Florida startup treating spinal fractures in a novel manner seeks $2M -

Florida startup treating spinal fractures in a novel manner seeks $2M

Florida startup treating spinal fractures in a novel manner seeks $2 million (MedCityNews) A Florida startup that aims to treat vertebral […]

NuVasive’s Cervical Disc, the PCM, gains FDA Approval

NuVasive’s Cervical Disc Approved (Orthopedics This Week) The FDA is raining PMAs (Premarket Approval) on the cervical spine industry. NuVasive Inc.’s

Spine Wave acquires expandable Ti interbody cage technology from Santa Clara Technology Inc.

Spine Wave Announces Growth of Product Portfolio (press release) Spine Wave, Inc. today announced the addition of two new offerings within its

NLT SPINE get FDA Clearance for eSPIN powered discectomy system

NLT SPINE: 510(k) Clearance for eSPIN (Orthopedics This Week) NLT SPINE is celebrating the announcement that its eSPIN powered discectomy system

Alphatec Spine acquires spine startup Phygen for $15.2M stock and cash

Alphatec Spine Receives Board Approval to Acquire Assets of Spine Implant Business (press release) CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)

OSIMPLANT is the 1st company to use MOTIS Polymer in an Orthopedic device

OSIMPLANT Website Disc Design Incorporates MOTIS Polymer (Orthopedics This Week) OSIMPLANT has announced that it will use MOTIS polymer (from Invibio

Lanx’s Aspen Spine System Achieves 94% Fusion Rate

Lanx’s Aspen System Achieves 94% Fusion Rate (Orthopedics This Week) Lanx, Inc.’s Aspen MIS Fusion System has demonstrated a 94% fusion

K2M launches the Serengeti Complex Spine Minimally Invasive Retractor SystemRetractor System

K2M Introduces Retractor System at SRS (Orthopedics This Week) K2M, Inc., has launched a retractor system that company President and CEO

Medtronic sues NuVasive again over spine patents

Medtronic Sues NuVasive, Again (Orthopedics This Week) NuVasive, Inc. and Medtronic, Inc. are in a dispute again over some Gary Michelson-based

Innovative Israeli robot spine company, Mazor Robotics, lands $15M

Mazor Robotics Enters into Agreement with Investors to Receive up to $15 Million (press release) Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE: MZOR), a

70% of Pedicle Screws are misplaced

70% Screw Misplacement, NASS’s Fall Offensive, and more (Orthopedics This Week) Screw Misplacement in 70% of Cases?! Researchers from New York

Spinal Elements launches PEEK interbody implant with Titanium Porous Coating

Spinal Elements®, Inc. Announces Launch of Ti-Bond™, Titanium Porous Coating for its Lucent® PEEK Interbody Implants (press release) Spinal Elements, a

NewVert completes biomechanical testing for the Octopus Spinal Annular Repair System

NewVert, Ltd., Announces Completion of Initial Round of In-Vitro Biomechanical Testing for the Octopus Spinal Annular Repair System (press release) NewVert

Finally, something new in Spine: K2M Launches Rail 4D for correction of spine deformities

New in Spine: K2M Launches Rail 4D (Orthopedics This Week) K2M, Inc. has announced the debut of its new Rail 4D

Globus Medical anticipates an IPO price at $16-$18 which will bring in $200M

Globus Medical Sees IPO at $16-$18 a Share (Reuters) Spinal implant manufacturer Globus Medical Inc said it expected its initial public

Positive Clinical Results for the NLT Spine’s PROW FUSION for spinal fusion in transforaminal (TLIF) procedure

NLT SPINE: Positive Results for PROW FUSION (Orthopedics This Week) Go in small, but deliver a big footprint…NLT SPINE has announced

Benvenue Medical bags $25M in Series D Financing to study its innovative VCF systems

Benvenue Medical Secures $25 Million Series D Financing (press release) Spine Company is Well-Poised for Rapid U.S. and Global Sales in

Precision Spine Acquires Spinal USA and Precision Medical for $72M

Precision Spine Acquires Spinal USA, LLC & Precision Medical of Mississippi, LLC (press release) Precision Spine, Inc. (“Precision Spine”) announced today

TransCorp Spine gets 510K Clearance for SpinePort cervical spine access system

TransCorp Spine Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for the SpinePortTM Spinal Access System for Minimally-‐Invasive Access and Visualization of the Cervical

BYU engineers conceive disc replacement to treat chronic low back pain

BYU engineers conceive disc replacement to treat chronic low back pain (BYU News) In between the vertebrae of the human spine

Titanium Surface is better than PEEK for Spinal Cages in Bone Formation

Titanium Surface Supports Bone Formation (Biloine Young @ OTW) The titanium alloy surface made by Titan Spine and designed to create

Spinelab Raises $4.7M in funding to commercialize Elaspine in Europe

Spinelab Raises Series C from BioMedInvest and VI Partners Leads (press release) Spinelab AG, a privately held company, specialized in developing

New Implant Manufacturer in France, Safe Orthopaedics, Launches Pedicle Screw System

Newly formed Safe Orthopaedics to revolutionize the cost effectiveness, safety, traceability and efficiency of orthopaedic and spinal implant systems (press release)

TransCorp Spine, a spine startup in Grand Rapids, names Chris Welch as CEO

TransCorp Spine Names Christopher Welch President and Chief Executive Officer (press release) TransCorp Spine, Inc., a privately-‐held medical device company

AxioMed Spine pulls in $5M of the previously announced $15M Series D round

AxioMed® Spine Corporation Closes its Series D Financing (press release) AxioMed® Spine Corporation (www.axiomed.com), a spinal orthopedics company focused on the development

The DOJ has finally closed the 4-Year investigation of off-label promotions of Medtronics Infuse

Medtronic receives notification that U.S. Department Of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s office have closed their investigation of activities relating to

Spine startup, Amendia, licenses SurgiTechs patented SurgiFile spinal decompression system

SurgiTech, LLC and Amendia, Inc. Enter Into a Agreement for the Rights to SurgiFile® Spinal Decompression System (press release) SurgiTech, LLC,

Spinal Kinetics defends Synthes spine patent infringement lawsuit

Spinal Kinetics Wins Another Round in Synthes’ Patent Litigation (HealthCareGlobal) Spinal Kinetics, Inc., the designer and manufacturer of the innovative M6

Collaborative Spine Research Foundation Announces Board Focusing on Spine Care

Collaborative Spine Research Foundation Announces Board; Group Focuses on Advancing Science, Practice of Highest-quality Spine Care (press release) The Collaborative Spine

DePuy Spine launches a new transfacet pedicular fixation device, the Viper F2

New Posterior Fixation System From DePuy Spine (Walter Eisner @ Depuy Spine) DePuy Spine, Inc. has a new transfacet pedicular fixation

NLT SPINE comes to Europe with its innovative eSpin discectomy device

NLT SPINE Receives CE Mark for its eSpin™ Device and Performs First Clinical Cases in Europe NLT SPINE, a developer

Spine startup Globus Medical to Raise $100M in IPO This Year under symbol GMED

read the Globus Medical S-1 Say it Ain’t So – Globus Medical Files For Estimated $100M IPO (Josh Sandberg @ OrthoSpineNews) Medical

Spine Startup, Lucero Medical, draws an FDA Warning Letter after inspection

Spinal fusion device draws FDA warning letter (Josh Sandberg) Spinal device company Lucero Medical has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug

Amedica Launches a New Spinal Facet Joint Allograft Implant

Amedica Announces Launch of New Facet Joint Implant (press release) Amedica website New Product Called Procet™ Expands Facet Product Portfolio to

NLT SPINE adds $5.7M Funding To Develop More Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures

NLT SPINE Secures Additional Funding To Fuel Its Platform Development For Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures (press release) NLT SPINE, a

Is Medtronic ready to consider selling off its Spine unit, Sofamor Danek?

Medtronic indicates it’s considering selling its spine unit (OrthoSpineNews) Another quarter of weak sales in Medtronic’s division for spine devices stirred

Alphatec Spine reshuffles its Executive Management

Alphatec Spine Announces Management Realignment to Prepare Company for Next Phase of Global Growth Dirk Kuyper Assumes Role of President,

An Interview with Eric Olson, the new CEO of Amedica

A sit down with Eric Olson, new President & CEO of Amedica Corporation (OrthoSpineNews) While at AAOS, I sat down with

Amedica pulls in $30M Financing to further develop and distribute Silicon Nitride Ceramic Implants in Spine

Amedica Corporation Completes $30 MM Financing to Expand Market Share of Proprietary Silicon Nitride Ceramic (press release) Amedica Corporation, a

Audio Interview: Spine Startup – Soteira CEO Larry Jasinski

Click to play MassDevice Podcast: Soteira CEO Larry Jasinski (MassDevice) Soteira CEO Larry Jasinski talks to MassDevice about overcoming the odds with spinal

New President at Amedica Spine, startup in Salt Lake City

press release Eric Olson is the new President of Amedica Spine, succeeding Ben Shapley. Eric Olson is the President

Israeli Company wins 510(k) clearance for TLIF Fusion Device

Award Winning Israeli Spine Company Gets 510(k) Clearance (Bilione Young @ OTW) NLT SPINE, an Israeli developer of minimally invasive spine

Paradigm Spine raises another $8M for its spinal stabilization products

Paradigm Spine Tingles for $8.2M (CityBizList – New York) NEW YORK — Medical device company Paradigm Spine, LLC raised $8.15 million of a targeted

Austen BioInnovation spins out its 1st first company – APTO Orthopaedics

APTO’s video debut Austen BioInnovation Institute creates its first company (Crain’s Cleveland Business) The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron has created

Eden Spine Receives FDA Clearance for new Corpectomy Device

Eden Spine’s Giza Receives Clearance (Walter Eisner @ OTW) Eden Spine LLC has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new

A Report from the ArgoSpine Symposium in Paris

Report from the 16th Annual ArgoSpine Symposium HealthPointCapital is in Paris for the 16th annual ArgoSpine Symposium. Each year,

DiFusion Technologies lands $5.2M funding for antimicrobial technology for use in orthopedic implants

website DiFusion gets $5.2M of planned $16M funding (Austin Business Journal) Medical device maker DiFusion Inc. has received

Vincent Gardès is the new CEO at Vexim, French Spine Startup

Vincent Gardès New CEO at Vexim (Biloine Young @ OTW) Vincent Gardès, a veteran of Stryker Corporation and Medtronic,