Medical device maker Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp said it would buy Johnson & Johnson’s Codman neurosurgery business for $1.05 billion in cash, to expand its presence outside the United States.Integra, which makes products used in neurosurgery, reconstruction, wound and dental care, made a “binding offer” for the Codman business, which will bolster its pipeline of […]
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ChoiceSpine acquires Exactech’s spine assets
KNOXVILLE, TENN. – February 1, 2017 – ChoiceSpine, a privately held spinal fusion device manufacturer based in Knoxville, Tenn., announced today it has acquired the spinal assets of Exactech (Nasdaq:EXAC). Exactech is a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for extremities, hip, knee and spine, with corporate headquarters in Gainesville, Fla. “This […]
Exactech Announces Divestiture of Spine Assets and Restructuring Charges
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With the goals of increasing productivity, enhancing profitability of its worldwide business, and strengthening its focus on core competencies, Exactech, Inc., (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for extremities, hip, knee and spine, has announced the restructuring of its Spine and Biologics business segment including the divestiture […]
Thank you Spineway for your GOLD Sponsorship 2017
Thank you very much Spineway for supporting our site again in 2017 through your GOLD sponsorship. About Spineway Care for patient, freedom of mind, hard work with leading international surgical teams : these are the core value developped by Dr. S. Le Roux and P. Laurito, associates and co-owners of Spineway.After 15 years of expérience in spine surgery activity, […]
Thank you iSpine for your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you very much iSpine for supporting our site again in 2017 through your PLATINUM sponsorship. About iSpine iSpine is a South African company that was formed to meet the needs of Neuro and Spinal surgeons the world over. The company and its expert partners, designs, develops and manufactures spinal instruments and implants to globally accepted […]
Neurosurgeon sentenced to almost 20 years for $2.8 million healthcare fraud involving harmful surgeries
A neurosurgeon in Michigan this week was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a $2.8 million health care fraud scheme in which he performed unnecessary invasive spinal surgeries. Dr. Aria Sabit plead guilty to 4 counts of health care fraud, 1 count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and […]
Why do Healthcare Executives Treat Their Doctors like the Enemy?
(Linkedin.com-Pulse-Thad Johnson)–I recently had a conversation with a couple of senior executives from a publicly traded healthcare company that owns and operates hospitals and medical groups throughout the United States. They complained that the doctors were making too much money and that they needed to hire someone who would “get tough” with them and figure […]
Medtronic Faces Shareholder Lawsuit Over Infuse
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Paul, Minnesota, has revived a lawsuit accusing Medtronic of defrauding shareholders by covering up adverse effects of its Infuse bone-growth product, according to a Reuters report. Writing for the appeals court, Judge Raymond Gruender said that a lower-court judge erred in finding that the plaintiff shareholders […]
Thank you SPINEART for your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you very much SPINEART for supporting our site in 2017 through your PLATINUM sponsorship. About Spineart Spineart is a privately held medical device company focused on simplifying the surgical act by designing, developing and promoting safe and efficient solutions to spine surgeons, operating room teams, and patients. The company was established in 2005 and is currently […]
Thank you Tsunami Medical for your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you very much Tsunami Medical for supporting our site in 2017 through your PLATINUM sponsorship. About Tsunami Medical Tsunami S.r.l. has been operating in the Medical Devices industry for over two decades. Company manufactures the medical devices especially designed for the spine surgery and invasive diagnostics procedures.Founded in 1995, employs 25 highly trained technicians and engineers who are […]
China, Israel eye cooperation on medical robots
(Globaltimes.cn)–Chinese and Israeli research institutes and companies attending an exposition on Tuesday in Guangzhou are keen to cooperate on developing medical robots. Nine Israeli companies at the event brought with them robotics currently used in spinal surgery, 3D imaging, and medicinal dosage handling devices. Israeli Robotics Association Chairperson Zvi Shiller said Israel has developed robots […]
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Thank you COUSIN for supporting SPINEMarketGroup with a Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you very much COUSIN for supporting our site again in 2017 through your platinum sponsorship. About Cousin Cousin Frères, the parent company of Cousin Biotech, was created in 1848 by Louis Cousin in Wervicq-Sud, France. Over the years, the company had to adapt and grow within its environment. It has acquired extensive technical know-how in the […]
Will the Sales Representative in the Operating Room Become Extinct?
Linkedin Pulse.Tom Williams–Few patients that go in for spine, hip or knee replacement surgery realize that a sales representative is often present to provide technical assistance to the surgeon during the procedure. This is a practice that has been prevalent for decades and has traditionally provided great value to hospitals and surgeons but is now […]
Why do Medical Devices Take so Long to Develop?
This article was published in Linkedin Pulse last 8th of September by Andrew Hyncik: https://www.linkedin.com/Why do medical devices take so long develop?: In an age when entirely new car models can come out in under three years or when new lifestyle gadgets like phones can get released in well under two, why then do new medical devices take […]
Implanet Presents JAZZ Band Clinical Results in Hypokyphotic Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients
BORDEAUX, France & BOSTON–IMPLANET (Paris:IMPL) (OTCQX:IMPZY) (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible; OTCQX: IMPZY), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, announces the publication of a new White Paper entitled “Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in hypokyphotic patients using JAZZ sublaminar bands: preliminary results of a multricentric study using 3D reconstruction”, which presents clinical […]
Aurora Spine Launches Mobile App
Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) announced today the launch of its new Aurora Spine Mobile App, designed to bring information regarding the new and exciting products being offered by Aurora Spine straight to your mobile device. The App is currently available for Apple, Android, and iPad devices. “We’re very excited to be entering into a […]
AxioMed Expanding International Presence with Visit to Swiss Surgeons
(PRWEB) DECEMBER 02, 2016–In anticipation of AxioMed’s exclusive cleanroom manufacturing facility in Woburn, MA to soon resume cervical and lumbar disc production, company President, Jake Lubinski will be traveling to Switzerland from December 5-10. Mr. Lubinski will meet with surgeons who are implanting the AxioMed disc in Bern, Lucerne, and Zurich to discuss the benefits […]
How to Earn Your Manager’s Respect
(Harvard Business Review)–We all want to be valued — and be viewed as valuable — at work. But respect isn’t a given; you have to earn it. Whether you have a new manager or have worked with your current boss for years, what can you do to make sure your boss appreciates what you bring […]
Executives, Surgeons, Physicians, and Others Affiliated with Forest Park Medical Center (FPMC) in Dallas Indicted in Massive Conspiracy
Department of Justice-DALLAS — Founders and investors of the physician-owned Forest Park Medical Center (FPMC) in Dallas, other executives at the hospital, and physicians, surgeons, and others affiliated with the hospital, have been charged in a federal indictment, returned by a grand jury in Dallas last month and unsealed today, with various felony offenses stemming […]
Thank you SpineGuard for your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you very much SpineGuard for supporting our site again in 2017 through your PLATINUM sponsorship. About SpineGuard® Co-founded in 2009 in France and the USA by Pierre Jérôme and Stéphane Bette, SpineGuard’s mission is to make spine surgery safer. Its primary objective is to establish its proprietary DSG™ (Dynamic Surgical Guidance) technology as the global standard […]
Spine Doc Wins $20,3 Million Against Medtronic
In early November, a federal jury in Texas awarded Mark Barry, M.D., $20.3 million after finding that Medtronic, plc “actively induced” infringement of patents covering spinal deformity repair services held by Barry, who sued the company in 2014, alleging infringement of a trio of patents. Barry claimed that the company’s CD Horizon Legacy spinal system […]
Slow, but eventually Spine Biologics to gain traction in coming years
The spine biologics are used in spine surgery as lieu allografts as well as a support for bones in and around the spinal region. These devices offer numerous benefits over materials such as pedicle rods and screws that are used in spine fusion. Since metals are inert in nature, they do not stimulate or activate […]
Spine Navigation Technology can ease surgery complications
Spine Navigation Technology — an image-based medical technology — can be the best way to perform delicate and complex spinal surgeries, said doctors on Wednesday. According to them, the biggest advantage of the Spine Navigation Technology is that doctors are able to operate with better visualisation and more accuracy than ever before. “The image-based technology […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Robotic Assisted Spinal Surgery: The 12 most Relevant Systems
Surgical procedures of the spine benefit from fine motor coordination, a highly experienced surgeon, and the best available technology. Robotic systems have been used in many surgical disciplines, including spinal surgery. This review will present the advantages and disadvantages of robot-assisted spinal surgery, as well as the most common applications and different types of robots […]
My Switch From Seat 3A to Seat 27E
(Linkedin Pulse-Joe Staples)–I’ll let you know upfront that this post doesn’t offer much business insight. No great marketing advice. Nothing to help you with business strategy. Instead, this post describes a simple “ah-ha” moment that happened to me that I thought worth sharing. When I started my career as a young, impressionable 22 year old, […]
Spine Sales Reps.Stormy Weather
The last decade has seen an unprecedent growth in the Spine market. Mainly due to the aging population and the development of improved technologies with new and better implants and instruments. Most of us, we have seen how spinal companies were growing and increasing their sales and profits. At the same time , we were […]