ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5, 2012 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ – ulrich medical USA, Inc. today announced the successful completion of 6,500 corpectomy surgeries performed in 48 states using the company’s expandable vertebral body replacement devices.“We are pleased with the excellent clinical results and surgeon utilization we have received in the U.S. for our spinal implant systems for vertebral […]
2012
Complex spine minimally invasive retractor system launched by K2M
K2M, Inc., the largest privately held spinal device company in the world focused on developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies and minimally invasive procedures, today announced the launch of the SERENGETI® Complex Spine Minimally Invasive Retractor System at the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) 47thAnnual Meeting in Chicago. SERENGETI Complex Spine brings […]
LDR Announces FDA Clearance of the Avenue® L Lateral Lumbar Cage System
AUSTIN, TEXAS — LDR, a privately held medical device company offering innovative spinal implants for both non-fusion and fusion applications, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market the Avenue L Lateral Lumber Cage System. Avenue L represents the pinnacle of lateral lumbar fusion, featuring enhanced […]
PropThink: Interim Data In Spinal Cord Injury Driving STEM Higher; PSTI Reacting in Sympathy
This morning, StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM) released six-month interim results for the first group of patients in its Phase I/II trial, testing the company’s HuCNS-SC (human neural stem cells) treatment candidate in patients with spinal cord injury – previous coverage available here. Shares are trading up nearly 20% in pre-market, and are likely to maintain momentum […]
Tornier’s Acquisition Of OrthoHelix Results In Further Dilution
Tornier NV (TRNX) announced on Friday that it will acquire OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, in a deal valuing the firm at $135 million. Shares in Tornier ended the day with gains of 1.7%.The DealTornier announced that it will acquire OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, a global medical device company focused on providing surgical solutions to orthopedic extremity specialists. […]
joimax® Goes BRIC and Beyond
KARLSRUHE, Germany, August 30, 2012 –/PRNewswire/ —Right on time with the soon expected registrations of the joimax® products in Brazil – one of the most emerging BRIC economies – the German-based company showed a very successful presence at the third World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques (WCMISST) in Salvador de Bahia. The congress […]
Osseon® Therapeutics Names Ron Clough as New Chief Operating Officer
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 29, 2012 — SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Osseon® Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has named Mr. Ron Clough as Chief Operating Officer.Mr. Clough has extensive experience with several companies that develop and market medical devices for the treatment of spinal disease and deformities. Most recently, he […]
Medtronic Expands Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Nuvasive
LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 28 August 2012 – On August 17, 2012, Medtronic filed a lawsuit against Nuvasive, claiming the medical device firm’s spinal implant and bone graft products infringed upon two of its patents. Medtronic is seeking compensatory damages from profits lost to the firm and an order to halt the company’s alleged infringement. This […]
Global spine surgery devices market to grow to $14.8 billion in five years
Growing at a compounded annual rate of 5.1 percent, the global spine surgery devices market is set to be worth $14.8 billion in five years.The market can be divided into four segments — fusion, nonfusion, vertebral compression fracture treatment products and spine biologics — according to MarketsandMarkets. An aging population with increasing demand combined with […]
The development of whole blood titanium levels after instrumented spinal fusion ¿ Is there a correlation between the number of fused segments and titanium levels?
Most modern spinal implants contain titanium and remain in the patient’s body permanently. Local and systemic effects such as tissue necrosis, osteolysis and malignant cell transformation caused by implants have been described.Increasing tissue concentration and whole blood levels of ions are necessary before a disease caused by a contaminant develops. The aim of the present […]
TransCorp Spine Announces U.S. Patent Granted for the SpinePortTM MIS Access System
Ada, Michigan – August 20, 2012 – TransCorp Spine, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative, minimally-‐invasive spine products and procdures announces that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a methods patent for the SpinePort MIS Access System. “This is truly an important milestone for TransCorp Spine,” said […]
Alphatec Spine Launches New MIS Device, the BridgePoint(TM) Spinous Process Fixation System
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, announced today that it has launched its […]
Interventional Spine Announces its 75th Patient Treated with the PerX360 Percutaneous Spinal Fusion Technology
IRVINE, CALIF., AUG. 22, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Interventional Spine, Inc. today announced that after having obtained clearance from the FDA , it has successfully completed 75 implants worldwide using the PerX360 Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion System for the treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease.PerX360 System – A 30-minute Spinal Fusion Procedure:The PerX360 System™ is a combination […]
Globus Medical Inc : Globus Medical Reports 2012 Second Quarter Results
Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading spinal implant manufacturer, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Sales were $96.0 million, an 18.6% increase from the second quarter of 2011 Net income increased 19.4% to $19.0 million, or $0.21 per diluted share Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was 36.1% of sales, comparable with […]
Synthes Investor Suits Over J&J Takeover Dismissed
Synthes Inc. investors can’t proceed with claims that they were shortchanged by Johnson &Johnson (JNJ)’s $21.3 billion takeover of the medical-device maker, a judge concluded.Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine rejected shareholder lawsuits claiming that Hansjoerg Wyss, Synthes’s chairman and controlling shareholder, engineered the J&J transaction to meet his retirement needs rather than to get […]
K2M Strengthens Minimally Invasive Spine Portfolio with Announcement of Neuromonitoring Technology at 2012 WCMISST Conference
LEESBURG, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–K2M, Inc., a spinal device company developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies and minimally invasive procedures, today announced a partnership with Cadwell Laboratories, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of diagnostic and monitoring products for neurophysiology, to provide a neuromonitoring solution for the company’s RAVINE® Lateral Access System. This […]
Spinal Elements®, Inc. Announces First Series of Surgeries with New MIS Lumbar System
Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) August 15, 2012Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, today announced that they have completed their first series of surgeries with their new minimally invasive surgery (MIS) lumbar system. The system includes a series of towers that connect to Spinal Elements’ Mercury® Classic spinal system and other enabling instrumentation. This allows the surgeon […]
Lanx(R) Announces U.S. Patent Granted for ASPEN(TM) MIS Fusion System
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lanx®, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery, announces that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent #8241330 for the ASPEN™ MIS Fusion System technology, designed to support spinal fusion.Dan Gladney, Chief Executive Officer, Lanx, […]
ulrich medical USA™ Releases New Spinal Implant for US Market – golden gate® Lateral Plate System
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –ulrich medical USA, Inc. today announced the US market release of the golden gate® Lateral Plate System, a novel German-designed spinal implant system that is used for the anterior surgical stabilization of the thoracic and lumbar spine (T1-L5). “This product is intended to provide anterior column stabilization after the […]
Misonix Adds 6 Spine Sales Agencies In The U.S.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Misonix, Inc. (nasdaqgm:MSON), a surgical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative therapeutic ultrasonic products worldwide for spine surgery, skull-based surgery, neurosurgery, wound debridement, cosmetic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and other surgical applications, has entered into new, multi-year agency agreements with six leading regional spine surgery […]
FDA approval for implants made in radio visible material:Solvay Polymers
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA (Alpharetta, Georgia; www.solvayspecialtypolymers.com) has extended its range of “Zeniva” PEEK resins for use in implantable medical devices. The new radio visible PEEK-based material, “ZA-520” contains an image contrast additive providing contrasting capabilities for optimal visualisation with x-ray, CT and MRI imaging systems.“Zeniva” PEEK is one of the four high-performance polymers in […]
Globus Medical Rises in Debut
NEW YORK—Medical-device designer Globus Medical Inc. jumped on its first day as a publicly traded company, the second stock this week to record strong gains in its public debut.Globus’s stock opened at $13.10 a share on the New York Stock Exchange, up 9.2% from its $12 offering price, then padded gains throughout the session. Shares […]
FDA clearance-scoliosis-DePuy-Synthes spine
DePuy Synthes Spine announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of its EXPEDIUM®, VIPER®, and VIPER®2 Spine Systems on patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), an abnormal curvature of the spine that typically affects children between the ages of 10 and 18.(1) This expands the scoliosis […]
Synthes Sued Over Death Linked to Bone-Cement Trials
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) (JNJ)’s Synthes unit, a maker of tools and implants to treat damaged bones, along with its former Norian Corp. subsidiary, was sued by the family of a woman who died during an unapproved trial of a bone cement.Lois L. Eskind lost her life on Jan. 13, 2003, after a surgeon injected […]
Spinal Elements®, Inc. Announces Launch of Ti-Bond™, Titanium Porous Coating for its Lucent® PEEK Interbody Implants
Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) August 01, 2012,Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, today launched its Lucent® Ti-Bond™ line of PEEK interbody implants with a plasma-sprayed titanium porous coating. Ti-Bond titanium porous coating, combined with the outstanding clinical history of the company’s Lucent PEEK interbody implants, creates the ideal environment for bone healing during fusion.Spinal Element’s Ti-Bond […]
Treating complex spinal an interview with Eric Major (CEO and Co-Founder K2M,Inc
Please could you tell us a little bit about complex spinal pathologies?In the approximate $8 billion global spine market, the most specialized and demanding $1 billion complex spine segment includes deformity, trauma, and tumor pathologies.What are K2M’s goals in relation to complex spinal pathology treatments?K2M’s mission is to develop and deliver technological innovations which enable […]
Orthofix International Announces 2nd Quarter 2012 Results
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) (the Company) today announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Net sales of $119.5 million represent an increase of 2% over the second quarter of last year. Net sales grew 5% on a constant currency basis. Net income from continuing operations was $14.0 million, or […]