Spine/Neurology

Spine/Neurology

Medtronic Acquiring Mazor Robotics for $1.6 Billion

Deal accelerates Medtronic's strategy to transform spinal procedures and improve outcomes.

Globe Newswire 09.21.18

Instruments | Spine/Neurology

NASS News: joimax Introduces Intracs em Electromagnetic Navigation System

Intracs em relies on electromagnetic tracking and is specifically designed for simple and safe access to any spinal target.

Business Wire 09.20.18

Spine/Neurology

NASS News: NuVasive to Showcase Spine Precision Surgery

NuVasive is expanding its portfolio with innovative launches covering spine's leading procedures, materials, and systems.

PR Newswire 09.20.18

Spine/Neurology

NASS News: Simplify Medical Technology Selected for Innovative Technology Paper

Company to feature its Simplify Disc at the three-day conference.

Globe Newswire 09.20.18

Extremities | Large Joint | Materials | Spine/Neurology

Recycling Implanted Metals From Beyond the Grave

Ever wonder what happens to devices implanted in the body after their users pass away? Probably not, because the thought of it tends to make most people who aren’t ODT editors cringe. But as medical implants become more common, people are dy…

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 09.19.18

Extremities | Large Joint | Spine/Neurology

A Need for Removal Protocols?

Many of you have likely heard of the controversial medical device industry documentary, “The Bleeding Edge,” recently released through Netflix. If you haven’t yet seen it but you’re reading this column, put the magazine down o…

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 09.19.18

Spine/Neurology

Giving Back: An Examination of the Spine Technologies Sector

Growth in the spinal market will likely be achieved through differentiated solutions that meet patients’ needs.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 09.19.18

Spine/Neurology

NASS News: FDA OKs Meditech Spine's Cure Opel-C Plating System

Meditech will be demonstrating the newly approved add-on technology to its already cleared systems.

PR Newswire 09.19.18

Spine/Neurology

Zimmer Biomet Launches Mobi-C Cervical Disc Replacement in Japan

The first Mobi-C surgery in Japan was performed in July.

Zimmer Biomet 09.19.18

MIS/Robotics | Spine/Neurology

TranS1 Receives NICE Guidance for AxiaLIF Approval In UK's National Health System

Places presacral approach and AxiaLIF System in same 'standard arrangements' category as other widely used MIS technologies.

PR Newswire 09.18.18

Spine/Neurology

NuVasive Launches MAGEC X for Early Onset Scoliosis Treatment in the UK

MAGEC X is the newest product generation within the MAGEC pediatric portfolio that addresses early-onset scoliosis.

PR Newswire 09.18.18

Spine/Neurology

NASS News: SpineVision Unveils Next-Gen P.L.U.S. Deformity-Correction Spinal System

The next-generation Pivot Link Universal System (P.L.U.S.) also received CE mark approval.

Business Wire 09.18.18

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Spine/Neurology

NASS News: SpineVision to Introduce Next-Gen Titanium 3D-Printed HEXANIUM TLIF Cage

Company’s newest product is designed to reduce the risk of subsidence in disc height after back surgery.

Business Wire 09.17.18

Imaging | Software & Quality | Spine/Neurology

Globus Medical Acquires Surgimap Surgical Planning Software Platform

Surgimap allows healthcare professionals to simulate potential surgical outcomes and share medical imaging globally.

GlobeNewswire 09.14.18

Spine/Neurology

FDA Clears CoreLink's M3 Stand-Alone ALIF System

CoreLink Surgical, LLC, achieved 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the M3 Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar (ALIF) System. Jay Bartling, CEO, said, "M3 is our first stand-alone interbody fusion d…

Business Wire 09.13.18

Spine/Neurology