastic total spinal disc replacement. It was first developed by Dr. Art Steffee who conceived the idea of […]