The Orthopedics Industry Stryker debuts a new 3D-printed Posterior Lumbar Cage
Stryker’s Spine Division Debuts 3D-Printed Tritanium® Posterior Lumbar Cage at AANS Meeting (press release) ALLENDALE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stryker’s Spine division will introduce […]
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Verticore offers a crowfunded solution for low back pain without surgery
VERTECORE: CROWDFUNDING FOR MOBILE SPINAL DECOMPRESSION (Orthopedics This Week) website… Vertecore Lift Go ask “the people”…VerteCore Technologies is doing just that
Stryker acquires SafeWire for MIS needles in spine surgery
Stryker buys startup to bolster safety in minimally invasive spine surgery (Fierce Medical Devices) Orthopedics implant and spine player Stryker has acquired
Implanet’s Jazz Lock is now cleared in the US and EU
IMPLANET: GREEN LIGHT(S) TO MARKET JAZZ LOCK (Orthopedics This Week) IMPLANET has announced that it has the green light from the
SpineSource launches an expandable lumbar interbody cage in the US
SpineSource Launches Expandable Lumbar Interbody Cage in U.S. (OrthoSpineNews) SpineSource, Inc. announced today the U.S. launch of the L-Varlock Lumbar Cage.
Four emerging trends that are changing the spine surgery market
Top Four Emerging Trends Impacting the Global Spine Surgery Market (ODT Magazine) The global spine surgery market is expected to grow
LDR Spine: Mobi-C cervical total disc replacement beats fusion at 5 years
LDR: GOOD NEWS AT FIVE YEARS (Orthopedics This Week) LDR Holding Corporation has announced the publication of “Prospective, Randomized Comparison of
New Technology – Spine Imaging through vibrations
Seismic for the Spine (Orthopedic Design and Technology) Magnetic resonance image isn’t everything. A new University of Alberta study shows that
Q&A with Jeff Schell, CEO of TranS1 – Fusing Innovation to the Spinal Sector
Fusing Innovation to the Spinal Sector (by Sean Fenske, Editor @ Orthopedic Design and Technology) TranS1’s Jeff Schell shares his experience
50% of spine surgeons have performed a “wrong site” surgery
WRONG SITE SURGERY HIGHEST AMONG SPINE SURGEONS? (Orthopedics This Week) Joseph Bosco, III, M.D. is vice chair of the Department of
SpineGuard performs the 1st Dynamic Surgical Guidance for pedicle screws
SPINEGUARD: WORLD’S FIRST WITH DYNAMIC SURGICAL GUIDANCE (Orthopedics This Week) website… http://www.spineguard.com/ SpineGuard, Inc. has announced the world’s
12 US Hospitals paid the government $28M for abusing kyphoplasty stays
KYPHOPLASTY FALSE CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS REACH $130 MILLION (Orthopedics This Week) Allegations that hospitals kept kyphoplasty patients overnight, instead of on an
Stryker improves spine navigation by eliminating the extra incisions
STRYKER INTRODUCES NON-INVASIVE SPINE NAVIGATION TRACKING (Orthopedics This Week) Stryker Navigation says it has the first patient tracker for minimally invasive
6 Questions with Ric Navarro, a serial technology innovator in the spine space
This is the forth in a series of 6-Question interviews with the Orthopedic leaders who are challenging conventional thinking. (you can read other
The FDA clears a new 3D-printed spinal implant
FDA CLEARS 3D PRINTED SPINAL IMPLANT (Orthopedics This Week) List of 3D-Print Manufacturers in Orthopedics The Food and Drug Administration has
Amendia acquires Custom Spine
Amendia Acquired Custom Spine (HealthPointCapital) press release Amendia website Custom Spine website Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics Amendia announced that
Bacterin acquires X-Spine for $86M (2 X sales) and renames it Xtant Medical
Bacterin to Purchase the Outstanding Common Stock of X-spine Systems, Inc., Creating Xtant Medical (press release) Bacterin website X-Spine website
Patients play better golf after spinal fusion
GOLFERS PLAY BETTER AFTER SPINE FUSION (Orthopedics this Week) Golfers Play Same or BETTER After Spinal Fusion While you won’t want
3 new CT studies uncover prevalence of SI Joint Degeneration
THREE NEW STUDIES: CT SCANS UNCOVER WIDESPREAD SI JOINT DEGENERATION (Orthopedics This Week) CT Scans Uncover Widespread but Asymptomatic SI Joint
Amendia acquires spine patents from SpineSelect
Amendia announces completion of SpineSelect acquisition (Healio) Amendia announced recently it has finalized the acquisition of certain assets of SpineSelect LLC.
SeaSpine is reborn as a new public company with plenty of cash
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation Begins Trading on NASDAQ (press release) New public spine company formed from the former SeaSpine and Theken acquisitions
Medtronic CEO: We’re looking at early-stage acquisitions
Medtronic CEO: We’re looking at early-stage acquisitions (MassDevice) Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO Omar Ishrak said yesterday that the medical device titan is planning
Surgeon explains why David Wright is sidelined with spinal stenosis
Running Doc: Explaining spinal stenosis, which has Mets captain David Wright on the disabled list (Daily News) David Wright has been
FDA approves for the activL artificial disc for one-level lumbar use
Aesculap Receives FDA Approval for the activL® Artificial Disc for One-Level Lumbar Use (press release) Intelligent Motion Technology for Total Disc
New public spine company formed from the former SeaSpine and Theken acquisitions
Integra Lifesciences Divests Spine Business (HealthPointCapital) Original announcement… Integra LifeSciences spins-off its Spine and Biologics Businesses 2011 acquisition of SeaSpine 2008
First cervical disc implanted with polycrystalline diamond material
FIRST TRIADYME CERVICAL DISC IMPLANTED (Orthopedics This Week) Dymicron website the press release An American surgeon, William D. Smith, M.D., has
Neurosurgeon pleads guilty to $11M fraud for unneeded surgeries
Birmingham doc admits to $11M fraud for unneeded surgeries (Detroit Free Press) A Birmingham neurosurgeon pleaded guilty today to performing unnecessary
Vertiflex wins FDA PMA clearance for Superion Interspinous Spacer
VERTIFLEX’S SUPERION INTERSPINOUS SPACER APPROVED (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA issued a rare PMA Approval Order (pre-market approval) on May 26,
NuVasive names CEO replacement
Lucier named CEO of NuVasive (Healio) NuVasive recently announced the appointment of Gregory T. Lucier as CEO, effective immediately. Lucier has served
Genesys Spine’s BINARY Cervical Plate wins a design award
BINARY Anterior Cervical Plate Honored as Finalist in the Medical Design Excellence Awards (OrthoSpineNews) Genesys Spine is pleased to announce that
German company implants first 3D-printed titanium fusion implant
COMPANY CLAIMS WORLD’S FIRST 3D PRINTED FUSION IMPLANT (Orthopedics This Week) ALL 3D-Printing articles A patient in Germany with a degenerative
New spine startup emerges in Chicago – Valorem Surgical
The opportunity in boomers and their aching backs (Crain’s Chicago Business) The Complete List of Spine Startups After years of hawking
The Top 100 Papers in Lumbar Spine Surgery Reflect Trends in Low Back Pain Treatment
Spine ‘Top 100′ Papers in Lumbar Spine Surgery Reflect Trends in Low Back Pain Treatment (Spine Journal) What are the most
Chinese Surgeons print 3D spine to plan with difficult cervical case
Chinese Surgeons 3D Print a Spine Replica to Help with Incredibly Delicate Surgery (3D Print.com) Every day it seems like another
French startup debuts single-use disposable spine products in the US
Safe Orthopaedics’ Products Adopted by the Texas Back Institute, a World-Renowned Hospital in the United States (press release) SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (Paris:SAFOR)(FR0012452746
Ortho Kinematics raises $9.6M to commercialize its spine diagnostic tool
ORTHO KINEMATICS RAISES $9.6 MILLION TO COMMERCIALIZE SPINE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL (Orthopedics This Week) Privately owned, Ortho Kinematics, Inc. (OKI), has raised
Swiss invents “electronic-Dura” to interface with the nervous system for Parkinson’s disease
Making Spinal Connections with Flexible Implants (Machine Design) Advances in spinal repair will allow people to regain movement and sensation by
St. Jude Medical to acquire Spinal Modulation for $215M
St. Jude Medical Announces Intent to Acquire Spinal Modulation, Inc. (MarketWatch) All stories about Spinal Modulation Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics
Study: Excessive mobile technology use is damaging the cervical spine
Excessive mobile technology use is damaging the cervical spine (Spinal News International) Our addiction to gadgets is putting undue stresses on
Titan Spine claims that PEEK produces an inflammatory environment favouring cell death
Data suggesting that PEEK produces an inflammatory environment favouring cell death published (Spinal News International) Titan Spine has presented data from
Study: Artificial cervical disc replacement is no better than cervical fusion
Artificial disc replacement does not result in better outcomes than fusion for cervical radiculopathy (Spinal News International) A study published in
Study: Benvenue’s Kiva system outperforms Balloon Kyphoplasty
KAST Pivotal Trial Results Published in Spine Demonstrate Benvenue Medical’s Kiva® VCF Treatment System Meets or Exceeds Balloon Kyphoplasty Performance (press
Integra LifeSciences spins-off its Spine and Biologics businesses
Integra LifeSciences Announces the Filing of the Form 10 Registration Statement for the Planned Spin-off of the Orthobiologics and Spinal
Globus Medical acquires local manufacturer for $53M
Globus Medical Announces the Acquisition of Branch Medical Group, Inc. (press release) Globus Medical website Branch Medical Group website
First patient is treated with the Luna 360 Interbody Fusion device from Benvenue
FIRST PATIENT TREATED WITH LUNA 360 FUSION SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) It’s a first for the spine experts at Benvenue Medical,
Fast-growing Precision Spine is now preparing for acquisitions
PRECISION SPINE REFINANCING TO GO SHOPPING (Orthopedics This Week) Privately held Precision Spine, Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey, is refinancing its
Dirty Dancing actress gets her life back after receiving cervical disc technology from LDR Spine
DIRTY DANCING ACTRESS’ NECK SAVED BY MOBI-C (Orthopedics This Week) Actress Jennifer Grey was in so much pain that she wasn’t
Surgeons launch company with a new training tool for spinal injections
http://www.biotrasllc.com/ Dallas-based pain management doctors John East and Brandon Knutson announced today their new biomed company BioTras, LLC and unveiled
Cerapedics uses silk from a moth to create new spine bone graft
MOTH CREATES NOVEL PEPTIDE FOR SPINE FUSION (Orthopedics This Week) Cerapedics, Inc., a privately-held orthobiologics company located in Westminster, Colorado, has
The Baxano technology was acquired by Amendia at an asset auction
previous article.. You can buy Baxano’s product lines in bankruptcy court? Amendia Acquires Spinal Fusion Products and Technology from Baxano Surgical (press