TAMPA, FLA. (PRWEB) JANUARY 10, 2019On Tuesday, January 8, Dr. Samuel Joseph, Jr., assisted by Dr. Andrew Moulton of Joseph Spine are the first in the world to use Osseus Fusion Systems revolutionary 3D Printed Aries Titanium Spinal Implant. “As a surgeon, it’s very exciting to participate in the device development process and see your […]
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SpineSource® Acquires French Medical Device Technology
CHESTERFIELD, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpineSource, Inc. has acquired the intellectual property assets of two spinal implant systems from Kisco International (France). The acquisition includes the L-VARLOCK® Expandable Lumbar Cage which SpineSource has marketed, sold and distributed in the United States since 2016. The acquisition also includes other unique medical devices that SpineSource plans to submit to FDA […]
HoloSurgical Inc, a Digital Surgery Company, Announces First Surgical Procedure Utilizing the ARAI™, an Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence Based Surgical Navigation System
CHICAGO, January 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — HoloSurgical Inc, a digital surgery company, announced a successful first in human surgical procedure utilizing the ARAI™, an augmented reality and artificial intelligence based surgical navigation system. The ARAI™ is an advanced digital surgery platform that combines 3D visualization, data analytics, and machine learning to improve outcomes, reduce surgical […]
Alphatec Announces 2018 Preliminary Revenue Results, 2019 Revenue Outlook, and Senior Leadership Changes
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (“ATEC” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: ATEC) today announced preliminary revenue results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018 and provided revenue guidance for the full year 2019. The Company also announced that Terry Rich has resigned as President, Chief Operating […]
Globus Medical Prelim. Q4 Revenue Tops Expectations
Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, today announced preliminary unaudited sales results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2018. The company anticipates fourth quarter 2018 sales of approximately $195.5 million, an increase of 11.0% over the fourth quarter 2017. Full year 2018 sales are expected to be approximately […]
VGI Medical Engages Ortho Spine Partners (OSP) to Lead US Commercialization Efforts
LARGO, FLA. (PRWEB) JANUARY 08, 2019 VGI Medical was founded in 2007 based on an invention developed by Tov Vestgaarden, PhD. It has become a leader in bringing innovation to the market including VerteLoc, CerLoc, SiJoin and VerteLP. The VerteLoc and CerLoc systems are specifically designed to stabilize and fuse the facet joint by utilizing a […]
SpinalCyte, LLC Announces New International Patent
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpinalCyte, LLC, a Texas-based regenerative medicine company focused on regrowth of the spinal disc using Human Dermal Fibroblasts (HDFs), today announced at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference the issuance of a new Australian patent. The company’s industry leading intellectual property portfolio in spine treatments for its lead product, CybroCell, now includes 36 U.S. and […]
SeaSpine Announces Preliminary Results for Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNE), a global medical technology company focused on surgical solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders, announced today preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2018. Preliminary and unaudited revenue for fourth quarter 2018 is expected to be in the range […]
Spineology Provides Duo™ System Commercial and Post-Market Update
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spineology Inc., an innovator in anatomy-conserving spine surgery, is excited to announce that over 125 lateral interbody fusion cases have been successfully completed using its unique Duo™ Lumbar Interbody Fusion System. The Duo System features the only implant on the market that combines PEEK, titanium, and graft containment mesh elements. The implant, […]
DiscGenics Announces that Cell Therapy IDCT has Passed the Initial Safety Review of its First-in-Human Clinical Trial for Degenerative Disc Disease
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — DiscGenics, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing regenerative cell-based therapies that alleviate pain and restore function in patients with degenerative diseases of the spine, today announced that IDCT has passed the initial planned safety review of its Phase I/II trial evaluating the allogeneic, injectable disc cell therapy […]
NuVasive Announces Preliminary Unaudited Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2018 Revenue Results
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — NuVasive, Inc. (NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced preliminary unaudited revenue results for the fourth quarter and full year 2018. The Company expects fourth quarter 2018 revenue to be approximately $288 million and full […]
OrthoPediatrics Corp. Announces Direct Sales Agency Expansion in Belgium and the Netherlands
WARSAW, Ind., Jan. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OrthoPediatrics Corp. (“OrthoPediatrics”) (NASDAQ: KIDS), a company exclusively focused on advancing the field of pediatric orthopedics, announced today their recently updated and signed agreement with Hospithera to act as OrthoPediatrics’ exclusive sales agency in Belgium and the Netherlands. Since 2015, Hospithera has been OrthoPediatrics’ stocking distributor, developing sales in […]
Spinal implant developer SpineEx withdraws $17 million IPO
SpineEx, which is developing spinal implants to improve spinal fusion surgeries, withdrew its plans for an initial public offering on Friday. It originally filed in September 2018 with a proposed deal size of $17 million. The company did not disclose a reason for the withdrawal. Since its initial filing, the company announced in a press […]
NuVasive CEO J. Christopher Barry Announces New Organizational Structure And Leadership Team
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced a new organizational structure and associated executive team that chief executive officer (CEO) J. Christopher (Chris) Barry has selected to lead the Company’s next phase of growth and innovation. Barry […]
SINTX Announces 30-year Spine Fusion Data with Silicon Nitride Implants
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SINTX Technologies (NASDAQ: SINT) today reported the independent publication of 30-year clinical outcomes of lumbar fusion surgeries, performed with silicon nitride implants. The paper titled “Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride Implants” appeared in the December 2018 edition of the World Neurosurgery journal, […]
Life Spine Receives Ten 510(k) Clearances in One Year
HUNTLEY, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that the company received ten 510(k) clearances in 2018 for a total of 81 since their inception in 2004. The 510(k)’s Life Spine received in 2018 cover a wide variety of procedures […]
KICVentures Ramps Up AxioMed Freedom Cervical Disc Manufacturing to Meet OUS Orders and Expand Market Share Rapidly
BOSTON (PRWEB) DECEMBER 27, 2018–AxioMed completed its initial production of the first 60 cervical discs for implantation at its new Boston facility, and is now raising growth capital to ramp up demand for orders already placed, and to have additional inventory to immediately expand market share against inferior ball and socket discs. The capital raise […]
Prosecutors investigate spinal implant
(BBC.com)–The total disc replacement implant made by Cambridge-based Ranier Technology left patients across Europe in agony and needing further surgery after breaking inside their backs.Last month, BBC Panorama revealed how the Cadisc L implant was approved for use in humans despite evidence from studies in baboons that it could fail. Ranier withdrew it from market […]
Spineway : International Symposium in Peru
Spineway, specialist in surgical implants and instruments for treating disorders of the spinal column (spine), in collaboration with its Peruvian distributor, presented its cutting-edge operating techniques to some one hundred local surgeons during a symposium in Peru. Established in Peru since 2014 thanks to the leading distributor in orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery, Spineway decided to […]
Centinel Spine Celebrates 10th Anniversary
NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine®, LLC, the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior column reconstruction, announces the 10th anniversary celebration of its founding. Centinel Spine began operations in 2008 through the merger-acquisition of two pioneering medical device companies—Raymedica, LLC and Surgicraft, LTD. Founded in 1990, Raymedica became the recognized leader in nucleus replacement and […]
Medtronic Completes Acquisition of Mazor Robotics
DUBLIN – December 19, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Israel-based Mazor Robotics (NASDAQ:MZOR, TASE:MZOR.TZ). Under the terms of the acquisition agreement announced on September 20, 2018, Mazor shareholders will receive $58.50 per American Depository Share, or $29.25 per ordinary share, in cash. The total value of the […]
The sacroiliac joint fusion market is currently 5 percent of the overall spine market and it’s projected to reach 20 percent by 2021.Which are the 20 main sacroiliac joint fusion devices?
According to iData Research the U.S. minimally invasive spinal implants market is expected to increase to over $2 billion by 2023.The fastest growing implant segment is the MIS sacroiliac joint fusion market, first introduced with SI-BONE’s iFuse Implant System® at the end of 2009. The sacroiliac joint fusion market is currently 5 percent of the […]
OrthoPediatrics Corp. Announces Full-Scale U.S. Launch of Small Stature Scoliosis System
WARSAW, Ind., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OrthoPediatrics Corp. (NASDAQ: KIDS), a company exclusively focused on advancing the field of pediatric orthopedics, announced today the full-scale U.S. launch of its 26th surgical system, the RESPONSE 4.5/5.0mm System following U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance in October. The Company’s newest system represents a significant product expansion […]
Vallum Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for its Biocompatible Spinal Fusion Device, PEEKplus®
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the North America spinal fusion device performance enhancers market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Vallum Corp. with the 2018 North America New Product Innovation Award for its interbody spinal fusion device, PEEKplus®. This device plugs the biocompatibility and osseointegration gaps in the current generation of PEEK by leveraging high-performance […]
SpineGuard and Adin Group Announce the First CE Mark for the Dental Surgery Application of the DSG® Technology
PARIS & SAN FRANCISCO–Regulatory News:SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD) (Paris:ALSGD), an innovative company that designs, develops, and markets disposable medical devices intended to make spine surgery safer by bringing real-time digital technology into the operating room, announced today the CE marking of a first range of DSG -enabled dental surgery instruments, outcomes of the collaboration with […]
EDGe Surgical Secures $4 Million in Series A Financing
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EDGe Surgical, Inc., a privately held medical device company dedicated to innovative precision measurement solutions for orthopedic surgery, announced today that it has completed $4 million in financing. The Series A round includes $3 million raised plus a convertible note, bringing total funding secured by the company to $5.7 million, all from angel investors. […]
NuVasive Grows Cervical Spinal Interbody Portfolio With PEEK Corpectomy Implant
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for expanded use of its Monolith®Corpectomy System, providing surgeons with a modular PEEK interbody solution for […]