Spine

Carevature Medical’s Dreal™ Decompression System is Safer for Patients, Says Recent Article

TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent article in the International Journal of Spine Surgery, advanced decompression innovator Carevature's Dreal™ device yields significantly better results in incidental dural tears, with 87% improvement compared to high-speed drills and Kerrison Rongeurs (0.4% vs. 2.91%; p<0.01); and 80% improvement compared to ultrasonic bone cutters (0.4% vs. 1.95%; p<0.01). This

By |2018-09-10T18:05:33+00:00September 10th, 2018|Spine|

St. Mary’s Medical Center Selected to Study Use of TOPS™ System

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Spine Center at Dignity Health St. Mary's Medical Center, has been selected to participate in a FDA/IDE pivotal study, sponsored by Premia Spine, Ltd., studying the use of the TOPS™ System. St. Mary's Medical Center is one of 30 spine centers throughout the U.S. taking part in the study to evaluate

By |2018-09-06T22:47:42+00:00September 6th, 2018|Spine|

Positive Commercial Payor Policy Covering coflex® For The Surgical Treatment Of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Spine, LLC, a leader in providing solutions for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, announces issuance of a BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Medical Policy, entitled "Interspinous and Interlaminar Stabilization/Distraction Devices (Spacers)" dated August 2018. Lumbar spinal stenosis ("LSS"), affecting 1.6 million patients annually, is a debilitating and degenerative

By |2018-09-06T21:19:22+00:00September 6th, 2018|Spine|

Reston Hospital Center Launches Training Program for Robotic Guided Spine Surgery

Reston, Virginia, Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery at Reston Hospital Center has announced the launch of its Visiting Clinician Program (VCP) for robotic assisted spine surgery using the Mazor X Robotic system, a partnered program with Medtronic. The VCP at Reston Hospital Center will be led by Dr.

By |2018-09-06T20:55:22+00:00September 6th, 2018|Robotics, Spine|

4WEB Medical Announces Substantial Growth of its Lateral Product Offering

DALLAS, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 4WEB Medical, the industry leader in 3D printed implant technology, announced today substantial growth driven by its Lateral Spine Truss System™. "We are extremely pleased with the adoption of our Lateral Spine Truss System™.  4WEB has achieved double digit growth YTD 2018 compared to 2017 in revenue, users, cases and units sold.  Most

By |2018-09-06T18:00:11+00:00September 6th, 2018|Spine|

Amedica Announces Agreement To Sell Spine Business To CTL Medical

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amedica Corporation (NASDAQ:AMDA) today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with CTL Medical, a Dallas, TX-based privately held medical device manufacturer that focuses on the spine implant and instrument market, whereby CTL Medical will acquire all of Amedica's commercial spine business for

By |2018-09-06T17:01:48+00:00September 6th, 2018|Spine, Top Stories|

Innovasis Announces Successful Launch of TxHA™

SALT LAKE CITY, September 6, 2018 – Innovasis is pleased to announce the commercial launch of TxHA, ™ a TLIF interbody fusion device offering PEEK Optima HA Enhanced polymer. Designed for use in spinal fusion procedures, the TxHA interbody device contains osteoconductive hydroxyapatite (HA) fully integrated into the polymer and exposed on all surfaces of

By |2018-09-06T16:18:20+00:00September 6th, 2018|Spine, Top Stories|

NuVasive Grows Expandable Spinal Interbody Portfolio With Launch Of TLX® 20 Degree Implant

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5, 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 launch of its TLX® 20 degree expandable spinal interbody implant with a first-of-its-kind oblique profile designed for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedures. This product launch is another step

By |2018-09-05T22:46:09+00:00September 5th, 2018|Spine|

Captiva Spines’s TirboLOX-L™ Dual Layer Organic Lattice Structure 3D Printed Titanium Lumbar Cages Receive Clearance

Jupiter, FL, August 2018 – 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-L 3D Printed Titanium Lumbar Cages. TirboLOX-L Titanium

By |2018-09-05T17:08:17+00:00September 5th, 2018|Regulatory, Spine, Top Stories|

NuVasive To Feature Lateral Single-Position Surgery And Surgical Intelligence At SMISS Annual Forum

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 4, 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 Company will showcase industry-leading solutions for creating better clinical outcomes for spine procedures at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Forum being held September 6-8, 2018,

By |2018-09-04T20:29:22+00:00September 4th, 2018|Spine|