2009 Spine Technology Awards are Unveiled…. 26 Spine Companies Receive Awards

Winning spine technologies for 2009, by category, were:

    Biomaterials
    Covidien BioSurgery, DuraSeal Spine Sealant
    Invibio Ltd., PEEK-OPTIMA Polymers
    WW Technology, Bonewelding for Spine

    Cervical Care
    Aspen Medical, Symmetrically Adjustable Cervical Collar
    Pioneer Surgical, nanOSS Cervical
    Pioneer Surgical, NuNec Artificial Cervical Disc

    Diagnostics and Imaging
    L.I.T. Surgical, ONE HEADLIT
    Nemaris, Surgimap-Spine
    Ortho Kinematics, Kinegraph VMA

    Lumbar Care
    Alphatec Spine, OsseoScrew Expandable Screw
    Ouroboros Medical, Ouroboros Spinal System
    Spine 21, Bionic Spacer

    Minimally Invasive Care
    Alphatec Spine, GLIF – Guided Lateral Interbody Fusion
    K2M, Inc., SERENGETI Minimally Invasive Retractor System
    NuVasive, Inc., XLIF (eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion)

    Motion Preservation
    Facet Solutions, Inc., ACADIA
    Spinal Kinetics, Inc., M6 Artificial Disc (Cervical & Lumbar)
    NuVasive, Inc., PCM-V
    Paradigm Spine, DSS Spine Stabilization System
    Applied Spine Technologies, STABILIMAX

    Pain Management
    Alpha Orthopaedics, Inc., ReleF Technology
    Vexim, SpineJack

    Regenerative Technologies
    Advanced Biologics, OsteoAMP
    Aston-Oxford-Keele Universities, Intervertebral Disc Biomaterial
    Bacterin International, Inc., OsteoSponge Demineralized Bone Matrix

    President’s Award
    CrossCurrent, Inc., INCISIVE MD
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