Monthly Archives: September 2018

K2M to Showcase First-of-its-Kind 3D-Printed Expandable Interbody System MOJAVE™ PL 3D at NASS 2018

LEESBURG, Va., Sept. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTWO) (the "Company" or "K2M"), a global leader of complex spine and minimally invasive solutions focused on achieving three-dimensional Total Body Balance™, today announced that it will showcase its first-to-market MOJAVE™ PL 3D Expandable Interbody System featuring Lamellar 3D Titanium Technology™ and several of its newest spinal solutions at the North

By |2018-09-26T21:40:46+00:00September 26th, 2018|Spine|

Captiva Spine Adds TirboLOX-C Titanium Cervical Cage to 3D Printed Dual Layer Lattice Structure Offering

September 20, 2018/by Captiva SpineJupiter, FL – Captiva Spine is a medical device organization located in Jupiter, Florida, dedicated to delivering smart, elegant and intuitive spinal fusion solutions. Today, Captiva Spine is announcing it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its TirboLOX-C 3D Printed Titanium Cervical Cages. TirboLOX-C

By |2018-09-26T21:04:43+00:00September 26th, 2018|Spine, Top Stories|

Solvay’s Ixef® PARA enables Intelligent Implant Systems to pioneer a new single-use instrument kit for anterior cervical fusion procedures

Alpharetta, Ga., September 26, 2018 --- Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty polymers, announced today that the high stiffness, strength, gamma sterilization resistance and biocompatibility of its Ixef® polyacrylamide (PARA) resin helped enable a new single-use instrument kit for anterior cervical fusion procedures. Developed by Intelligent Implant Systems, a medical device company specializing in

By |2018-09-26T20:35:34+00:00September 26th, 2018|Spine|

Surgio and SimplyRFID Announce Partnership For Fully-Automated Visibility into the Medical Device Supply Chain in Healthcare

Surg.io™, an emerging leader in software solutions for the management of orthopedic instrument and implant inventory as well as hospital sterile processing and perioperative solutions, has partnered with SimplyRFID, a veteran leader in tracking technology and inventory visibility solutions, announce an exclusive healthcare partnership to provide a fully integrated inventory management system that brings real-time

By |2018-09-26T16:19:37+00:00September 26th, 2018|Spine|

Medacta Appoints General Manager for U.S. Spine Business and Announces Full-Market Release of Customizable MySpine MC Surgical Guides for Posterior Lumbar Fusions

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medacta® International, the family-owned global leader in innovative joint replacement and spinal technologies, announces today the appointment of long-time commercial leader Daniel Abromowitz as General Manager, Spine Division for Medacta USA. In addition, the company announced its MySpine Midline Cortical Pedicle Screw Placement Guide (MySpine MC), a patient-matched technology for posterior lumbar fusions,

By |2018-09-26T15:19:50+00:00September 26th, 2018|Spine|

SurGenTec’s ALARA™ Access Needle Awarded Best Spine Technology for 2018

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SurGenTec ® LLC, a South Florida based medical device company has been awarded the 2018 Orthopedics This Week Spine Technology Award and will be formally receiving their award during the 2018 North American Spine Society meeting. This year’s meeting will be held Sept. 26th -28th in Los Angeles, CA. The awarded technology from

By |2018-09-26T15:15:47+00:00September 26th, 2018|Spine|

Synergy Biomedical Announces FDA Clearance of BIOSPHERE® FLEX

September 25, 2018 COLLEGEVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synergy Biomedical, LLC, a developer of innovative biomaterial products, announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of BIOSPHERE® FLEX. Based on Synergy’s patented BioSphere® Technology, BIOSPHERE® FLEX is a strip-format bone graft product composed of porous, bioactive glass that is dimensionally integrated within a collagen and sodium hyaluronate scaffold. The porosity

By |2018-09-25T22:27:56+00:00September 25th, 2018|Regulatory|

MATRIXX: First Ever Clinical Trial Evaluating 3D-Printed Titanium vs PEEK

September 24, 2018 NOBLESVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexxt Spine LLC, a medical device company focused on designing, manufacturing, and distributing innovative spinal solutions, announces the momentous start of the MATRIXX Trial – marking the first ever clinical evaluation of novel 3D-printed lumbar interbody fusion devices relative to PEEK. The Nexxt Matrixx® System is a collection of porous

By |2018-09-25T21:14:06+00:00September 25th, 2018|Spine|

AlloSource Announces Two Presentations At The North American Spine Society Annual Meeting

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AlloSource, an organization dedicated to advancing the science and use of transplantable allogeneic cells and tissue, today announced two presentations on the use of biologics in spinal fusion surgery at AlloSource's booth #2031 at the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 27. Dr. Wellington K. Hsu will present

By |2018-09-25T17:57:45+00:00September 25th, 2018|Biologics|

Medtronic Launches the Infinity(TM) OCT Spinal System

DUBLIN and LOS ANGELES - September 25, 2018 - Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced the U.S. launch of the Infinity(TM) Occipitocervical-Upper Thoracic (OCT) System designed to simplify posterior cervical spine surgery. The Infinity OCT System is a complete procedural solution that integrates navigation and biologics with Medtronic's comprehensive devices and instrumentation to create efficiency in fusion

By |2018-09-25T17:11:15+00:00September 25th, 2018|Spine, Top Stories|