The 10 top spine players in the US market are the following: Medtronic, Depuy Synthes, Nuvasive, Stryker, Globus Medical, Zimmer Biomet, Aesculap, Seaspine, Orthofix and Alphatec Spine. To see their market shares worldwide please visit:https://thespinemarketgroup.com/spine-market-estimates-for-2019/
US COMPANIES TO FOLLOW
But additionally there are almost 200 manufacturers from United States. Many of those Companies have very attractive product and training offerings. Today we have included 5 additional companies to take into account:
1.-TYBER MEDICAL
Tyber Medical, LLC operates as a medical device company that develops, manufactures, and markets orthopedic and spinal implants. The company offers direct lateral interbody fusion, posterior/oblique lumbar interbody fusion, anterior cervical interbody fusion, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, and anterior lumbar interbody fusion products; opening osteotomy wedge implants; retractor systems, headless screws, headed screws, and cannulated drills; and cervical spacers, anterior lumbar, and direct lateral interbody spacers. It serves orthopedic companies, stocking distributors, and hospitals and GPOs. The company is based in Morristown, New Jersey. For more information please visit:www.tybermedical.com
Chief Executive Officer and President of Tyber Medical:Jeff Tyber.
He has worked in the orthopedic medical industry for over 12 years in product development, research, and management roles. Jeff Tyber inventions have been implanted in over 100,000 patients and have grossed over $450 million for the companies he has worked for. He is a named inventor on over 39 domestic and international patents and patent applications. He graduated from the University of Colorado with an MS in Mechanical Engineering and BS in Mechanical Engineering as well as a minor in Business and minor in Statistics.
2.-RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc
RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a surgical implant company, designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes biologic, metal, and synthetic implants worldwide. It processes donated human musculoskeletal and other tissues, as well as bovine and porcine animal tissues to produce allograft and xenograft implants by using its proprietary BIOCLEANSE, TUTOPLAST, and CANCELLE SP sterilization processes. The company’s implants are used in the fields of orthopedic, spine, sports medicine, general surgery, trauma and other surgical procedures to repair and promote the natural healing of human bone and other human tissues; and to enhance surgical outcomes.Committed to delivering a higher standard, RTI’s implants are used in sports medicine, general surgery, spine, orthopedic and trauma procedures and are distributed in nearly 50 countries. RTI has four manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and Europe. RTI is accredited in the U.S. by the American Association of Tissue Banks and is a member of AdvaMed. RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois. In July 2013, RTI acquired Marquette, Mich.-based Pioneer® Surgical Technology, Inc., a global manufacturer of metal and synthetic implants, becoming RTI Surgical.The acquisition resulted in an expanded product portfolio. Today, RTI provides surgeons with safe biologic, metal and synthetic-based implants. For more information please visit: http://www.rtix.com
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at RTI Surgical, Inc.: Camille Farhat
He served as the Chief Executive Officer of American Medical Systems, Inc. (AMS), and also served as its President from July 2012 to August 4, 2015. He served as General Manager of Baxter Pharmaceuticals and Technologies. He has broad global experience from assignments in 10 countries and nine industries over 22 years. He also served as Vice President of Business Development at Medtronic.He spent 13 years at General Electricals and held a variety of positions, including roles as a Global General Manager of the Computed Tomography Business. He also held leadership positions in strategic planning and global sourcing at General Electric. Camille Farhat holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University, a Degree in European Union Studies from Institut National D’etudes Politiques De Paris and a Bachelor of Sciences (summa cum laude) and BA in International Finance and Accounting from Northeastern University.
3.-SI-BONE®
SI-BONE® is focused on helping patients in one of the most under-served, under-diagnosed, and under-treated areas in orthopedics, the sacroiliac (SI) joint. SI-BONE developed an innovative, patented implant to fuse the SI joint. The iFuse Implant System® provides a less invasive alternative to traditional sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion surgery and has been used in over 34,000 procedures to date. The company is managed by an experienced team of executives from Kyphon, Medtronic, INBONE, Saint Francis and several start up orthopedic and spine companies. The iFuse Implant System is intended for sacroiliac fusion for conditions including sacroiliac joint dysfunction that is a direct result of sacroiliac joint disruption and degenerative sacroiliitis. For more information please visit: https://si-bone.com
President, Chief Executive Officer: Jeffrey W. Dunn
Prior to joining SI BONE, he served as Chief Executive Officer of INBONE Technologies, Inc., an ankle replacement and small bone fusion medical device company, from December 2006 to April 2008, until its sale to Wright Medical Technology, Inc. in April 2008. From August 2000 to June 2006, Jeffrey Dunn was the Chief Executive Officer of Active Decisions, Inc., a software as a service business, until its sale to Knova Software, Inc. From December 1999 to June 2000, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Velogic, Inc., an internet performance testing software company, until its sale to Keynote Systems Inc. From June 1999 to December 1999, Jeffrey was the Chief Executive Officer of EnterpriseLink Inc., a provider of enterprise Internet enablement software, until its sale to Merant, Inc. From November 1994 to June 1998, he was Chief Executive Officer of AccelGraphics Inc., a 3D graphics system supplier, until its sale to Evans and Sutherland Computer Corporation. As well, during his career, he held executive positions with Evans and Sutherland, Cygnet Systems, Inc., Avnet, Inc. and Xerox Corporation. Jeffrey Dunn received a B.A. from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from Babson College.
4.- Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc.
Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets regenerative medicine products and medical devices for orthopedic and neurological surgeons in the United States and internationally. Its biomaterial products include OsteoSponge that provides a natural scaffold for cellular in-growth and exposes bone-forming proteins to the healing environment; OsteoSponge SC that fills bony defects in the subchondral region of joints; OsteoSelect DBM Putty for osteoinductive bone growth; OsteoSelect PLUS for use as a bone void filler and bone graft substitute in the pelvis, extremities, and posterolateral spine; and OsteoWrap that wraps around non-union fractures to assist with fusion, as well as could be used in conjunction with a hardware plate system. The company also provides OsteoSTX for posterolateral spine surgery applications, including scoliosis procedures; and 3Demin, a family of allografts that maximizes osteoconductivity and the osteoinductive potential of human bone. In addition, it processes and distributes sports allografts for anterior and posterior cruciate ligament repairs, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and meniscal repair; milled spinal allografts for cortical bone milled to desired shapes and dimensions; and traditional allografts for orthopedics, neurology, podiatry, oral/maxillofacial, genitourinary, and plastic/reconstructive applications. Further, the company offers Certex spinal fixation system; Spider cervical plating system; Axle Interspinous Fusion System; Silex Sacroiliac joint fusion system; Xpress minimally invasive pedicle screw system; and Fortex Pedicle screw system. Additionally, it provides Axle-X interspinous fusion system, Irix-C cervical integrated fusion system, and Irix-A Lumbar integrated fusion system. The company was formerly known as Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. in July 2015. Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Belgrade, Montana. For more information please visit: https://xtantmedical.com
Interim Chief Executive Officer of Xtant Medical Holdings: Greg Jensen
He serves as Vice President of Finance at Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. since February 11, 2019 and its Interim Chief Financial Officer since February 11, 2019. He served as a Financial Executive Advisor from May 2005 to February 2019 at GPJ Consulting LLC, a financial consulting firm he founded to drive financial and operational performance for small- and medium-sized businesses. From November 2014 to October 2015, Greg Jensen also served as Chief Financial Officer at Windings Inc., an international manufacturer of highly specialized components for electrical motors. Additionally, from 2010 to April 2013, he served as Vice President of Finance at American Solutions for Business Inc., a national distributor of business products and services. Prior to holding these positions, he served as Chief Financial Officer of WTC Industries Inc., a manufacturing company, from 1996 to 2005. He has over 30 years of finance leadership experience in both public accounting and corporate finance and accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Greg Jensen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
5.- Simplify Medical, Inc.
Simplify® Medical is a San Francisco Bay Area-based medical device company focused on the design, development and clinical testing of the most advanced cervical artificial disc for use in the spine. Simplify Medical manufactures Simplify® Disc, a non-metallic, motion preserving cervical artificial disc designed to permit the full diagnostic imaging capability of MRI and eliminate the need for CT/Myelogram and CT imaging. The company markets its products through distributors in the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. Simplify Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. For more information please visit: https://www.simplifymedical.com
President & Chief Executive Officer: David Hovda
David Hovda has nearly 20 years of experience in the medical device industry. Prior to joining Simplify Medical, he served as Vice President and Managing Director of the Spine and ENT divisions of ArthroCare, where he was responsible for the commercialization of numerous products and two business units. He also worked at Medtronic in corporate development and the corporate ventures group. David Hovda served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy and completed two tours of duty. He received an M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a B.S. from Northwestern University. He is an inventor on over thirty medical device patents.