OR AKIVA, Israel, April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Expanding Orthopedics Inc. (EOI), a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative expandable devices for spine surgery, is excited to announce the recent addition of Dale Binke as Vice President of US Sales. In his role, Dale, an industry veteran, will lead US sales and […]
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RTI Surgical Launches the Streamline TL Deformity System
ALACHUA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RTI Surgical® Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq: RTIX), a leading global surgical implant company, is pleased to announce the launch of the Streamline TL Spinal Fixation System – Deformity Instrumentation for complex adult deformities or curvatures. With a focus on versatility, ease-of-use and surgeon comfort, the Streamline TL deformity instruments bring another level of functionality […]
Stryker Acquires SafeWire Product Portfolio
ALLENDALE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stryker’s Spine division today announced the acquisition of the SafeWire product portfolio, including the Y-Wire guidewire and Tiger Jamshidi Needle Family for use in minimally invasive spine surgery. The acquisition is highly complementary to Stryker’s current spine product portfolio and is aligned with the Spine division’s strategy of expanding its product offering for […]
Globus Medical won’t be deposed in patent infringement lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA (http://pennrecord.com) – An Audubon-based medical device manufacturer will not be forced to provide documents or give deposition testimony in a patent infringement lawsuit originating in federal court in Texas. In January, Globus Medical, Inc., a company that produces musculoskeletal implants to aid patients recovering from spinal injuries, received a subpoena from a Hawaii-based physician […]
Warsaw-based company accelerates medical device industry
Last tuesday, a Warsaw-based company unveiled an initiative designed to accelerate the medical device industry.Dubbed the ‘orthopedic capital of the world,’ the city of Warsaw has committed to support OrthoWorx over the next six years to help fund its new entity. The root of this effort, called AcceLinx, will serve as a platform for entrepreneurs […]
MEDICREA: 2015 Annual Results
LYON, France & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The MEDICREA group (Paris:ALMED) (Alternext Paris: FR0004178572 – ALMED), PEA-PME eligible, which specializes in the development and manufacturing of innovative implantable solutions for the surgical treatment of spinal pathologies, and world leader in solutions customized for each patient, announces its audited 2015 IFRS annual results, as approved by the Board […]
Patent Awarded to 4WEB Medical
LAS VEGAS, April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — 4WEB Medical, the industry leader in 3D printed orthopedic implants, announced at the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) annual meeting today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued US Patent No. 9,271,845 B2, entitled “Programmable Implants and Methods of Using Programmable Implants […]
K2M’s MESA® Mini and DENALI® Mini Spinal Systems Receive Additional FDA Clearance for Posterior Cervical Spine Fixation
LEESBURG, Va., April 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTWO), a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and techniques, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for expanded indications of […]
Amedica Enters Debt Exchange Agreement
SALT LAKE CITY, UT–(Marketwired – Apr 5, 2016) – Amedica Corporation (NASDAQ: AMDA), a company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride ceramics as a biomaterial platform, is pleased to announce it has entered into a debt exchange agreement with Riverside Merchant Partners, LLC, Hercules Technology III, L.P. and Hercules Capital, Inc. Amedica agreed to exchange […]
Expanding Orthopedics to Showcase the FLXfit™
OR AKIVA, Israel, April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ –Expanding Orthopedics Inc. (EOI), a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative expandable devices for spine surgery, is excited to announce that the FLXfit™, world’s first articulating and lordotic expandable cage, will be presented at the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery […]
TranS1 Names Brandon Arthurs, Vice President of R&D
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TranS1, a medical device company that develops products to solve spinal pathologies, named Brandon Arthurs vice president of research and development. In this role, Arthurs, a certified professional engineer, will lead collaborations with surgeons and entrepreneurs to bring medical innovations to market. This will include products that complement TranS1’s flagship spinal fusion device, the […]
Interventional Spine, Inc. announces New Line of Opticage®
IRVINE, Calif., April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Interventional Spine, Inc. today announced the launch of a new line of products that will be showcased at this year’s International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV. The new products, available at exhibit booth #229, include recent size additions to […]
Premia Spine Launches ProMIS™ Fixation System
PHILADELPHIA, April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Premia Spine, a spinal implant company focused on commercializing innovative lumbar solutions, today announced the launch of the ProMIS™ Fixation System with its Advanced MIS screw placement at the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Meeting in Las Vegas. Dr. Steven DeLuca, from the Orthopedic Institute of […]
Green light for a new implant: JAZZ Lock
Bordeaux, Boston, 5 April 2016 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, today announces that it has been granted 510k clearance in the United States and the CE mark in Europe to market its new Jazz Lock® implant. Jazz Lock® is the first of an […]
NuVasive Launches Integrated Global Alignment (iGA) Platform at BritSpine 2016
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – April 04, 2016) – NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a leading medical device company focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, today announced that it will participate in BritSpine 2016 held April 6-8, 2016 at Nottingham Conference Centre, in Nottingham, England. NuVasive’s participation at BritSpine will include numerous education workshops […]
German Patient First To Receive 3D Printed Titanium Spinal Fusion Implant
Spinal fusion surgeries in the United States have increased by 70 percent between 2001 and 2011. While those numbers are due in large part to the aging of the American population, they’re also due to advances in technology like additive manufacturing. Now for what Dr. Uwe Spetzger, a Professor and Chairman of the Department of […]
Spine Rep of Tomorrow: Adaptation is Key
April 3, 2016– “…but the species that survives is the one that is able best to ADAPT and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself” said Darwin. Spine Market: Changing Environment In the recent years, the Spinal Industry has started a transformation .Governments and health insurers worldwide are implementing measures to control costs, public hospitals are operating […]
Top Emerging Trends Impacting the Spine Market
The top four emerging trends influencing the global spine surgery market according to Technavio’s healthcare and life sciences research analysts are: Increased use of surface-modified titanium in spinal implants The use of titanium to manufacture spinal implants has increased in recent years. Spinal implants such as cages, rods, screws, hooks, wires, plates, and bolts are […]
Preparing For The New EU Medical Device Regulations
By Ronald Boumans and Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo–When European lawmakers and regulators first indicated plans to overhaul legislation on how the union oversees medical devices and in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) in 2010 and 2011, industry participants knew such changes to the world’s second-largest device market would be anything but sudden. Indeed, the wait for final legislation, […]
Implanet announces 2015 annual results
Bordeaux, Boston, March 30, 2016 – IMPLANET (Euronext: IMPL, FR0010458729, PEA-PME eligible), a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, today announces its annual results for the financial year ending December 31, 2015, as approved by the Board on March 24, 2016. Ludovic Lastennet, CEO of Implanet, says: “We are continuing the sales […]
FDA Clears Xspan Laminoplasty Fixation System
Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XTNT) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, X-spine Systems, received FDA clearance of the Xspan™ Laminoplasty Fixation System. The Xspan™ System represents the latest generation of laminoplasty fixation. Spinal laminoplasty is a surgical procedure performed to remove pressure from the spinal cord. Xtant Medical estimates the worldwide market for laminoplasty […]
DIPLOMAT screw system is double award winner
Alzenau, March 30, 2016. The DIPLOMAT pedicle screw system has been awarded the globally acclaimed „Red Dot“ seal of quality. The implant was also awarded the senetics Innovation Award on 1 March 2016. DIPLOMAT is a modular system with in-situ interchangeable tulips and self-tapping thread, which is suitable for all indications and makes implantation more efficient […]
NuVasive – Same Opportunities, Same Concerns
(Seekingalpha.com)–Not a lot has really changed for NuVasive (NASDAQ:NUVA). The third-largest spine company in the U.S. by market share, NuVasive continues to take share from larger players on the back of innovative products that offer meaningful advantages in terms of patient outcomes and surgeon convenience. On the other hand, concerns remain about the company’s weaker […]
LDR Shows Superiority of Two-Level Mobi-C Cervical Disc to ACDF
LDR Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:LDRH), a global medical device company focused on designing and commercializing novel and proprietary surgical technologies for the treatment of patients suffering from spine disorders, today announced that “Five-year clinical results of cervical total disc replacement compared with anterior discectomy and fusion for treatment of two-level symptomatic degenerative disc disease: a prospective, […]
SpinalCyte New Results from Phase II Animal Trials of Cell Therapy to Regenerate the Spinal Disc
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpinalCyte, LLC, a Texas-based tissue engineering technology company focused on regrowth of the spinal disc nucleus using Human Dermal Fibroblasts (HDFs), today announced the preliminary results of Phase II Animal Studies for Spinal Disc Height Improvement. The study began in 2014 with Rush University and Howard An, M.D., The Morton International Endowed Chair Professor […]
Spinal Non-Fusion Market to Almost $750 Million by 2021
The global market for spinal non-fusion treatments will expand from just under $521 million in 2014 to $749 million by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.3%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report* states that this moderate growth will be driven primarily by the promising Cervical Total […]
3-D Printing Market Expected to Grow 40% Annually
3-D Printing technology will make good on its promise to enable the Third Industrial Revolution, says the investment firm Ark Invest (New York City). Sure, 3-D printing has been hyped. But in many ways, the technology is undervalued, maintains ARK Invest, which anticipates that the annual growth rate for the technology will be approximately 40% […]