Amendia (http://www.amendia.com), a leading provider of innovative spinal technologies, is pleased to announce the commercial launch of its Ceres™- Midline Cervical Plate. The Ceres Midline Cervical Plate System is intended for anterior screw fixation of the cervical spine (C2-C7) as an adjunct to fusion. It is indicated for degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, trauma, spinal stenosis, […]
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Pierre Dumouchel’s interim appointment as Chief Executive Officer made permanent
SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (Paris:SAFOR) (FR0012452746 – SAFOR), a company offering innovative ranges of sterile implants combined with their single-use instruments, is today announcing that Pierre Dumouchel’s interim appointment as Chief Executive Officer has been made permanent and that Alain Coudray has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors. Following his accomplishments since he was first […]
Amendia Promotes Chris Fair to President & CEO
Amendia, Inc., a leading designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices used in spinal surgical procedures, today announced that Chris Fair, its current Chief Operating Officer, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Amendia announced the appointment of Scott Bruder, MD, PhD, a current Amendia Director, to be the Chairman of its […]
Phygen, LLC Receives Notice of Issuance of Its ISP Device Under U.S. Patent Number 9,387,016
IRVINE, Calif., June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Phygen, LLC, a company focused on the development of devices used in the stabilization and repair of spinal disease and trauma, today announced that it has received a Notice of Issuance for its latest interspinous device as an additional device for use in the treatment of spinal disease […]
500th Spinal Fusion Performed with Benvenue Medical’s Luna® 3D Interbody Fusion System
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, today announced that more than 500 patients have been treated with the company’s Luna® 3D Interbody Fusion System. The 500th case was performed by Richard Fessler, M.D., Ph.D., of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. “The Luna System is an […]
Orthobion Interbody Devices with the unique FGOIC Ti technology
Orthobion has developed a complete range of cervical and lumbar interbody devices with the unique FGOIC Ti technology (Fine Grained Osseo Integrative Coating of Titanium). FGOIC Ti is a unique surface technology that forms the perfect blend of PEEK and Titanium.. Orthobion combines the best of both worlds. They have a unique microstructured topography on the […]
Trial begins in lawsuit over spinal bone cement
SEATTLE (AP) — The physician who used a non-FDA-approved bone cement during a woman’s spinal surgery and the company that ran an illegal test market to promote the dangerous product should be held accountable for her death, a lawyer for the woman’s daughter told a jury Monday. Reba Golden was vibrant and healthy when she […]
Do you like PEEK Cages? Are you satisfied? Learn about 9 Titanium Coated TLIF implants!
Learn about 9 Titanium Coated Peek TLIF Cages: https://thespinemarketgroup.com/tlif-coated/ Surgeons have historically preferred interbody spacers made of titanium because of their strength and long clinical history.Over the last 10 years PEEK has largely replaced titanium because it has a modulus of elasticity similar to human cortical bone and for its radiolucency. But recently, it has been discussed the difficulties […]
CoreLink, LLC Announces Partnership with The Stephens Group
ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CoreLink, LLC (“CoreLink” or the “Company”) announced today that it finalized its partnership with The Stephens Group, LLC, a Little Rock, Arkansas-based private, family-owned investment firm. The significant equity investment by The Stephens Group completes a recapitalization that positions the Company for the next stage of its growth. Terms of the transaction were […]
Safe Orthopaedics Expands into Latin America
SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (Paris:SAFOR) (FR0012452746 – SAFOR), a company offering innovative ranges of sterile implants combined with their single-use instruments, is today announcing its expansion into Latin America under distribution agreements covering Mexico and Chile, two fast-growing markets. After securing regulatory marketing approvals in Australia and New Zealand in April, Safe Orthopaedics has continued its international […]
Zimmer’s LDR Deal Could Force Others to Grow a Dealmaking Spine
(The Street.com–Read Original Article)— Globus Medical , K2M Group Holdings, NuVasive, Orthofix International, Xtant Medical Holdings and Alphatec are among spine companies that investors should keep tabs as prospective targets or buyers following Zimmer Biomet Holdings’ recent $1 billion deal for LDR Holding, according to health care industry sources. The Zimmer-LDR transaction, announced earlier this month, reaffirms that there continues […]
Centinel Spine™ Granted Australian Clearance for STALIF L™ Minimally-Invasive, Lateral Integrated Interbody™ System
NEW YORK, June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine, Inc., (Centinel Spine), the pioneer of the No-Profile, Integrated Interbody™ fusion device market, is granted clearance for STALIF L™ No-Profile, Lateral Lumbar Integrated Interbody system by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration. “This clearance expands our International No-Profile, Integrated Interbody market,” said John J. Viscogliosi, Chairman & CEO, […]
Life Spine Announces Initial Cases and Multiple Surgeries for LONGBOW™ Expandable Lateral Spacer System
HUNTLEY, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that the company has successfully completed initial cases with the LONGBOW Expandable Lateral Spacer System. The groundbreaking LONGBOW Expandable Lateral Spacer System is the first interbody on the market that expands […]
Aurora Spine’s Patent Related to Its ZIP® MIS ISP Issued by the United States Patent Office
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA–(Marketwired – June 22, 2016) – Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) announced today the issuance of its United States Patent No.: 9,364,264 entitled “Dynamic and Non-Dynamic Interspinous Fusion Implant and Bone Growth Stimulation System”. This patent covers Aurora’s family of ZIP® ISPs, including its ZIP Ultra®, ZIP 51™, ZIP LP™ and Dyna-ZIP™ among others. […]
Predictive Announces Key Patent Issuance by US Patent and Trademark Office for Treating Patients With Genetic Spinal Deformities and Syndromes
SALT LAKE CITY, UT–(Marketwired – June 21, 2016) – Predictive Technology Group, Inc. (OTC PINK: PRED), a life sciences technology holding company, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a fundamental patent (US Patent 9,370,431) that covers the practice of administering ANY spine deformation therapeutics to a patient having […]
Centinel Spine™ Completes Successful Evaluation of STALIF L™
NEW YORK, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine, Inc., (Centinel Spine), the pioneer of the No-Profile®, Integrated Interbody™ fusion device market, completes Alpha release of STALIF L™ No-Profile, lateral lumbar Integrated Interbody device cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). STALIF L continues the thirty-year STALIF® heritage of innovation as STALIF L […]
Spinal Elements® Receives 510(k) Clearance for Expandable Interbody Device
Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, announced that they have received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a line of expandable interbody fusion devices. A comprehensive list of items were a part of this clearance, including expandable interbody devices for posterior, anterior, and lateral access to the lumbar […]
SpineCraft announces the global completion of 15,000 APEX SPINE SYSTEM surgeries
June 21 , 2016–Westmont, Ill. SpineCraft is pleased to announce the global completion of 15,000 APEX SPINE SYSTEM surgeries. The APEX SPINE SYSTEM is a comprehensive and versatile posterior instrumentation system designed for complex deformity correction as well as tumor, trauma and degenerative procedures. APEX is available in both the US and international marketplace and […]
Are you tired of PEEK? Learn about 16 TLIF alternatives!
Learn about 16 TLIF alternatives to PEEK in: https://thespinemarketgroup.com/tlif/. Peek or Titanium? For almost twenty years, PEEK (polyetheretherketone) has achieved a successful clinical history in load-sharing spinal applications, particularly in lumbar fusions due to their many advantages as elastic modulus close to bone, high biocompatibility and biostability, excellent resistance to compressive loading, and radiolucency. But recently, it has been discussed the […]
Exactech Announces Full Launch of Acapella® One Cervical Spacer System
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic materials for extremities, knee, hip and spine, announced today the full launch of the new Acapella® One Cervical Spacer System. With the full launch of Acapella One, a cervical cage pre-assembled with integrated anchors, surgeons can restore […]
S14 IMPLANTS begins its Fundraising Campaign
S14 IMPLANTS, manufacturer of innovative medical devices for spinal surgery, has launched at the beginning of May its fundraising campaign on the Happy Capital’s crowdfunding plateform. Since 2005, Frederic Fortin, CEO of S14 IMPLANTS, and his team are working on a range of implants relieving the intervertebral disc and facet joints, thanks to an innovative damping […]
Zimmer Biomet breached deferred prosecution deal, U.S. says
Medical device maker Biomet Inc breached a deferred prosecution agreement it reached in 2012 to resolve a foreign corruption investigation, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing. In a status report filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. on June 6, the U.S. Department of Justice said Biomet breached the agreement through activity in Brazil […]
OrthoPediatrics Corp. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
WARSAW, Ind., June 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OrthoPediatrics Corp. announced today that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. OrthoPediatrics plans to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market exchange […]
Spineology Introduces an Expandable to Its Line of Interbody Devices
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spineology Inc. continues its focus on anatomy-conserving surgery™ with release of the Elite Expandable Interbody Fusion System. The Elite Expandable Interbody Fusion System is designed to be implanted at a minimal height and expanded after final positioning in the disc space. This enables the surgeon to minimize neural retraction and […]
Xtant™ Medical Announces Changes to Its Executive Management and Board of Directors
BELGRADE, Mont., June 16, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT:XTNT), a leader in the development of regenerative medicine products and medical devices, today announced the appointment of Paul Buckman, Eric Timko, and Rudy Mazzocchi to its Board of Directors. The Company also announced the resignation of Directors Jon Wickwire and David […]
SpineGuard® receives US FDA clearance to market PediGuard® Threaded DSG™ device
PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO, June 16, 2016 – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that develops and markets disposable medical devices that empower surgeons to enhance clinical outcomes and simplify surgeries, announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new PediGuard Threaded DSG™ device. “We […]
Exactech Expands Competency in 3-D Printing with Purchase of Arcam Q10plus Systems
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic materials for extremities, knee, hip and spine, has confirmed the purchase of two Arcam Q10plus machines this week to expand its in-house manufacturing capabilities. This investment will advance Exactech’s long-term commitment to additive manufacturing technology, also known […]