WARSAW, Ind., May 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH), a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, announced today the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Scottsdale, Arizona-based Cayenne Medical, Inc. Cayenne Medical designs, develops and markets technically advanced soft tissue repair and reconstruction solutions for the knee, shoulder and […]
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NuVasive to Feature Game-Changing, Integrated Spine Solutions at SpineWeek 2016
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – May 13, 2016) – NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a leading medical device company focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, today announced it will exhibit more than 20 surgical solutions at SpineWeek 2016, being held May 16 – 20 in Singapore. NuVasive will feature its market-leading, procedurally-integrated platform, […]
Xtant™ Medical Announces the FDA Clearance for the Posterior Cervical Screw Indication on Certex® Spinal Fixation System
BELGRADE, Mont., May 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT:XTNT), a leader in the development of regenerative medicine products and medical devices, today announced FDA clearance for the posterior cervical screw indication on the Certex® Spinal Fixation System. The cleared indication for the posterior cervical screw expands the use of the […]
Life Spine Announces Initial Cases and Multiple Surgeries for PROLIFT® Expandable Interbody 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 that the company has successfully completed initial cases with the PROLIFT Expandable Interbody System, which restores disc height, in-situ, for minimally invasive PLIF, TLIF and oblique approaches. The U.S. Food and Drug […]
OrthoPediatrics Corp. Announces Expansion into Japanese Market
WARSAW, IN (PRWEB) MAY 11, 2016–OrthoPediatrics Corp. is pleased to announce its expansion into the Japanese market. The Company recently received regulatory clearance for its RESPONSE™ Spine System for use in pediatric and adult patients in Japan. The RESPONSE™ Spine System was launched in the US in 2015. The system features low profile screws, simple […]
Safe Orthopaedics Announces the Success of the First Surgeries Using Its New Cervical Range
SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (Paris:SAFOR) (FR0012452746 – SAFOR), a company offering innovative ranges of sterile implants combined with their single-use instruments, is announcing today that the first surgeries using its new SteriSpineCC range for cervical vertebrae surgeries have gone ahead successfully. Designed, like all Safe Orthopaedics’ products, for single use, the SteriSpineCC kit offers the same benefits […]
SpineGuard will launch PediGuard Threaded DSG™ device at “SpineWeek 2016” world conference in Singapore
PARIS & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that develops and markets disposable medical devices designed to make spine surgery safer, announced today the commercial launch of its new PediGuard Threaded device at the occasion of the “SpineWeek 2016” world conference which is scheduled to take place in Singapore from May 16 […]
DePuy Synthes Companies Announces Acquisition of Biomedical Enterprises
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – May 9, 2016 – DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., part of the DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, announced today that it has acquired privately-held BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. (BME), a leading manufacturer of Nitinol orthopaedic implants for small bone fixation. The implants are used to treat bunions, hammertoes and other foot and […]
Camber Spine Technologies Receives FDA Clearance for ENZA™ Zero Profile Alif Device
WAYNE, Pa., May 5, 2016 – Camber Spine Technologies, a medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary musculoskeletal implant systems, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its ENZA™ Zero Profile Anterior Interbody Fusion (ALIF) system, a unique, minimally invasive […]
Medtronic Hires New Chief Financial Officer
Medtronic PLC has hired Karen L. Parkhill as its new chief financial officer, recruiting her from the same role at Comerica Inc.Medtronic said Wednesday that Ms. Parkhill would fill the CFO post, after The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Ms. Parkhill had been hired away. She will start in the role June 20. Comerica, […]
Updated Interspinous Page with the 52 most Important Devices
SpineMarketGroup announces the launch of an Updated Interspinous Page with 52 devices, including the main players and products. We have included more information and features. Here, (https://thespinemarketgroup.com/interspinous), you will find the main Static, Dynamic, and Percutaneous Devices as well as the most important interspinous Fusion devices. Interest in interspinous devices has emerged again with a great focus […]
SpinalCyte, LLC Receives New United States Patent for Spinal Disc Tissue Engineering
HOUSTON, Texas – SpinalCyte, LLC, a Texas-based tissue engineering technology company focused on regrowth of the spinal disc nucleus using human dermal fibroblasts, announced today the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 9,320,776, “Methods And Compositions For Repair Of Cartilage Using An In Vivo Bioreactor.” The technology described in the patent involves a device which is […]
CoreLink Releases the Entasis SI Joint Fusion System
ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CoreLink, LLC, a fast growing designer and manufacturer of spinal implant systems, is pleased to announce the U.S. launch of the Entasis™ Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System. Entasis was designed to better address the challenges of SI joint fusion procedures through innovation in the delivery of autograft and compression across the joint. Further innovations […]
Life Spine Announces Twenty New Innovations in 2016, Record Growth in First Quarter
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 that revenues for the first quarter of 2016 grew by 38% over the same period last year and that twenty new products are scheduled for release in 2016. These releases include best […]
MEDTECH Announces First ROSA Spine Surgery in the United States
MONTPELLIER, France, May 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MEDTECH (Euronext, FR0010892950 – ROSA), a company specialized in designing, developing and marketing innovative surgical assistance robots, today announced the first surgical operation with the ROSA™ Spine in the U.S. was performed at Miami Valley Hospital, a nationally recognized medical facility in Dayton, Ohio. Miami Valley Hospital […]
Amedica Completes Debt Exchange and Reduces Debt Obligations by 47% Year-Over-Year
SALT LAKE CITY, UT–(Marketwired – May 3, 2016) – Amedica Corporation (NASDAQ: AMDA), a company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride ceramics as a biomaterial platform, is pleased to announce it has reduced its total debt obligations to $12.9 million, a decrease of 47% from the prior year period, with the completion of the previously […]
Spinal Simplicity Lands Investor In Nueterra Capital, Advances Opportunity For FDA-Cleared Minuteman Fusion Device
LEAWOOD, Kan., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Spinal Simplicity, a medical device company based in Overland Park, Kan., that develops innovative solutions to treat complex surgical problems, recently announced the closing of a financing round with an investment from private equity and advisory firm Nueterra Capital. After successfully introducing the Minuteman fusion device for lower back […]
SI-BONE Surpasses 20,000 Surgeries With Triangular iFuse Implant System
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant System® (“iFuse”), a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of the sacroiliac (SI) joint, announced that iFuse has now been used in over 20,000 procedures worldwide by more than […]
Bone Therapeutics completes recruitment of its ALLOB Phase IIA spinal fusion study
BONE THERAPEUTICS, (Brussels:BOTHE) (Paris:BOTHE) (Euronext Brussels and Paris: BOTHE), the bone cell therapy company addressing high unmet medical needs in the field of bone fracture repair and prevention and spinal fusion, today announces that it has completed recruitment of its Phase IIA spinal fusion study for its allogeneic cell therapy product ALLOB®ahead of schedule. The […]
Spineology Introduces New Advance in Pedicular Fixation
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spineology Inc., the innovator in anatomy-conserving surgery™, is excited to announce the full US market release of its Palisade™ Pedicular Fixation System. The Palisade Pedicular Fixation System is designed to minimize surgical invasiveness and enhance efficiency. The integrated break-off screw extensions and quick start screw design minimize procedural steps and […]
Invibio Settles Monopoly Allegations with FTC
April 2016, (RAPS.org)–UK-based Invibio, the first company to sell implant-grade polyetheretherketone (known as PEEK) to the world’s largest medical device makers for spinal and other medical implants, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it violated federal antitrust law by using long-term exclusive contracts to monopolize the PEEK market. According to the […]
joimax Celebrates 15 Years During AANS Meeting
CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwired – April 29, 2016) – joimax®, the global acting German developer and marketer of technologies and treatment methods for minimally invasive endoscopic spinal surgery, celebrates its 15th anniversary during the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) annual scientific meeting in Chicago, held in combination with the company’s senior faculty meeting. The aim of […]
Stryker’s Spine Division Debuts 3D-Printed Tritanium® Posterior Lumbar Cage at AANS Meeting
ALLENDALE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stryker’s Spine division will introduce the Tritanium Posterior Lumbar (PL) Cage, a 3D-printed intervertebral body fusion device that aids in lumbar spinal fixation for patients with degenerative disc disease, at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting April 30–May 4, 2016, in Chicago (booth No. 3611). The Tritanium PL Cage is manufactured […]
Wenzel Spine Announces Commercial Launch of the VariLift-LX
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wenzel Spine, Inc., a pioneer medical device company focused on providing minimally invasive, expandable stand-alone alternatives to traditional spinal fusion, announced today the full commercial availability of the VariLift-LX System throughout the U.S. VariLift®-LX represents the next generation of Wenzel Spine’s innovative product lines of Expandable Stand-Alone interbody fusion devices. The zero-profile VariLift®-LX […]
Amendia Announces Transaction with Kohlberg & Company
MARIETTA, GA (PRWEB) APRIL 29, 2016–Amendia, Inc., a leading designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices used in spinal surgical procedures, today announced the completion of a significant transaction and partnership that positions Amendia for accelerated growth and an enhanced value proposition for current and future customers and partners. Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C. (“Kohlberg”), […]
Intelligent Implant Systems Receives 510(k) Clearance for Two-Level Revolution
Intelligent Implant Systems announced today that the two-level components for the Revolution™ Spinal System were cleared by the FDA via 510(k) for sale in the United States. These components expand the capabilities of the system and allow Revolution™ to be utilized for two-level posterior thoraco-lumbar fusions. With one-level sales beginning in October of 2015, the […]
K2M Hosts Leading Spine Surgeons at the 2016 Meeting of Minds
LEESBURG, Va., April 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTWO) (the “Company” or “K2M”), a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and techniques, hosted more than 120 of the world’s leading spine surgeons for its annual Meeting of […]