InVivo Therapeutics (NSDQ:NVIV) said today that Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Alberta, Canada’s Foothills Medical Center to the Inspire study of its neuro-spinal scaffold. The additions bring the total number of sites up to 25 for the trial of the neuro-spinal scaffold, which is designed to treat patients with complete thoracic AIS A spinal […]
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Vertiflex raises $15m
VertiFlex raised $15 million in a new round of debt financing, according to an SEC filing posted today. Money in the round came from 6 unnamed sources, according to the filing, and includes $148,999 in funds which will be available upon the exercise of warrants. San Clemente, Calif.-based VertiFlex has not yet announced how it […]
Alphatec lays off 20%, CFO O’Neill resigns
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) said this week that it laid of 20% of its workforce and announced the resignation of its CFO & treasurer, Michael O’Neill, effective Oct. 5. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company reported 430 employees as of Dec. 31, 2015, which would mean job cuts for about 86 workers. Alphatec said it’s making the move as part of its plan […]
Stryker launches Lite Bio bone graft delivery system
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today it is launching the Lite Bio bone graft material delivery system device designed for spinal surgeries. The company said the device allows for the use of preferred graft materials while allowing direct visualization of graft placement. The device can be operated signle-handed and used with any type of autograft, allograft or […]
FDA approves St. Jude Medical’s BurstDR spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) said today that the FDA granted pre-market approval for its BurstDR spinal cord stimulation technology, which is designed to mimic the body’s natural nerve-firing patterns to optimize SCS treatment for chronic pain. The BurstDR technology is available with new implantations of St. Jude’s Proclaim Elite and Prodigy MRI SCS devices; it will also […]
Si-Bone wins Nebraska BCBS coverage for iFuse implant system
Si-Bone said today Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska updated its medical policy to provide coverage for minimally invasive SI joint fusion procedures. The move makes BCBS of Nebraska the 2nd BCBS plan, following BCBS of Michigan, to approve a positive coverage policy for MIS SI joint fusion procedures, San Jose, Calif.-based Si-Bone said. “BCBS of Nebraska joins BCBS […]
Scientists fix fractures with 3D-printed synthetic bone
(Reuters) – Scientists in the United States have successfully treated broken spines and skulls in animals using 3D-printed synthetic bone, opening the possibility of future personalized bone implants for humans to fix dental, spinal other bone injuries. Unlike real bone grafts, the synthetic material – called hyper-elastic bone – is able to regenerate bone without […]
Spineology makes Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation its sole allograft supplier
Spinal tech developer Spineology said today that it expanded its relationship with the Muscoloskeletal Transplant Foundation, making it the sole tissue provider for its allograft product lines. The expanded deal makes MTF the sole provider of tissue for Minneapolis-based Spineology’s new Incite cortical fibers bone grafting solution. “MTF has a long track record of delivering safe, […]
Medtronic escapes Infuse lawsuits involving fugitive Ohio doc
UPDATED Oct. 3, 2016, with news of Durrani’s whereabouts. Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) yesterday escaped hundreds of lawsuits filed over the allegedly off-label use of its controversial bone-growth product, Infuse, by a Cincinnati doctor who has since fled to Pakistan. Infuse consists of a collagen sponge that’s soaked in a bone-growth protein called recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 […]
FDA clears Life Spine’s Pro-Link Ti cervical spacer
Life Spine said today that it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Pro-Link Ti cervical spacer. The Huntley, Ill.-based company said the product is slated for full release by the end of 2016, joining a portfolio of devices that Life Spine launched this year. The spacers allow for the fusion of adjacent segments […]
FDA approves Nuvasive’s Reline system for Magec spine implants
NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) said today that it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the Reline posterior fixation system used with its Magec device for treating severe spinal deformities. The Reline system is designed with an integrated global alignment platform designed to treat patients through open or minimally invasive procedures. Magec is a magnetically controlled growing-rod system cleared […]