The Orthopedics Industry Case report: Use of the Mazor Robotic System in adult scoliosis surgery
Robotic Spine Surgery (KSAT) About six million people in the U.S. have scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine. When left […]
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Founder discusses how Titan Spine will gain procedures in the spine fusion market
Titan Spine Eyes Bigger Slice of Tricky Spinal Fusion Market (Xconomy) It’s hard enough for a small company to jostle for
Study questions the results of minimally invasive discectomies
STUDY CHALLENGES MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) A Canadian study has found that there are no long-term beneficial outcomes
Spinal Simplicity creates the 1st lateral-approach interspinous process fusion device
SPINAL SIMPLICITY CLAIMS FIRST FDA CLEARANCE USING PERCUTANEOUS LATERAL APPROACH (Orthopedics This Week) Overland Park, Kansas-based Spinal Simplicity, LLC, claims it
Feds are going after spine surgeons in S Dakota for unnecessary surgeries
Doctors engulfed in spine surgeon saga (USAToday) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — More than a dozen physicians representing two hospitals have been
How Spinal Surgery History Was Made Through a Tiny Tube
How Spinal Surgery History Was Made Through a Tiny Tube (Texas Back Institute) On Saturday, December 13, 2014, another spine surgeon
Confusion in the Ranks: Variability in Spine Training Amongst Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Residents
ORTHOPEDIC RESIDENTS TRAINED DIFFERENTLY THAN NEURO RESIDENTS IN SPINE? WHAT? (Orthopedics This Week) Confusion in the Ranks: Variability in Spine Training
Medacta completes first 3D printed guide surgeries in US
MEDACTA COMPLETES FIRST MYSPINE SURGERIES IN U.S. (Orthopedics This Week) Medacta USA, the American subsidiary of Medacta International, SA, has completed
Implanet announces 6 new distribution agreements at NASS
Implanet Stands out at the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting and Signs Six New Distribution Agreements (OrthoSpineNews) BORDEAUX, France
The Top 11 Spine Technologies in 2014
THE ELEVEN BEST NEW SPINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2014 (Orthopedics This Week) …you can read the selection process and judges at end
First patient receives Zyga’s Facet Restoration device
ZYGA’S FACET RESTORATION STUDY HAS FIRST PATIENT (Orthopedics This Week) The first patient is enrolled in Zyga Technology, Inc.’s facet DUET
The FDA clears the 1st patient-specific spinal rod
FDA CLEARS FIRST PATIENT-SPECIFIC SPINAL ROD (Orthopedics This Week) The French-based Medicrea Group says it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for
ECA Medical launched the World’s 1st pre-sterile, single-procedure Spinal Fusion Kit
ECA Medical Instruments® and Intelligent Implant Systems Unveil World’s First Pre-Sterile, Single-Procedure Spinal Fusion Kit (Press Release) ECA Medical Instruments, the
Integra LifeSciences to spin off spine unit
Integra LifeSciences to spin off spine unit (press release) Nov 3 (Reuters) – Surgical devices and orthopedic care company Integra LifeSciences Holdings
Medtronic can’t shake shareholders lawsuit over Infuse
Medtronic can’t shake shareholders lawsuit over Infuse (MassDevice) A federal judge green-lights a shareholders lawsuit over its Infuse bone-growth protein that
Baxano Surgical to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Its MIS Spine Business
Baxano Surgical to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Its MIS Spine Business (press release) Baxano Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:BAXS), a medical device company
DOJ goes after a spine surgeon and distributor for inducements
United States Pursues Claims Against Neurosurgeon, Spinal Implant Company, Physician-Owned Distributorships and Their Non-Physician Owners for Alleged Kickbacks and Medically
Medicrea finally gets FDA clearance for K-JAWS Cervical Compression Staple
AFTER LONG WAIT COMES APPROVAL (Orthopedics This Week) It took a long time but the U.S. Federal Drug Administration finally approved
Spotlight on Titan Spine, an emerging growth Spinal Fusion company
Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag) This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report
Spotlight on Benvenue Medical, an emerging growth Spine company
Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag) This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report
Three guys and a better pedicle drill
THREE GUYS AND A BETTER PEDICLE DRILL (Orthopedics This Week) Garages and basements are iconic and sacred spaces in the history
Benvenue Medical pulls in $64M in Round E Financing
Benvenue Medical Secures $64 Million Financing (press release) Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, announced
Is Medtronic Spine’s run finally over?
MEDTRONIC SPINE SALES DECLINE – WAITING FOR INFUSE AND KYPHOPLASTY (Orthopedics This Week) Medtronic Inc.’s overall spine sales declined by 2%
Medtronic settles some INFUSE lawsuits for $22M
MEDTRONIC SETTLES SOME INFUSE LAWSUITS FOR $22 MILLION (Orthopedics This Week) Medtronic, Inc. has agreed to pay $22 million to settle
Expanding Cage presented at ISASS ahead of US and EU regulatory clearances
EXPANDING ORTHOPEDICS’ CAGE PRESENTED AT ISASS (Orthopedics This Week) Expanding Orthopedics Inc. (EOI) is pleased to announce that the FLXfit, TLIF
A CEO change at Alphatec Spine
Alphatiec Spine CEO Steps Down; Company Makes Other Management Changes (ODTMag) Alphatec Spine Inc. has named James M. Corbett as the
SI-BONE closes $33M in funding to grow its sacroiliac joint business
SI-BONE, Inc. Closes $33 Million Growth Capital Financing (press release) SI-BONE, Inc. (San Jose, California), a medical device company that has
Medline acquires anterior cervical fusion distraction pin technology from Amendia
Medline Acquires Key Spine Surgery Technology from Amendia (press release) To help meet the healthcare industry’s growing demand for comprehensive solutions
Decision time for FDA on FzioMed’s Oxiplex anti-adhesive spine gel
FzioMed Announces Date for Medical Device Dispute Resolution Panel on Oxiplex® (press release) FzioMed, Inc., a medical device manufacturer specializing in
Zimmer Spine is trying to find some momentum with new product releases
ZIMMER SPINE LAUNCHES NO-PROFILE CERVICAL DEVICE (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer Spine, Inc. has launched a modular, stand-alone cervical device that, the
Benevue Medical gets FDA clearance for KIVA, the first new VCF system since Kyphon
FDA CLEARANCE FOR KIVA VCF SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) The Kiva VCF Treatment System is for the reduction and treatment of
Study shows that powering pedicle screws is safe and uses less fluoro time
A Powered Approach to Pedicle Screw Placement (AAOS Meeting 2014) Using power tools to create pedicle tracts and place pedicle screws
Alphatec Spine owes Scient’x subsidiary an additional $48M as a result of the 2010 acquisition
Alphatec announces jury finds against Surgiview in OrthoTec litigation (Yahoo Finance) Alphatec Holdings and OrthoTec, LLC Mutually Agree to Settle Ongoing
1,000 INFUSE patients have sued Medtronic so far
Medtronic Sued by 1,000 Infuse Patients (MedPageToday) Medtronic said about 1,000 people have sued the company over its bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)
Is the IPO market soft or is Amedica’s story soft?
Amedica lowers IPO price range, boosts shares on offer (Mass Device) Amedica lowers the price range for its impending initial public
Amedica plans to raise $35M from its public offering
Amedica looks to $35M U.S. IPO (MassDevice) Read Amedica’s S-1 Form Amedica says it’s looking to raise between $32 million and
K2M, now the biggest private spine company, turns 10 years old and gets ready to go public
K2M TURNS 10 – BIGGEST PRIVATE SPINE COMPANY (Orthopedics This Week) Johhn Kostuik, M.D.’s baby is 10 years old and has
Arthrocare finally gets some relief from its sales fraud nightmare
ARTHROCARE GETS RELIEF FROM DISCOCARE NIGHTMARE (Orthopedics This Week) ArthroCare Corporation’s long DiscoCare nightmare under a previous management team appears
SI-Bone reaches 10,000 procedures to fuse the sacroiliac joint
SI-BONE REACHES 10,000 IFUSE PROCEDURES (Orthopedics This Week) SI-BONE, Inc. is announcing that it has reached the 10,000 procedure mark with
Aurora Spine implants the first ZIP MIS interspinous Implant in a human
First Surgical Implant of ZIP MIS Interspinous Implant Performed in Germany (press release) Aurora Spine Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ASG) announced today the
SI-BONE shares Clinical Results of Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
SI-BONE Announces Publication of 2 Significant Clinical Evidence Papers on Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion (press release) SI-BONE, Inc. (San Jose,
Medtronic’s PRESTIGE Cervical Disc bests fusion
MEDTRONIC’S PRESTIGE CERVICAL DISC BESTS FUSION (Orthopedics This Wek) After seven years of clinical and radiographic outcomes under their belts, patients
Medtronic shares 7-Year clinical results of the PRESTIGE Cervical Disc Replacement
Medtronic Presents First-of-Its-Kind Data Showing Sustained Results with Cervical Disc Replacement After Seven Years (press release) Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) presented
Opinion: Disc preservation can reduce number of fusions
Lecturer: Disc preservation can reduce number of fusions (Helio) With back pain becoming increasingly more common, the clinical implications of disc
Amedica, a Silicon Nitride materials spine startup, files for a $35M IPO
Amedica Files for IPO (press release) Amedica Corporation, a Salt Lake City, Utah-based silicon nitride orthopedic and spine implant company, has
Integra LifeSciences clears Intervertebral gage with new material combination
INTEGRA GOES “HOLLYWOOD” INTERVERTEBRALLY (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA has issued a 510 (k) clearance for Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation’s Hollywood
NASS strikes back at Washington Post suggesting most spine fusion surgery is unnecessary
Spinal fusions serve as case study for debate over when certain surgeries are necessary (Washington Post) NASS Executive Committee Responds to
New low cost spine supplier enters the fray, SpineDirect
SpineDirect, LLC Launches Revolutionary High Quality, Low Cost Spinal Implant Solution (press release) All Generic Implant articles at OrthoStreams PALM HARBOR,
K2M to distribute Amedica’s Silicon Nitride interbody spinal fusion devices in Europe
Amedica And K2M Partner To Expand Distribution Of Silicon Nitride Interbody Spinal Fusion Devices In Europe (press release) Amedica Corporation, a
Medtronic Spine brings an innovative access to L5-S1 called the OLIF approach (Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion)
MEDTRONIC CLAIMS “FIRST” IN LATERAL ACCESS SPINE SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Medtronic, Inc. says it has scored a first by introducing