Thank you very much COUSIN for supporting our site again in 2017 through your platinum sponsorship. About Cousin Cousin Frères, the parent company of Cousin Biotech, was created in 1848 by Louis Cousin in Wervicq-Sud, France. Over the years, the company had to adapt and grow within its environment. It has acquired extensive technical know-how in the […]
2016
Medicrea to Host Key Opinion Leader Breakfast in New York City for Investors Focused on Advances in the Personalized Spine Market
LYON, France & NEW YORK–The MEDICREA Group (Alternext Paris: FR0004178572 – ALMED), worldwide leader pioneering the development and manufacture of personalized analytical services and implant solutions for the treatment of complex spinal conditions, today announced that it will host a Key Opinion Leader breakfast in New York City for investors focused on advances in the […]
Will the Sales Representative in the Operating Room Become Extinct?
Linkedin Pulse.Tom Williams–Few patients that go in for spine, hip or knee replacement surgery realize that a sales representative is often present to provide technical assistance to the surgeon during the procedure. This is a practice that has been prevalent for decades and has traditionally provided great value to hospitals and surgeons but is now […]
Paradigm Spine, LLC Announces Publication Of ISASS Guidelines Recommending Coverage Of Interlaminar Stabilization®
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2016 /– Paradigm Spine, LLC, a leader in providing solutions for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) announces publication of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) Policy Statement on November 10, 2016 by Richard Guyer, M.D., et al of “ISASS Recommendations/Coverage Criteria for Decompression with Interlaminar Stabilization […]
Why do Medical Devices Take so Long to Develop?
This article was published in Linkedin Pulse last 8th of September by Andrew Hyncik: https://www.linkedin.com/Why do medical devices take so long develop?: In an age when entirely new car models can come out in under three years or when new lifestyle gadgets like phones can get released in well under two, why then do new medical devices take […]
Implanet Presents JAZZ Band Clinical Results in Hypokyphotic Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients
BORDEAUX, France & BOSTON–IMPLANET (Paris:IMPL) (OTCQX:IMPZY) (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible; OTCQX: IMPZY), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, announces the publication of a new White Paper entitled “Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in hypokyphotic patients using JAZZ sublaminar bands: preliminary results of a multricentric study using 3D reconstruction”, which presents clinical […]
Aurora Spine Launches Mobile App
Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) announced today the launch of its new Aurora Spine Mobile App, designed to bring information regarding the new and exciting products being offered by Aurora Spine straight to your mobile device. The App is currently available for Apple, Android, and iPad devices. “We’re very excited to be entering into a […]
AxioMed Expanding International Presence with Visit to Swiss Surgeons
(PRWEB) DECEMBER 02, 2016–In anticipation of AxioMed’s exclusive cleanroom manufacturing facility in Woburn, MA to soon resume cervical and lumbar disc production, company President, Jake Lubinski will be traveling to Switzerland from December 5-10. Mr. Lubinski will meet with surgeons who are implanting the AxioMed disc in Bern, Lucerne, and Zurich to discuss the benefits […]
How to Earn Your Manager’s Respect
(Harvard Business Review)–We all want to be valued — and be viewed as valuable — at work. But respect isn’t a given; you have to earn it. Whether you have a new manager or have worked with your current boss for years, what can you do to make sure your boss appreciates what you bring […]
Executives, Surgeons, Physicians, and Others Affiliated with Forest Park Medical Center (FPMC) in Dallas Indicted in Massive Conspiracy
Department of Justice-DALLAS — Founders and investors of the physician-owned Forest Park Medical Center (FPMC) in Dallas, other executives at the hospital, and physicians, surgeons, and others affiliated with the hospital, have been charged in a federal indictment, returned by a grand jury in Dallas last month and unsealed today, with various felony offenses stemming […]
Thank you SpineGuard for your Platinum Sponsorship 2017
Thank you very much SpineGuard for supporting our site again in 2017 through your PLATINUM sponsorship. About SpineGuard® Co-founded in 2009 in France and the USA by Pierre Jérôme and Stéphane Bette, SpineGuard’s mission is to make spine surgery safer. Its primary objective is to establish its proprietary DSG™ (Dynamic Surgical Guidance) technology as the global standard […]
First AxioMed Viscoelastic Total Disc Replacement Implanted in Australia
AxioMed is pleased to announce the success of the first viscoelastic Freedom cervical case in Australia. Dr. Richard Laherty of Queensland Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery completed the procedure on Monday, November 28th at the Princess Alexandria Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. The procedure was performed on a 47-year-old male patient suffering from degenerative disc disease with […]
MEDICREA Achieves Personalized Spine Milestone with 1,000 Patient-Specific UNiD™ Rod Procedures
LYON, France & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The MEDICREA Group (Alternext Paris: FR0004178572 – ALMED), worldwide leader pioneering the development and manufacture of personalized analytical services and implant solutions for the treatment of complex spinal conditions, announced today that the Company’s patient-specific UNiD™ Rod technology has now been used in more than 1,000 procedures. Adoption of the […]
B. Braun / Trendlines Partnership Leads to ApiFix Investment
MISGAV, Israel and TUTTLINGEN, Germany, Nov. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — B. Braun Melsungen, The Trendlines Group and ApiFix jointly announced B. Braun’s lead position in ApiFix’s B round financing; ApiFix is a Trendlines portfolio company. B. Braun’s Aesculap division invested $2.8 million in the $5 million round which is to close by end of 2016. ApiFix is […]
Increase in capital of €1.4 million and entry of TINAVI Medical Technologies into Spineway”s capital
SPINEWAY, a company specialising in implants and surgical instruments for the treatment of vertebral (spinal) problems, is proud to announce that the Chinese company TINAVI Medical Technologies has joined its capital, following a €1.4 million increase in capital. Following approval by the General Meeting on 4 November, Spineway increased its reserve capital through the issue […]
Spine Doc Wins $20,3 Million Against Medtronic
In early November, a federal jury in Texas awarded Mark Barry, M.D., $20.3 million after finding that Medtronic, plc “actively induced” infringement of patents covering spinal deformity repair services held by Barry, who sued the company in 2014, alleging infringement of a trio of patents. Barry claimed that the company’s CD Horizon Legacy spinal system […]
Slow, but eventually Spine Biologics to gain traction in coming years
The spine biologics are used in spine surgery as lieu allografts as well as a support for bones in and around the spinal region. These devices offer numerous benefits over materials such as pedicle rods and screws that are used in spine fusion. Since metals are inert in nature, they do not stimulate or activate […]
Spine Navigation Technology can ease surgery complications
Spine Navigation Technology — an image-based medical technology — can be the best way to perform delicate and complex spinal surgeries, said doctors on Wednesday. According to them, the biggest advantage of the Spine Navigation Technology is that doctors are able to operate with better visualisation and more accuracy than ever before. “The image-based technology […]
AxioMed Making International Push by Displaying Viscoelastic Total Disc Replacement at Cervical Spine Research Society in Toronto
TORONTO, CANADA (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 22, 2016–AxioMed will be presenting its viscoelastic cervical disc replacement at the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) annual meeting in Toronto, Canada from November 29th to December 2nd. “We’re excited to be showcasing AxioMed’s viscoelastic technology at CSRS,” said Jake Lubinski, President of AxioMed. The annual CSRS meeting comes at an […]
Amedica Announces New Sales Leadership and Provides Regulatory Updates
SALT LAKE CITY, UT–(Marketwired – Nov 22, 2016) – Amedica Corporation (NASDAQ: AMDA), a manufacturer of silicon nitride implants in the spine market is pleased to announce the appointment of Dana Lyons as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Lyons will lead the effort to increase the adoption of silicon nitride implants in the […]
Vertera Spine’s COHERE Fusion Device Wins Award For Best Spine Technologies for 2016
ATLANTA, Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Vertera Spine, a developer of medical devices using advanced biomaterial technologies, today announced that the COHERE® Cervical Interbody Fusion Device has been recognized by Orthopedics This Week as one of the Top Ten Best Spine Technologies for 2016. COHERE features Vertera Spine’s patented porous PEEK (polyetheretherketone) Scoria®biomaterial technology, a porous […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Robotic Assisted Spinal Surgery: The 12 most Relevant Systems
Surgical procedures of the spine benefit from fine motor coordination, a highly experienced surgeon, and the best available technology. Robotic systems have been used in many surgical disciplines, including spinal surgery. This review will present the advantages and disadvantages of robot-assisted spinal surgery, as well as the most common applications and different types of robots […]
My Switch From Seat 3A to Seat 27E
(Linkedin Pulse-Joe Staples)–I’ll let you know upfront that this post doesn’t offer much business insight. No great marketing advice. Nothing to help you with business strategy. Instead, this post describes a simple “ah-ha” moment that happened to me that I thought worth sharing. When I started my career as a young, impressionable 22 year old, […]
Spine Sales Reps.Stormy Weather
The last decade has seen an unprecedent growth in the Spine market. Mainly due to the aging population and the development of improved technologies with new and better implants and instruments. Most of us, we have seen how spinal companies were growing and increasing their sales and profits. At the same time , we were […]
Why is that salesman in the operating room for your spine surgery? Medical Device Employees Are Often In The O.R., Raising Concerns About Influence
They are a little-known presence in many operating rooms, offering technical expertise to surgeons installing new knees, implanting cardiac defibrillators or performing delicate spine surgery. Often called device reps — or by the more cumbersome and less transparent moniker “health-care industry representatives” — these salespeople are employed by the companies that make medical devices: Stryker, […]
SpineGuard® DSG™ Screw Recognized as One of the Best New Spine Technologies for 2016
PARIS & SAN FRANCISCO–Regulatory News: SpineGuard (Paris:ALSGD) (FR0011464452 – ALSGD) announced today that it has received an award from Orthopedics this Week, one of the most widely read publications in the Orthopedics industry, recognizing SpineGuard’s innovative DSG™ (Dynamic Surgical Guidance) Screw as one of the BEST new spine care technologies for 2016. The award was […]
VEXIM Again Awarded « Fastest Growing Listed Company » in the 2016 Technology Fast 50 for Southwestern France
VEXIM (Paris:ALVXM) (FR0011072602 – ALVXM / PEA‐PME eligible), a medical device company specializing in the minimally invasive treatment of vertebral fractures, announces that the company has again received the Award of the fastest growing listed company in the 2016 Technology Fast 50 for Southwestern France by Deloitte In Extenso. Created by Deloitte France in 2001, […]