MiMedx Group Inc., backed by health-care hotshot Parker “Pete” Petit, is developing biomaterial-based products for use in musculoskeletal specialties, based […]
Third quarter total revenue growth of 7.7 percent over third quarter 2008 Sports Medicine and ENT product sales increased
HydroCision says offering curved access for its fluidjet technology can “assist physicians in reaching difficult-to-approach areas of the back through very
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EnBIO (Ireland) develops specialised coatings that are used in medical implants. The company’s latest product, OsteoZap, is a coating that
Blue Belt: Super Cutter on the Way (Orthopedics This Week)… http://ow.ly/EAdd Blue Belt Technologies, Inc. Closes Series A
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EDUCATION: Graduated from Denmark-Olar High School, Denmark, South Carolina in 1982; received a bachelor of
CEO Larry Jasinski and other representatives of the Natick, Mass.-based spine start-up showed a video describing their vertebroplasty
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Themes Motion Preservation a Shadow of its Former Self Reports of Small Company Deaths are (Somewhat) Exaggerated Stem Cells Minimally
On sale for several years in Europe, and more recently in Canada, Latin America and Australia, KRYPTONITE(TM) Bone Cement is
Pioneer(R) Surgical Technology, Inc. and Bonovo(R) Orthopedics, Inc. Establish Foothold in Fastest Growing Spine Market in the World PRNewsWire…
Ellipse Technologies, Inc. Receives CE Mark Clearance for the MAGECTM System for the treatment of Spinal Scoliosis BusinessWire…
Integra announced that it will suspend the enrollment of new patients in the clinical trial for DuraGen Plus® Adhesion
This debt restructuring will give Zimmer $800M for acquisitions. HealthPointCapital… http://ow.ly/D0Qs… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI) announced the appointment of Lance A. Berry as Senior Vice President and CFO, effective
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Winning spine technologies for 2009, by category, were: Biomaterials Covidien BioSurgery, DuraSeal Spine Sealant Invibio Ltd., PEEK-OPTIMA
BioSyntech is analysing the clinical data from 41 patients at 12 month follow-up in the ongoing Canadian/European clinical trial assessing the efficacy
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Cardo Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CDOM), an orthopedic medical device company based in Beverly Hills, California, announced today that
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TiGenix, a privately held medical technology company based in Cambridge, the United Kingdom, will issue ~3.7MM shares to purchase all
A spinal cord stimulator implant produces a tingling feeling to help reduce chronic pain without the
DePuy intends to phase out much of the work at its Leeds site. Threat to 280 jobs at the site. From
SpinalMotion, developer of the investigational Kineflex® lumbar and Kineflex/C® cervical disc implants for treating patients with DDD, reported that it has
Covidien (NYSE: COV), announced the launch of DuraSeal™ spine sealant, the first product approved by the FDA for intra-operative sealing of the
The Spine startup is commercializing the KineGraph VMA (Vertebral Motion Analyzer) to measure quantity and quality of inter-vertebral motion. Investors
Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) announced today that it has acquired OtisMed Corporation, a privately held, software technology firm.
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Alphatec now has access to EquivaBone, CarriGen and biologics in the ETEX pipeline. EquivaBone is a proprietary combination of demineralized
Kosciusko County says it’s bracing for a massive economic hit, if the House’s version of health care reform is
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NuVasive’s new CFO, Michael J. Lambert , was recently the CFO of Advanced Medical Optics CNN… http://ow.ly/AweY… Unlock the full article
Hopkinton medical device firm Facet Solutions Inc. has raised $3.6 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities
Invibio launches new polymer. “The Motis polymer was formulated to maintain the low wear of metal-on-metal (MoM) constructions while
MassDevice looks at trends in FDA’s 510(k) clearance processes In 2009, approval times have increased nearly 2 percent — while the
For many people with rheumatoid arthritis, the traditional, and much cheaper, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) appear to work just as
Yet another defunct orthopedic device developer is acquired. Where does that leave the rest of the field?
SpineSmith Partners has signed an initial agreement with GenOsteo, Inc. to co-develop a unique scaffold that mimics the structure
ACP, Custom Spine’s anterior cervical plate system, has received 510k Clearance from the FDA. PRNewsWire… http://ow.ly/zQi1… Unlock the full
Spinal Modulation, Inc. announced the completion of its $27.4 million Series C financing. Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) joined
BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI) announced today that it has received approval from Health Canada to begin the marketing of
The Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel, in a 5-1 vote, said the company’s Dynesys Spinal System data were
In the past, the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) required that a study submitted with a marketing application
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Most patients in the trial were treated by surgeons who had received consulting payments from Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer. More
While U.S. hospitals are pressuring medical-device companies to lower costs on high-tech implants, they’re often negotiating from a weak position
