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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