NASS 2009 Trip Report according to HealthPointCapital -

NASS 2009 Trip Report according to HealthPointCapital

Themes Motion Preservation a Shadow of its Former Self Reports of Small Company Deaths are (Somewhat) Exaggerated Stem Cells Minimally […]

Bonovo Orthopedics received China clearance for Pioneer Surgical Technology’s complete spinal fusion products portfolio

Pioneer(R) Surgical Technology, Inc. and Bonovo(R) Orthopedics, Inc. Establish Foothold in Fastest Growing Spine Market in the World PRNewsWire…

Ellipse Technologies received approval under the CE Mark for its MAGEC Technology for the treatment of spinal deformity

Ellipse Technologies, Inc. Receives CE Mark Clearance for the MAGECTM System for the treatment of Spinal Scoliosis BusinessWire…

Integra LifeSciences suspends new patient enrollment in the clinical trial for DuraGen Plus Adhesion Barrier Matrix in spinal surgery

Integra announced that it will suspend the enrollment of new patients in the clinical trial for DuraGen Plus® Adhesion

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

Cardo Medical, Inc. Announces Closing of $6.2M in Private Placement

Cardo Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CDOM), an orthopedic medical device company based in Beverly Hills, California, announced today that

Spinal Implant Can Ease Chronic Pain – Device Similar To Pacemaker, Doctors Say

A spinal cord stimulator implant produces a tingling feeling to help reduce chronic pain without the

SpinalMotion naps $27.4M in Series D Financing and submits Lumbar Disc PMA

SpinalMotion, developer of the investigational Kineflex® lumbar and Kineflex/C® cervical disc implants for treating patients with DDD, reported that it has

Covidien Introduces First FDA-Approved Spine Sealant

Covidien (NYSE: COV), announced the launch of DuraSeal™ spine sealant, the first product approved by the FDA for intra-operative sealing of the

Ortho Kinematics Raises $3.5M and Relocates to Austin, TX

The Spine startup is commercializing the KineGraph VMA (Vertebral Motion Analyzer) to measure quantity and quality of inter-vertebral motion. Investors

Alphatec Spine pens agreement with ETEX Corporation for Novel Biologics Products

Alphatec now has access to EquivaBone, CarriGen and biologics in the ETEX pipeline. EquivaBone is a proprietary combination of demineralized

Titan Spine Appoints Accomplished Spine Surgeon Paul Slosar, MD as Medical Director

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Facet Solutions pulls in $3.6M

Hopkinton medical device firm Facet Solutions Inc. has raised $3.6 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities

Facet Solutions Acquires Archus Orthopedics

Yet another defunct orthopedic device developer is acquired. Where does that leave the rest of the field?

SpineSmith Partners and GenOsteo Announce Collaborative Product Development Agreement

SpineSmith Partners has signed an initial agreement with GenOsteo, Inc. to co-develop a unique scaffold that mimics the structure

Custom Spine Receives 510k Clearance of Regent ACP

ACP, Custom Spine’s anterior cervical plate system, has received 510k Clearance from the FDA. PRNewsWire… http://ow.ly/zQi1 … Your friends

Spinal Modulation completes $27.4M in Series C financing

Spinal Modulation, Inc. announced the completion of its $27.4 million Series C financing. Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) joined

Zimmer taking Dynesys to the FDA’s Ortho Panel on Nov 4, 2009

ORTHOPAEDIC AND REHABILITATION DEVICES PANEL OF THE MEDICAL DEVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE DATE: Nov 4, 0800/1300 LOCATION: Holiday Inn, 2 Montgomery

Novel minimally invasive surgery in Japan shows efficacy for treating lumbar spondylolysis

Using the pedicle-hook-and-rod method with a percutaneous pedicle screw to treat young adult patients with lumbar spondylolysis may lead to

Stryker Biotech employees indicted for wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud FDA, distribution of a misbranded device and false statements to FDA

Stryker Corp.’s small Biotech unit, the unit’s former president and three current sales managers were charged in federal court for alleged

Osteotech’s MagniFuse Technology Used in First U.S. Surgery

MagniFuse PC (Posterior Cervical) Bone Graft, a new tissue-based product built upon the Company’s proprietary MagniFuse bone graft technology platform,

NuVasive Takes More Market Share

Company Chairman and CEO Alex Lukianov told the analysts on October 22, while the overall spine market will continue to

Vertos Medical Closes $15.5 Million Series D Financing

Developer of the mild procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), has completed a $15.5 million Series D financing. New investor, ONSET Ventures,

New CEO for SpineAlign

SpineAlign Medical, Inc. (formerly SpineWorks Medical, Inc.) announced that Gary L. Grenter will join the company as President and CEO. Gary

The Vertebroplasty Controversy –> Studies show that procedure is no better than control

NASS responds to NEJM Vertebroplasty Studies http://ow.ly/uRgQ New England Journal of Medicine: “Randomized Trial of Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures”

Spine21 to develop the Bionic Inter-Spinous Process Spacers that will use radio frequency to control spacing

Spine21, an Israel spine startup that is a portfolio company of TechnionSeed, a partnership between four leading international VC funds and

Cardo Medical purchases assets of bankrupt Vertebron for only $1.3M cash at auction

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Impliant completes the first 2 implantations of its new TOPS VersaLink Spinal System in UK and Belgium

Impliant, Inc is a developer of novel motion-sparing alternatives to traditional spinal fusion surgery PRNewsWire… http://ow.ly/tGBs The Complete List

US Spine launches its Phantom Plus Interbody Fusion System

US Spine Launches New PEEK Interbody Fusion System(BusinessWire)… http://ow.ly/t3Op … Your friends are reading OrthoStreams daily – Are you ?

TranS1 (TSON) sales grow 15% in Q3 over last year

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FDA says companies selling dynamic-stabilization system must collect clinical data – DePuy, Medtronic and Zimmer are named

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday that companies making or hoping to sell so-called dynamic-stabilization systems for spinal