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DANVERS, Mass., Apr 12, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — NeuroLogica Corporation and Stryker Navigation, a business unit of Stryker Corporation, announced today the development of an integrated surgical navigation unit for NeuroLogica’s portable BodyTom(TM) 32-slice CT scanners.The compatibility of both technologies will offer surgeons better orientation in the OR and enable minimally invasive surgeries with higher […]

PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 12, 2012 –/PRNewswire/ — Custom Spine announced today the 510K Clearance of the Securis cannulated pedicle screw system. This system marks Custom Spine’s entry into the minimally invasive spine market and will be available for demonstration at the annual meeting of theAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons being held next week, April 14 […]

Closely held Biomet Inc. reported modestly higher sales of hip and knee replacements for its most recent quarter, providing hope to investors that the orthopedic market may be improving.Biomet’s results are closely watched because the company reports earlier than larger competitors—such as Zimmer Holdings Inc.,Stryker Corp and Johnson & Johnson —and could foreshadow industry trends. […]

Irvine, CA, April 11, 2012 –(PR.com)– Dr. S. Samuel Bederman from The University of California at Irvine’s Orthopaedic Spine Center is the first surgeon in the US to perform robot-guided surgeries on the cervical spine. The cervical spine, which consists of the seven vertebrae in the neck closest to the skull, has special characteristics that […]

LADERA RANCH, Calif., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Advanced Biologics announced today that its OsteoAMP® product platform has been awarded a supplier contract with the Premier Healthcare Alliance. Effective July 1st, 2012, the agreement makes the revolutionary osteobiologic line available to Premier’s 2500+ hospital members.OsteoAMP® is an award-winning allogeneic growth factor that is […]

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — VertiFlex®, Inc., a leading innovator of advanced minimally invasive spinal surgery technologies, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded five additional key patents covering the design and implantation method for its unique interspinous spacer technology. The five U.S. patent numbers are 8,012,207, […]

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LYON, France, Apr 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Medicrea Group, a company specialized in the development of innovative surgical technologies for the treatment of spinal pathologies, announces its audited 2011 annual results approved by the Board meeting of March 29th 2012, as well as its sales for the 1st quarter of 2012. 2011 annual results, […]

WILMINGTON, N.C., Apr 5, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — TranS1 Inc. a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing spine products to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region, announced today that it has appointed Jeffrey Fischgrund, M.D. to serve on its Board of Directors. Dr. Fischgrund currently serves as […]

Salt Lake City, April 5, 2012 – Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive implant and instrument manufacturer announced today that it will begin distribution of Dynamic Bone, a unique expandable allograft bone provided by Dynamic Surgical Solutions and BioDfence™ DryFlex, an easy to handle, flexible amniotic membrane manufactured by BioDlogics. These new allograft products provide […]

Indiana-based Biomet said it has made a binding offer to acquire the trauma business of Johnson &Johnson’s DePuy Orthopeadics subsidiary for approximately $280 million in cash.The deal is expected to clear the way for New Brunswick-based Johnson &Johnson to receive regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of Synthes. The binding offer allows Depuy to comply […]

April 3 (Reuters) – Biomet Inc has offered to buy the trauma products business of DePuy Orthopaedics Inc, a Johnson &Johnson unit, for $280 million in cash.J&J said in a statement on Tuesday the binding offer includes the purchase of DePuy’s internal and external fixation products used in the treatment of bone fractures, as well […]

ulrich medical USA, Inc. today announced the release of two important product line enhancements to their growing spinal implant portfolio of expandable cage technologies.The first product enhancement is the introduction of a 4.0 mm osmium™ screw for the ADDplus™ implant which is used for vertebral body replacement in the thoracolumbar spine (T1-L5) to replace a […]

April 2012- The SPINE Market Group has incorporated NEW FEATURES providing more information to the spinal professionals: 1.) A list of all the most important HEADHUNTERS worldwide with their web pages links to connect with them easily. Many more will be added in the following weeks. 2.)CERVICAL Products Information: Here you can find all the […]

Holt, MI, April 01, 2012 –(PR.com)– Orchid MPS Holdings, LLC (Orchid), owned by Altor Fund III (Altor), is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of Sandvik Medical Solutions (SMS), a major contract manufacturer of medical implants and instruments for the orthopedic and dental markets, from Sandvik.The new combined company will be called Orchid […]

Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. has agreed to pay $85 million to resolve a federal class action lawsuit brought by a group of shareholders.In December 2008, the Minneapolis Firefighters Relief Association filed a lawsuit alleging Medtronic made false and misleading public statements about its InFuse bone repair protein. The plaintiffs said Medtronic did not disclose […]

Globus Medical filed plans to raise $100 million through a initial public stock offering. The Audubon, Pa., medical-device company specializes in products used in spinal surgery.Globus Medical, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, generated sales of $331 million last year and recorded a net income of just under $60.8 million. IN […]

Johnson &Johnson decided to sell all the defective DePuy ASR hip implants in its inventory before discontinuing the devices, even after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised concerns about its safety in 2009, The New York Times has reported.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved DePuy’s ASR XL total hip replacement system […]

Berlin, Germany March 28, 2012 – aap Implantate AG (XETRA: AAQ.DE), a global medical device company focused on innovative trauma products and biomaterials for the orthopaedic market, announced on march 23, 2012 that it has licensed one of its proprietary injectable bone matrix products to one of the World’s leading medical technology companies.Under terms of […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, announced today over 250 patients have been enrolled in the landmark KAST (Kiva System as a Vertebral Augmentation Treatment – A Safety and Effectiveness Trial) clinical trial. KAST is evaluating Benvenue Medical’s Kiva VCF Treatment […]

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Today Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, launched the Blazer Vertebral Augmentation System for vertebral compression fractures (VCF) in the U.S. at the 2012 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting. Blazer is the first clinical product in Benvenue Medical’s portfolio […]

WINTER PARK, Fla., Mar 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Ascendx Spine™ ( www.ascendxspine.com ) announced today that it has appointed Eric W. Gilbert as Vice President of Sales & Marketing for its U.S. operations, effective immediately.Earlier in his career, Gilbert was Director of Corporate Business Development at Stryker Corp., by whom he was employed for […]

Medtronic Inc.has released a new spinal product that will aid international physicians in surgeries to correct degenerative spinal conditions.The company’s new CE Mark and CD Horizon BalanC Spinal System is designed to cause less stress after spinal fusion surgeries for conditions that include spinal stenosis and early stage degenerative disc disease.While the product isn’t available […]

SAN JOSE, Calif., Mar 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — DFINE, Inc., the developer of minimally invasive radiofrequency (RF) targeted therapies for the treatment of vertebral pathologies, today announced it will debut the STAR™ Tumor Ablation System at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s (SIR) 37th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, March 24-29 (Booth #233).“The STAR […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, announced that it has actively started enrolling patients in the Luna Interbody System for Fusion Trial (LIFT). Eleven (11) patients have already enrolled at two sites (Bonn and Zwickau) in Germany. LIFT is […]

ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND AND WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, MARCH 20, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ —First Partnering Deal Based on Kuros’ Synthetic Matrix Technologies.Kuros Biosurgery AG, a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel biomaterials and bioactive-biomaterial combination products for trauma, wound and spinal indications has signed a license and development agreement with Synthes, Inc. a leading global […]

BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson is set to gain EU approval for its planned $21.3 billion buy of Swiss medical devices maker Synthes after offering concessions to address concerns over its dominance in trauma devices, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.J&J wants Synthes, its largest ever acquisition, to boost […]