Monthly Archives: September 2018

Kuros Biosciences Appoints Strategic Advisory Board

SCHLIEREN (ZURICH), Switzerland, Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kuros Biosciences (SIX: KURN) today announced the formation of its Strategic Advisory Board (SAB). The newly-formed SAB will work closely with Kuros’ leadership team to guide the strategic direction of the company. The SAB is assembled from key-opinion-leading surgeons and academic research experts, specialized in the

By |2018-09-25T16:51:01+00:00September 25th, 2018|Biologics, Spine|

RTI Surgical® Wins 2018 Orthopedics This Week Spine Technology Award for TETRAfuse® 3D Technology

September 25, 2018 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RTI Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:RTIX), a global surgical implant company, announced its TETRAfuse® 3D Technology won a 2018 Spine Technology Award from Orthopedics This Week, a widely read publication in the orthopedics industry. RTI will accept the award at the North American Spine Society’s (NASS) 33rd Annual Meeting taking place September 26-29, 2018 in Los

By |2018-09-25T16:20:36+00:00September 25th, 2018|Spine|

Reinvent Biologics Appoints David Drez, MD as a Chief Medical Officer

September 25, 2018 FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fort Worth-based Reinvent Biologics announced the appointment of David Drez Jr., MD as Chief Medical Officer. As Chief Medical Officer, Drez will provide strategic leadership on all of Reinvent Biologics medical education and research activities. He will research and track current clinical trends and provide training and support to

By |2018-09-25T15:25:53+00:00September 25th, 2018|Biologics|

Artoss, Inc. Announces Hiring of William “Billy” Lapp as Director of Sales, East Coast

September 24, 2018 Artoss, Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of William “Billy” Lapp as Director of Sales, East Coast. In this role, Billy will be responsible for growing the sales of NanoBone® Bone Graft in the region from Maine to South Carolina and west to Ohio and for identifying, training, and managing independent

By |2018-09-24T22:59:57+00:00September 24th, 2018|Biologics|

Arkansas Surgical Hospital Announces New Procedure for Neck and Arm Pain

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 Arkansas Surgical Hospital is now offering patients who suffer from neck and arm pain a new, minimally-invasive procedure. The prodisc C Anterior Cervical Total Disc Replacement surgery uses a ball-and-socket implant designed to maintain range of motion in the spine while removing the patient’s diseased disc. “This procedure is

By |2018-09-24T22:45:42+00:00September 24th, 2018|Spine|

Tobra Medical Announces National Launch of Tobra Bone Basket for Collection of Drilled Autograft Bone in Spine Surgery

WAKE FOREST, NC / ACCESSWIRE / September 24, 2018 / Tobra Medical Inc., a specialty medical device company focused on autograft bone and specimen collection, today announced the national launch of the Tobra Bone Basket, a user friendly, continuous filtration, mesh basket system that maximizes collection of autograft bone during high speed bone drilling, for use

By |2018-09-24T22:25:20+00:00September 24th, 2018|Spine|

Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics® Receives US Patent for Variable Angle Locking Technology

DALLAS, TX, USA, September 24, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics (GEO®) receives US Patent No. 10,058,362 which covers a novel approach for Variable Angle Locking Technology. It provides various methods for taking advantage of the strength of machined threads in both the plate and screw by using inserts in the plate that allow the

By |2018-09-24T20:48:01+00:00September 24th, 2018|Extremities|

Paradigm Spine Announces Company Activities Highlighting coflex® Interlaminar Stabilization® At NASS Annual Meeting 2018

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Spine, LLC, a leader in providing motion preservation solutions for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, today announced its Company activities and scientific podium presentation on coflex® Interlaminar Stabilization® at the upcoming the 2018 North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting, being held September 26-29 in Los Angeles, Calif. coflex® is the only posterior lumbar motion

By |2018-09-24T17:43:12+00:00September 24th, 2018|Spine|

Ethicon’s Novel Skin Closure System Leads To Higher Patient And Surgeon Satisfaction After Total Knee Replacement

SOMERVILLE, N.J., Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Total knee replacement patients and their surgeons were more satisfied with the cosmetic results and less worried about after care and possible infections when the DERMABOND PRINEO Skin Closure System was used to close the knee's surgical incision rather than traditional skin staples, according to a new quantitative research study conducted by Ethicon,* part

By |2018-09-24T17:32:33+00:00September 24th, 2018|Recon|

NuVasive Expands Biologics Portfolio To Meet Clinical And Economic Needs

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 24, 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 the U.S. commercial launch of three new biologics offerings to include traditional bone allograft, amniotic membrane DS and additional form factors to the current PropelTM DBM product line. This portfolio

By |2018-09-24T17:20:33+00:00September 24th, 2018|Biologics|