DePuy Synthes Spine announced the launch of the SPOTLIGHT PL Access System, the first access system designed specifically for minimally invasive posterior-lateral fusion.The announcement was made at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27 annual meeting, where the company is featuring its broad portfolio of minimally invasive and traditional spinal surgery solutions. The SPOTLIGHT PL […]
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ACIS Anterior Cervical Interbody Spacer System launched by DePuy Synthes Spine
DALLAS, TX – DePuy Synthes Spine announced the launch of the ACIS™ Anterior Cervical Interbody Spacer System (ACIS System), a comprehensive set of spacers and instrumentation for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).The announcement was made at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27th annual meeting, where the company is featuring the ACIS System alongside […]
NuVasive receives premarket approval from FDA for PCM Cervical Disc System
Oct 30, 2012 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) — NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, has received premarket approval from the FDA for the PCM Cervical Disc System.The PCM Cervical Disc is indicated for use in skeletally mature patients for reconstruction of a degenerated cervical […]
Medtronic Introduces Innovative Procedure for Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) the world leader in spinal technology, announced an innovative approach to minimally invasive spinal fusion at the 27th annual meeting of the North American Spine Society in Dallas, TX.The OLIF25™Procedure allows for psoas preserving access to the L2-L5 levels and incorporates Medtronic’s comprehensive surgical platform of access, interbody, […]
NuVasive looks to rejuvenate sales force
NuVasive Inc. NUVA said it’s aggressively moving to replenish a diminished salesforce that led to flat third quarter sales growth in its spinal division.The company also lowered its full-year 2012 earnings guidance Wednesday. For the full-year 2012, NuVasive now expects revenues between $601 million and $606 million, compared to its earlier estimate of $625 million. […]
Image-Guided Instrumentation for Viper 2 and Expedium Systems
Officials at DePuy Synthes Spine announce new image-guided instrumentation for two of its leading spine systems and has entered into a new partnership agreement with Brainlab, enabling both companies to offer integrated surgical navigation and imaging solutions.The announcement was made at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27th annual meeting, where the company is featuring […]
K2M Announces Global Expansion of Rail 4D(TM)
LEESBURG, Va., Oct 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — 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 Global expansion of its breakthrough Rail 4D(TM) Technology at the 2012 North American Spine Society (NASS) […]
Misonix Attends North American Spine Society (NASS)
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Misonix, Inc. (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, has announced its participation in the 27th Annual NASS Meeting, being held in Dallas, Texas, […]
NuNec(TM) Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Surpasses Milestone of 2,000 Successful Implantations
Houten, The Netherlands / Marquette, MI (PRWEB) October 24, 2012Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., a leader in innovative medical devices, announces the successful implantation of 2,000 NuNec Cervical Disc Arthroplasty implants in the EMEA markets. NuNec is the first PEEK (PEEK-OPTIMA® polymer by Invibio®) cervical disc replacement (CDR) launched in Europe. The first NuNec implantation in […]
Medtronic Introduces ANCHOR FS Facet Fixation System
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Oct. 23, 2012 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) the world leader in spinal technology, announced today the latest addition to their minimally invasive spinal fusion portfolio at the 27th annual meeting of the North American Spine Society in Dallas.The ANCHOR FS(TM) Facet Fixation System is a minimally invasive posterior screw system used […]
ulrich medical USA™ Releases New Spinal Implants
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — ulrich medical USA, Inc., today announced the U.S. market release of the pezo® PEEK cage implant family for both the posterior (pezo-P and pezo-T) and anterior approaches (pezo-A) for lumbosacral interbody fusion. “We are very excited to release our new family of interbody cages. The German-designed pezosystem […]
Medtronic Fortifies Spinal Interbody Portfolio
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Oct. 23, 2012- Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) the world leader in spinal technology announced today key additions to reinforce its posterior degenerative interbody portfolio. These new technologies expand the company`s broad innovative offerings for both open and minimally invasive procedural solutions. The launch features the addition of posterior interbody devices that expand, rotate, […]
AMEDICA Announces Poster Presentation Highlighting Benefits of Silicon Nitride Biomaterial at the 2012 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 23, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — AMEDICA Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, is pleased to announce that Alpesh Patel, M.D., Associate Professor in the Division of Spine Surgery at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, will present a poster at the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual […]
Aesculap Implant Systems to Debut New ArcadiusXP™ L Stand Alone Interbody Device
CENTER VALLEY, PA. — On October 24, 2012,Aesculap Implant Systems will debut the ArcadiusXP L Stand alone Interbody Device for ALIF procedures during the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting being held in Dallas, Texas. The ArcadiusXP L is a stand alone ALIF device that features a Plasmapore®XPcoating, an osteoconductive pure Titanium porous coating […]
Precision Spine(TM) Plans to Introduce Three New Products at North American Spine Society Meeting in Dallas
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Precision Spine announced that it will be attending the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27th Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas during October 24-26, 2012. This event marks the first time Precision Spine will be exhibiting at a NASS Annual Meeting, having acquired Spinal USA earlier this year.Precision […]
Captiva Spine’s Towerlox™ Minimally Pedicle Screw receives clearance from the FDA
The TowerLOX Minimally Invasive Lumbar Surgery System was developed by Captiva Spine, in collaboration with spine surgeons and industry experts, to provide simple and intuitive function in a cannulated pedicle screw, tower and rod delivery system.The TowerLOX™ system is complemented with a proprietary rod delivery system, PivoRod™, that allows the surgeon ultimate control during percutaneous […]
Spinal Elements®, Inc. Announces Special Events and Interactive Exhibit at NASS 2012
Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) October 18, 2012Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, today announced that it will introduce its new interactive exhibit at the upcoming meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS) in Dallas, Texas October 24-27, 2012.Spinal Elements’ exhibit will feature several interactive presentations where attendees can learn about the company’s recently introduced products […]
Intelligent Implant Systems, LLC Announces the FDA clearance of the Active™ Bone Screw
Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) October 18, 2012Intelligent Implant Systems, LLC, a recognized innovator in the treatment of spine disorders and the development of spinal implant technology, announced today that the Active™ Bone Screw was cleared by the FDA for sale in the United States. The Active™ Bone Screw has a unique expanding thread allowing for up […]
Nexxt Spine Announces Launch of New Website
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexxt Spine, a leading manufacturer of spinal implants and surgical instrumentation, is pleased to announce that it has launched its new, improved website as of Monday, October 8, 2012. The website features all of the capabilities and much of the content of its predecessor, while incorporating a number of significant improvements to meet the […]
Paradigm Spine Announces U.S. FDA PMA Approval Of Its Landmark Coflex® Interlaminar Technology
NEW YORK, OCT. 17, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Paradigm Spine LLC, a provider of innovative spinal implant technologies, announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted a Premarket Approval (“PMA”) Order for coflex®, a minimally invasive, Motion Preserving Interlaminar Stabilization™ device for the treatment of Moderate To Severe Stenosis With Or Without Back […]
Brian McCollum to Lead Orthofix Spine Global Business Unit
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Orthofix International N.V., (NAS: OFIX) (the Company) announced today that it has promoted Brian McCollum to President of the Spine Global Business Unit. Mr. McCollum will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer through November 10, 2012.During his 11 year tenure with Orthofix, Mr. McCollum has served in various operational […]
Stryker can’t dodge lawsuit over experimental metal-on-metal spinal disc
A Pennsylvania court dismisses most of the claims against orthopedic devices maker Stryker in a patient injury lawsuit over the CerviCore artificial disc implants, but the case will move forward with allegations of negligence. Medical devices maker Stryker (NYSE:SYK) wasn’t able to dodge all of the claims in a patient injury lawsuit over its CerviCore […]
Osseon® Therapeutics’ New Product Accelerates Growth
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 –/PRNewswire/ — Osseon Therapeutics, Inc. is gearing up for growth as European sales now account for over 40% of sales since new product introductions in Europe.Osseon’s newest product, the Osseoflex® SB, represents the first technological advance in vertebral augmentation devices in years. The Osseoflex SB steerable bone tamp, introduced […]
All the Spinal Companies in the new blog pages!!
Today TheSPINEMarketGroup has added two new pages (Companies 1 and 2) containing links and information from most of the Spinal Industry competitors. MORE THAN 60 COMPANIES!!!!Please, if there are companies that are missing please send your suggestions to:[email protected] you and I hope you find this new pages useful!!!
Spinal devices maker NuVasive’s chickens come home to roost
It’s funny how decisions you once make may come back to haunt you.That bitter medicine is what NuVasive(NASDAQ: NUVA), once an upstart in the medical world and maker of spinal products, and now a larger player, has been tasting.Last week, investors punished the stock of the San Diego company, taking away a third of its […]
Medtronic’s $816 Million Bet on China Kanghui
Medtronic, Inc. is placing an $816 million bet on the Chinese orthopedic market by acquiring Chinese orthopedics company, China Kanghui Holdings, for cash.Omar Ishrak, Medtronic’s CEO, announced that he pulled the trigger on Medtronic’s biggest acquisition since he took charge at the company last year after the markets closed on September 27. He had been […]
TranS1 Inc. Announces Distribution Agreement in China
WILMINGTON, N.C., Oct. 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TranS1 Inc. (Nasdaq:TSON), a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region, announced today the signing of a distribution agreement with Beijing Jiade Sunshine (“Jiade”).The distribution agreement covers the sale of AxiaLIF® products […]