AUDUBON, Pa., Sept. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, today announced the acquisition of Nemaris Inc., a privately held company that markets and develops Surgimap®, a leading surgical planning software platform. Surgimap® allows healthcare professionals to simulate potential surgical outcomes and share medical imaging globally to improve […]
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IZI Medical Products Acquires Benvenue Medical’s Vertebral Augmentation Systems
OWINGS MILLS, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IZI Medical Products, LLC, a leading interventional medical device company, announced it has completed the acquisition of Benvenue Medical, Inc.’s vertebral augmentation systems. The acquisition includes the Kiva®, Kiva® Pilot, and Blazer® devices in addition to other needles, injectors and cements. This acquisition complements IZI Medical Products’ vertebroplasty and bone biopsy lines […]
Benvenue Medical Completes Divestiture of its Vertebral Augmentation Systems Portfolio
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive expandable implant solutions for lumbar fusion, today announced it has completed the divestiture of its vertebral augmentation systems portfolio for an undisclosed amount to IZI Medical Products, LLC. The completion of the sale of this business allows Benvenue Medical to devote its full resources […]
Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH Acquires Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH to Enhance Global Offering of Interbody Spine Implants
NORDERSTEDT, Germany, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies*, through its subsidiary Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH, announced today the acquisition of Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH (EIT), a privately held manufacturer of 3D-printed titanium interbody implants for spinal fusion surgery, based in Wurmlingen, Germany. The products in this portfolio leverage EIT’s […]
Spine Companies to Know with “S” (Part 1)
Today, we display 10 Spine Companies which “S”. Many weeks ago, we started to display the updated list of all the spinal companies worldwide from A to Z.Until now, we have included more than 240 companies (from A to R ). This week we have included some of the the Companies that start with “S” including […]
Amedica Announces Agreement to Sell Spine Business to CTL Medical
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (NASDAQ: AMDA) today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with CTL Medical, a Dallas, TX-based privately held medical device manufacturer that focuses on the spine implant and instrument market, whereby CTL Medical will acquire all of Amedica’s commercial spine business […]
Is the Spine market Consolidating? 10 acquisitions in 12 months!
September 2, 2018–The Consolidation is the phase in an industry where competitors start to merge. The main objectives for the companies is often to gain a larger portion of overall market share and to take advantage of synergies as Stryker has just done acquiring K2M Inc.Consolidations and mergers are a form of inorganic growth when […]
K2M Group Holdings, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement To Be Acquired by Stryker Corporation
LEESBURG, Va., Aug. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTWO) (the “Company” or “K2M”), a global leader of complex spine and minimally invasive solutions focused on achieving three-dimensional Total Body Balance™, today announced a definitive merger agreement with Stryker Corporation (“Stryker”, NYSE: SYK) pursuant to which Stryker has agreed to acquire […]
SPINE Companies Catalogue From A to Z: 10 Spine Companies to know with “R”
Over the recent years, global spinal fusion market has been witnessing growth, on account of several driving factors including rising healthcare awareness amongst consumers, surging prevalence of spinal deformities due to accidents along with increasing health expenditure in developing countries. Moreover, ongoing demographic shift towards geriatric population with significant population suffering from inveterate spinal ailments, […]
Caldwell Cassady & Curry Helps Acantha Win $8.2 Million Patent Infringement Verdict Against Medical Device Giant DePuy Synthes
GREEN BAY, Wisc., Aug. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Dallas-based intellectual property and business litigation law firm Caldwell Cassady & Curry has won an $8.2 million patent infringement verdict for Acantha LLC against medical device manufacturer DePuy Synthes, a subsidiary of health care giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE : JNJ ). A jury of five […]
China: Innovative Hybrid PEEK-titanium Expandable Cage for DLIF and OLIF Procedures Demonstrated
THORNTON CLEVELEYS, ENGLAND (PRWEB) AUGUST 14, 2018//The growing interest in PEEK-OPTIMA™ spinal implants in China received further impetus at the 11th Congress of the Chinese Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (CAOS) held in partnership with the North American Spine Society (NASS). At this event, Fule Science & Technology Development, Beijing, and Invibio Biomaterial Solutions partnered to […]
10 MORE Corpectomy Devices to Know!
Today we have included in our Corpectomy Section (CP) 10 more devices to know. We have included expandable devices as well as other differenciated corpectomy cages (Take into account that some of them may be already out of the market). As we said, there are more than 150,000 spinal fractures in North America* with an […]
NuVasive and Siemens Healthineers partner to transform spine surgery
San Diego and Erlangen, Germany, Aug. 9, 2018 / — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA) and Siemens Healthineers today announced a strategic partnership focused on technology development, marketing and commercial activities to advance clinical outcomes in minimally invasive spine surgery. NuVasive is an innovation leader in spine health technology, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, predictable and clinically reproducible procedurally-integrated solutions, […]
Augmedics Begins First-in-Human Clinical Trial of xvision-spine (XVS) Augmented-Reality Surgical Navigation System
YOKNEAM, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Augmedics has begun a first-in-human clinical trial of its xvision-spine (XVS) augmented-reality surgical navigation system at Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center and Asaf Harofeh Medical Center, in Israel. Led by Co-Principal Investigators Dr. Ran Harel and Prof. Yigal Mirovsky, the open label, prospective, single arm, multi-center study will evaluate the safety, performance, accuracy and […]
Centinel Spine Announces that UnitedHealthcare Will Now Cover prodisc L Anterior Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
New York, NY, – Centinel Spine, LLC is pleased to announce that UnitedHealthcare®, the nation’s second largest commercial insurer, has issued a positive medical policy for Lumbar Total Disc Replacement (TDR). This decision affects over 16 million patients covered through UnitedHealthcare, and means that three out of the four largest US commercial providers now have positive […]
SI-BONE, Inc. Announces 23 Commercial Health Insurance Plans Now “Exclusively” Cover Triangular iFuse Implant System® Based on Published Clinical Evidence
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the minimally invasive surgical (MIS) treatment of the sacroiliac (SI) joint with the iFuse Implant System® (“iFuse”) announced that 23 commercial health plans have published exclusive positive coverage policies for the triangular iFuse Implant System. These exclusive positive coverage policies provide access to […]
Orthofix Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix Medical Inc. (previously Orthofix International N.V.) (NASDAQ:OFIX) today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. Net sales were $111.5 million, diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.05 and adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.42. “During the second quarter, we made excellent progress […]
10 Expandable Corpectomy Devices to Know!
Each year, there are more than 150,000 spinal fractures in North America*. There is an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 spinal cord injuries every year and approximately 39% of these injuries are cause by motor vehicle accidents. These non-elective or trauma surgeries sometimes require additional spinal structural support which is when the Expandable Corpectomy Device are […]
VLIFT Vertebral Body Replacement System
The VLIFT Vertebral Body Replacement System consists of a distractible in situ implant, which enables the surgeon to customize the height of the implant after implantation. Modular end caps and cage extensions, if needed, snap into each end of the implant for quick assembly. The end caps are available in 0° or with angulation to match […]
X-Core2
Expanding on the biomechanical and design principles of X-CORE,® the X-CORE 2 Expandable VBR is designed to be the latest and most advanced all-approach expandable VBR on the market. The X-CORE 2 Expandable VBR provides expanded versatility that enables surgeons to utilize X-CORE technology – not only via the XLIF ® approach, but also through […]
XRL® Vertebral Body Replacement Device
The XRL® Vertebral Body Replacement Device provides surgeons the ability to expand the device in situ to reconstruct the anterior column, restore height, and correct the sagittal curvature of the thoracolumbar spine. XRL.Brochure-DepuySynthes.pdf XRL.SGT-DepuySynthes.pdf Features: Integrated and modular construction 360º implantation Tactile feedback during expansion Most implant options to accomodate a wide range of anatomies PEEK implant: Ability […]
XPand®
XPand® is an expandable corpectomy device available in a wide variety of footprints, heights and lordotic/kyphotic angles to match varying patient anatomy. Insertion and continuous adjustable expansion is achieved with one specially designed instrument aimed to simplify the surgical technique. Xpand.Brochure-Globus-Medical.pdf Benefits: Non-ratcheting expansion: Allows continuous adjustability within a constrained surgical space Simplified technique: One-step insertion and expansion […]
Xpendriv Cage
Auxein Spine’s Xpendriv Cage Vertebral Body Replacement System is intended to replace a vertebral body or an entire vertebra. It is for use in the thoracolumbar spine (T1-L5) to replace a collapsed, damaged or unstable vertebral body or vertebra resected or excised during total and partial corpectomy and vertebrectomy procedures due to tumor or trauma (i.e., fracture). […]
Fuse Medical, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Maxim Surgical
RICHARDSON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fuse Medical, Inc. (OTC: FZMD) (“Fuse” or the “Company”), announced the completion of the acquisition of Palm Springs Partners, LLC d/b/a Maxim Surgical (“Maxim”), a manufacturing company in the spinal fusion device market and full-service medical device and distribution company (the “Acquisition”). The effective date of Acquisition was August 1, 2018. Formed in […]
10 Spine Companies to Know with “P”
The Spine market is dominated by the following 10 global companies:Medtronic, DePuy Synthes, NuVasive Inc, Globus Medical, Stryker Corporation, Zimmer Biomet, K2M Group Holdings Inc, Alphatec Spine and Aesculap Implant Systems But in addition to these companies, there are more than 300 manufacturers worldwide. Many weeks ago, we started to display the updated list of all […]
Alphatec Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (“ATEC” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ATEC), a provider of innovative spine surgery solutions with a mission to improve patient lives through the relentless pursuit of superior outcomes, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. Second Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights […]
Newly Published Data Demonstrate Bone In-Growth Potential of Stryker’s 3D-Printed Tritanium® Cage
ALLENDALE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stryker’s Spine division today announced the publication of a pre-clinical animal study comparing the performance of spinal implants made from a variety of materials, which illustrated the bone in-growth and biological fixation capabilities of its 3D-printed Tritanium cages. The study was published in the July issue of The Spine Journal. The purpose of […]