Researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering and the University of Utah demonstrated how patients with spinal cord injuries could regain use of paralyzed limbs using a tiny array of electrodes. The team’s work was published in Frontiers in Neuroscience. When the spinal cord is damaged, it interrupts the flow of electrical signals […]
Spine
Xtant Medical wins FDA nod for Xsert lumbar implant
Xtant Medical (NYSE:XTNT) said today that it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Xsert lumbar expandable interbody spine implant. The device is designed for lumbar fusion at 1 or 2 levels and is also cleared for use with autograft or autologous bone grafts including Belgrade, Mont.-based Xtant’s 3Demin and patented OsteoSponge allografts. “We are very […]
InVivo Therapeutics adds patient to Inspire spinal scaffold trial
InVivo Therapeutics (NSDQ:NVIV) said today it added a new patient to the Inspire study of its neuro-spinal scaffold. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company’s neuro-spinal scaffold is designed to be surgically implanted following acute spinal cord injuries to act as a physical substrate for nerve sprouting. The new patient was added at Portland, Ore.’s Oregon Health & Science University. […]
Appeals court upholds $15m Medtronic loss to bone cement acquisition Pabban Development
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is still on the hook to pay $15.4 million to bone cement maker Pabban Development for breaking the terms their 2008 acquisition deal, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. Irvine, Calif.-based Pabban, which developed a bone cement system for spinal surgeries called Natrix, claimed the technology had key improvements over other bone cements at the […]
Xtant Medical raises $4m, wins FDA nod for Irix-C cervical cage
Xtant Medical (NYSE:XTNT) said today it raised $3.8 million from a recent offering, and won FDA clearance for its Irix-C cervical cage. Subscriptions to the offering, offered at 75¢ per unit, ended yesterday. The Belgrade, Mont.-based company expects the offering to close completely on November 17, according to a press release. Xtant priced the offering earlier […]
Doc wins $20m from Medtronic in spine patents spat
A doctor suing Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) last week won $20.3 million in damages after a federal jury in Texas found that the company infringed his patents covering spinal deformity repair devices. Dr. Mark Barry sued Medtronic in February 2014 in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas, alleging infringement of a trio of patents covering a “System and method […]
InVivo adds 26th clinical site for spinal scaffold trial
InVivo Therapeutics (NSDQ:NVIV) said today it added a new site to the ongoing Inspire clinical study of its neuro-spinal scaffold designed to treat patients with complete thoracic AIS A spinal cord injuries.. The new site is located at the Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Penn., and brings the total number of centers in the trial up to […]
NASS 2016: Interest grows in surgical robotics for spinal procedures
Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) unveiled its next-generation robot-assisted surgery system and Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) for the 1st time showcased the functional prototype of its Excelsius platform at the NASS 2016 meeting in Boston last week, signifying an increased interest in robotic surgeons among major players. Mazor developed 3 generations of products over 15 years and does 95% of its business in […]
NuVasive wins MR-safe indication from FDA for Magec spine system
NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) said today it won expanded FDA clearance for its Magec system, now indicated for safe use with 1.5 tesla magnetic resonance imaging devices. The San Diego, Calif.-based company’s Magec system is a magnetically controlled growth modulation system cleared by the FDA for pediatric spinal deformity, which the company claims is a 1-of-the-kind device […]
NuVasive slides on Q3 sales & earnings miss
NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA) shares took a hit today after the spinal orthopedics company yesterday posted 3rd-quarter sales and earnings that missed the consensus forecast on Wall Street. San Diego-based NuVasive posted profits of $3.9 million, or 7¢ per share, on sales of $239.6 million for the 3 months ended Sept. 30, for a -69.7% bottom-line slide despite sales growth […]
Spineology wins FDA 510(k) for Rampart Duo interbody fusion device
Spinal tech developer Spineology said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Rampart Duo interbody fusion system. The St. Paul, Minn.-based company said its newly-cleared Rampart Duo is the 1st device of its kind to combine PEEK, titanium and graft containment mesh elements. “Rampart Duo is an innovative interbody fusion device that builds upon Spineology’s OptiMesh […]