2015

THORNTON CLEVELEYS (UK) (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 09, 2015–An innovative high-performance polymer for spinal fusion implants, PEEK-OPTIMA® HA Enhanced, which enables early and direct bone apposition, has now passed biocompatibility testing in China.1 This paves the way for approval by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) and local legal compliance, as confirmed in the Regulatory Affairs […]

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cerapedics, a privately-held orthobiologics company, announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Premarket Approval (PMA) application for i-FACTOR™ Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft for use in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures in patients with degenerative cervical disc disease. i-FACTOR bone graft […]

Bordeaux, Boston, 3 November 2015 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, today announces that it has received regulatory approval from the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) to market its JAZZ BandTM platform. With almost 27,000 operations carried out in 2015, and anticipated annual […]

Eragny-sur-Oise (France), November 2, 2015 – SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (Euronext: FR0012452746 – SAFOR), a company developing and marketing an innovative range of sterile implants combined with their single-use surgical instruments, today announces the positive conclusion from a prospective bi-centric study published in September 2015 in the European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, a major peer-review […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a global provider of spinal fusion technologies, announced today that James R. Glynn is retiring as a member of the board of directors and Audit Committee Chairman, effective November 2, 2015. Alphatec Spine’s board of directors […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Paradigm Spine, LLC, a leading provider of innovative spinal implants, announces the publication of an analysis prepared by Milliman, Inc. titled “Utilization and Cost of Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (“LSS”) in a Commercially Insured Population” commissioned by Paradigm Spine, LLC . The report is currently available on […]

A-SPINE entered an agreement whereby Jiangsu IDEAL Medical Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (www.szideal.com.cn) will distribute A-SPINE’s spinal implants across China, effectively immediately.The agreement was signed on October 21, 2015 jointly by Mr. Li Jian-Xiang, Chairman & President of IDEAL Medical, and Mr. David Chang, President of A-SPINE at the headquarters of IDEAL Medical in […]

WAXHAW, NC (PRWEB) OCTOBER 29, 2015–Cutting Edge Spine (http://www.CuttingEdgeSpine.com), a rapidly growing technology-driven spine company dedicated to developing and distributing new generation spinal technologies, confirmed the successful completion of the first surgery using their unique HA enhanced Lumbar PEEK Interbody technology, the EVOS-HA. The EVOS-HA is the first FDA cleared PEEK-OPTIMA Lumbar Interbody system in […]

Bordeaux, Boston, 27 October 2015 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, today announces its revenue for the 3rd quarter, and nine months through 30 September 2015. Ludovic Lastennet, CEO of Implanet, states: “The revenue and fine performance over the third quarter represent the continued […]

ALACHUA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RTI Surgical Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq: RTIX), a global surgical implant company, announced today that Christopher R. Sweeney, a partner with Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic investor focused exclusively on the health care industry, has joined the company’s board of directors as a designee of its preferred shareholder, Water Street, effective immediately. Additionally, […]

European regulators have decided to recommend halting sales of the Medtronic Inductos product citing manufacturing problems related to an absorbable sponge used in the product. The EMA began a review of the product after an inspection by Dutch and Spanish regulatory authorities determined that the U.S. manufacturing facility of the product did not comply with […]

AUDUBON, Pa., Oct. 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, announced the introduction of the CREO MIS™ Pedicle Screw System.CREO MIS™ is a thoracolumbar posterior stabilization system featuring extended modular screw heads. The screw heads are one of the smallest diameters available on the market which helps to […]

Eragny-sur-Oise (France), October 22, 2015 – SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (FR0012452746 – SAFOR), a company developing and marketing an innovative range of sterile implants combined with their single-use surgical instruments for back surgery, announces that it has entered into a PACEO equity facility with Societe Generale through the issuance of 1,000,000 equity warrants, as authorized by the […]

Ellipse Technologies has filed an S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its initial public offering (IPO). No terms were given in the filing, but the offering is valued up to $75 million. The company intends to list on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol MGEC.The underwriters for the offering […]

LAFAYETTE, Calif. — October 13, 2015 — Providence Medical Technology, Inc., an innovator in tissue-sparing cervical spine technology, today introduced its proprietary Cavux™ surface technology, designed to speed bone fusion during the healing process. The company’s portfolio of DTRAX® Cervical Cage implants will be available with Cavux, a unique surface technology that produces micro-textures on […]

Why in the world would the president of a well-established, $2-billion spinal device powerhouse leave his post to join a yet-to-be-launched challenger in the same space? This was one of the many questions I put to Keith Valentine, president and CEO of SeaSpine, during a recent phone call.  Read more »

LEESBURG, Va., Sept. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTWO), a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine technologies and techniques, today announced the U.S. commercial launch of the EVEREST® Deformity Spinal System at the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) 50th Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, […]

LEESBURG, Va., Sept. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTWO), a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine technologies and techniques, today announced the U.S. commercial launch of the EVEREST® Deformity Spinal System at the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) 50th Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, […]

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The UCSF Orthopaedic Trauma Institute has released its findings from a comparative strength study involving a disposable, plastic spinal instrument by Xenco Medicaland an exact counterpart made from aluminum metal. The strength study, which was performed at UCSF, found that the plastic lumbar instrument by Xenco Medical significantly outperformed aluminum metal in maintaining […]

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE:MZOR) (NASDAQGM:MZOR), a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that a new set of solutions to meet surgeon and hospital needs will be launched at the upcoming North American Spine Society (NASS) 2015 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL October 14-17 […]