TOULOUSE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 22, 2013– VEXIM (Paris:ALVXM), a medical device company specializing in the minimally-invasive treatment of vertebral fractures, today announces its consolidated sales for the half year to June 30(th) 2013.The acceleration in VEXIM’s growth continued strongly over the 1(st) half of 2013, with sales substantially more than doubling (+133%) to EUR2.5 million. This […]
2013
Aurora Spine Receives CE Marking
Carlsbad, CA- Aurora Spine has now received the CE Mark Approval for its ZIP™ MIS Interspinous Fusion System. The CE mark designation will allow the ZIP™ MIS system to be sold in the European Union and other countries that recognize or require this approval. Aurora Spine’s product officially complies with the applicable safety legislation in […]
Stryker pulls spinal devices off the shelves following failure reports
July 23, 2013 (massdevice.com) Australia sounded the alarm on Stryker’s (NYSE:SYK) Oasys Midline Occipital Plate, sending a warning to patients and surgeons that the spine stabilization device might break after surgery.Stryker’s spinal stabilization plate is part of the Oasys spinal surgery system. Regulators learned that after surgery the pin connecting to the plate body can […]
At Medtronic, efforts by CEO Ishrak appear to be paying off
ST. PAUL, Martin Moylan, Minnesota Public Radio— Two years ago, when Omar Ishrak took over as CEO of Medtronic, the medical device manufacturer was struggling. The company had been plagued by ethics investigations, a weak stock price, sagging sales for pacemakers and other key products, and a lack of hot new devices to boost sales.At […]
DePuy Hits Ex-Sales Reps With Trade Secrets Suit
Law360, Washington (July 18, 2013, 7:33 PM ET) — A medical device subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson slammed two former sales representatives and their new employer with a $3 million lawsuit in Virginia federal court on Tuesday, alleging the ex-employees violated the terms of their noncompete agreements by taking jobs to distribute.DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. […]
ViVex Biomedical raising $5.5M to develop implant technology
Jul 19, 2013 /Atlanta Business Chronicle/- A biomedical startup that focuses on implant technology and stem cell therapies is raising $5.5 million, according to a Securities & Exchange Commission filing.Vivex Biomedical Inc., is developing implant technology to help stimulate bone regrowth. Vivex has also licensed a highly adaptive adult stem cell line, known as MIAMI […]
Medtronic to promote osteoporosis treatment
Medtronic’s Interventional Spine division has signed a three-year agreement to promote Amgen’s Prolia (denosumab) to orthopedic and spine specialists in the US.Prolia is approved in the US to treat postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture and to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture.Administered as a single […]
ulrich medical USA® Releases New Spinal Implant for U.S. Market
ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — ulrich medical USA, Inc., today announced the U.S. market release of the uCerv Interbody System which is a spinal implant device used for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgical procedures (C2-C7).The uCerv System consists of trapezoidal shaped implants that are available in a parallel or lordotic configuration […]
Spinal Elements®, Inc. Announces Presentation of Data Relative to Porous Titanium Coating on PEEK
CARLSBAD, Calif., July, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, today announced that spine surgeon Scott H. Kitchel, MD of Eugene, Oregon recently presented data on the company’s Ti-Bond® porous titanium coated polyetheretherketone (PEEK) interbody devices at the Spine Technology and Educational Group meeting held June 20-22in Los Cabos, Mexico.Spinal Element’s Ti-Bond coating […]
Aesculap Implant Systems Launches Quintex(TM) Cervical Plating System
CENTER VALLEY, PA–(Marketwired – July, 2013) – Aesculap Implant Systems announced today the availability of the new Quintex Anterior Cervical Plating System, today’s most versatile system for use in ACDF procedures at multiple levels from C2-T1. Quintex was designed to address all plating ideologies and offers construct options ranging from fully rigid to dynamic, including […]
Eden Spine’s Spinal Technologies Approved in Venezuela
Altamonte Springs, FL, July 11, 2013 –(PR.com)– Eden Spine announced today that the WELLEXTM Dynamic Interspinous Technology, the GIZATM Vertebral Body Replacement and the PERFX-2TM Pedicle Screw System have received regulatory approval in Venezuela. All three high quality lead generation spinal implants are made in France and Switzerland. Already approved in multiple markets around the […]
Biomet Swings to 4th-Quarter Profit on Stronger Revenue, Absence of Charge
Biomet Inc. swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit as the medical-device maker logged stronger sales and benefited from comparison with a year-ago quarter that was weighed down by a large write-down.Though privately held, Biomet’s results are closely watched because the maker of orthopedic medical devices reports earlier than larger competitors–like Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH), Stryker […]
Medtronic Announces New Screw for Market-Leading CD HORIZON® SOLERA® Spinal System
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – July 11, 2013 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced the global market introduction of the CD HORIZON® SOLERA® Spinal System Sagittal Adjusting Screw (SAS) which may be used in the surgical correction of complex spinal pathologies. The SAS features a fixed head made of cobalt chrome that contains a sliding saddle. This […]
Zimmer Announces Distribution Of APEX Spine System
MINNEAPOLIS, July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Spine, Inc. today announced that the Company has begun distribution of the APEX Spine System, a comprehensive set of implants and instruments designed to safely and effectively correct a broad range of spinal deformities, as well as complex and degenerative spinal diseases. Under the terms of a long-term […]
SpineGuard obtains regulatory clearance to sell Cannulated PediGuard in Mexico
PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO, July 2, 2013 – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 ALSGD) announced today that it has obtained regulatory clearance from COFEPRIS (the Mexican healthcare regulatory authority) to sell its Cannulated PediGuard® device in Mexico. SpineGuard has previously received clearance for its Classic PediGuard device, and over 50 Mexican spine surgeons have been trained on the technology.“PediGuard’s guidance […]
SpineVision® Inc. appoints COO and opens a new subsidiary in Germany
ANTONY, France — SpineVision®, a commercial-stage medical device company that designs, develops and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, announced that Ken Yamada has joined its U.S. subsidiary as Chief Operating Officer (COO).SpineVision also announced that it has established a new subsidiary in Düsseldorf (Germany) in order to expand commercial growth in […]
Injured Infuse users struggle to get their day in court against Medtronic
WASHINGTON, Jul 06, 2013 (Star Tribune (Menafn – Minneapolis) – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) –Hundreds of people who say they’ve been harmed by a Medtronic spinal device are pursuing a new legal pathway around rulings that have kept them from getting a day in court.They argue that the Food and Drug Administration, which approved […]
Mazor Robotics Announces First Follow-on Order from Major U.S. Hospital Corporation
CAESAREA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 01, 2013– Mazor Robotics Ltd. , a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that it has received its first follow-on order from a major U.S. hospital corporation for the Renaissance system. The system will be installed in a full-service hospital located in the East Memphis area that is […]
New from Osimplant: Intra-operative expandable PLIF cage, ARIA®
Ankara Turkey (PRWEB) July 01, Spine surgeons can now take advantage of an effective alternative to PLIF cage insertion. As Osimplant’s newly launched device, ARIA® offers a parallel expandable mechanism that simplifies device insertion which provides significant surgical and patient benefits.Designed to match natural vertebral anatomy, ARIA has received positive market reception due to its intra-operative […]
Orthofix Announces Full Market Release and Launch of Trinity(R) ELITE(TM)
LEWISVILLE, Texas, Jul 01, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Orthofix International N.V., (the Company) announced today in collaboration with the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) the full market release of Trinity(R) ELITE(TM) Allograft with Viable Cells and VersaShield(TM) Amniotic Membrane tissue forms through both of its Spine Fixation and U.S. Extremity Fixation distribution channels. Trinity ELITE provides […]
Industry fears investment drain as EU weighs new medtech rules
LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) – Europe will lose its leading position in the high-tech medical devices field if politicians pursue plans to tighten regulations and impose stringent pre-market clinical testing, industry leaders said on Wednesday.European politicians are proposing to make regulation far tougher after a breast implant scandal 18 months ago that shook confidence in […]
Globus Medical Launches New MIS Product
AUDUBON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Globus Medical, Inc. (GMED), a leading spinal implant manufacturer, today announced the launch of LATIS™, a minimally invasive (MIS) lumbar interbody fusion spacer for patients suffering from degenerative disc disease. The implant may be inserted through an MIS transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) approach and expands laterally to provide a footprint and graft […]
Orthofix Realigns Business Units to Support Future Growth Opportunities and Announces Leadership Changes
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix International N.V., today announced the realignment of its businesses in order to better focus on operational performance and enhance the Company’s growth potential. The Company’s operational businesses will now include: BioStim (stimulation products), Spine Fixation (spine implant products), Biologics (biologics products for all applications), International Extremity Fixation, and U.S. Extremity Fixation (orthopedic […]
Medtronic’s Infuse No Better Than Bone Graft With More Risk
Medtronic Inc. (MDT)’s Infuse, designed to help bones heal after spinal surgery, works no better than a graft and carries side effects including an increased risk of cancer, two independent reviews found.The studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine may help doctors weigh when to recommend the product, used in more than 1 million […]
Aesculap Introduces a New Cervical System
CENTER VALLEY, PA–(Marketwired – June 18, 2013) – Aesculap Implant Systems recently introduced the CeSpaceXP Interbody System for ACDF procedures. The CeSpaceXP fuses two proven materials, an innovative Plasmapore®XP osteoconductive porous Titanium coating and a PEEK-Optima® radiolucent core, that deliver enhanced implant stability, artifact-free imaging, and an optimal scaffold for cervical fusion procedures. A comprehensive […]
SpineGuard receives U.S. patent for PediGuard® pedicle screw
PARIS, SAN FRANCISCO (June 18, 2013) – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), announced today that it has been issued a U.S. patent for the integration of its PediGuard sensor technology directly onto the tip of a pedicle screw.In SpineGuard’s ‘smart screw’ concept, the sensor of the PediGuard technology is embedded in the implantable pedicle screw itself, […]
J&J’s Depuy Synthes Wins $16 Million in Patent Case
Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) DePuy Synthes unit, a maker of artificial spinal repair products, won $16 million in damages from Globus Medical Inc. (GMED) when a jury decided that three of its patents were infringed.A federal jury in Wilmington, Delaware, also decided June 14 after a two-week trial that the DePuy Synthes patents were valid, […]