Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it launched a long-term clinical study of its Infuse bone graft for use during posterolateral fusion and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion spine procedures. The 1st patient in the study was enrolled at Indiana’s Fort Wayne Orthopedics and underwent a procedure led by Dr. Kevin Rahn and Dr. Robert Shugart, Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic […]
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Medovex shares rise on Australian nod for DenerveX system
Medovex shares rose slightly today after the company announced it won regulatory approval from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration for its DenerveX system. The DenerveX system uses a slowly rotating burr to remove targeted facet joint synovial membrane and radiofrequency ablation technology to destroy tissue and denude any residual nervous and synovial membrane on the joint, […]
MicroPort Orthopedics launches Procotyl Prime hip system
MicroPort Orthopedics said today it launched its Procotyl Prime acetabular cup system. The Arlington, Tenn.-based company won FDA 510(k) clearance for the system in late June, and said that the system is the next step in the evolution of its Dynasty acetabular cup system. “At MicroPort Orthopedics, we embrace the constant advance in orthopedic medicine, […]
NuVasive unveils new San Diego HQ expansion
NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) today unveiled the planned expansion of its San Diego headquarters to include an “innovation center of excellence,” slated to break ground in January 2018. The 100,000-square-foot expansion will bring the facility’s total HQ spread to 250,000 square feet, NuVasive said, noting its commitment to boosting its R&D spend from 5% to 7% “over […]
InVivo retools to get Inspire trial back on track, lays off 39%
InVivo Therapeutics (NSDQ:NVIV) said yesterday that it’s laying off nearly 40% of its workforce, pausing a clinical trial and cutting two R&D programs as it tries to get its a pivotal study back on track. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company, which is developing a scaffold implant to treat traumatic spinal cord injuries, last month suspended its 16-patient […]
Regentis Biomaterials wins extended CE Mark for GelrinC
Regentis Biomaterials said today it won expanded CE Mark approval in the European Union for its GelrinC hydrogel-based resorbable treatment for focal cartilage defects in the knee, covering GelrinC products manufactured using denatured human fibrinogen. The approval expands on previous approvals clearing versions of the device manufactured using denatured bovine-sourced fibrinogen, the Israel-based company said. GelrinC […]
Globus Medical escapes securities class action
Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) yesterday escaped a purported class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled investors about its plans to ditch one of its distributors and take those sales in house. The lawsuit involves Vortex Spine, the exclusive Globus distributor for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi from 2004 until April 2014, according to court documents. The distribution deal was […]
Ex-ArthroCare CEO Baker convicted again in fraud case
A federal jury in Texas last week handed former ArthroCare CEO Michael Baker another loss in his second trial over an alleged $750 million fraud scheme, after a federal appeals court last year overturned his first conviction. Baker and ex-ArthroCare CFO Michael Gluk were convicted in June 2014 on charges that they ran a scheme to generate false revenue numbers by dumping inventory, […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: Aug. 18, 2017
From Nemaura’s new Oceania distribution deal to Sanuwave’s promissory note expansion, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Nemaura inks Oceania distribution deal for SugarBeat patch Nemaura announced in an Aug. 15 press release that it has signed a non-binding distribution deal with Device Technologies for […]
Camber Spine wins FDA nod for Spira interbody fusion device
Camber Spine Technologies said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Spira open matrix anterior lumbar interbody fusion device. The Wayne, Penn.-based company said the Spira device consists of spiral support arches designed to increase fusion rates and stabilization. The company said the spiral support arches also decrease subsidence by load […]
Stryker wins FDA nod for Serrato pedicle screws
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Serrato pedicle screw, designed for use in the non-cervical spine as part of its Xia 3 spinal system. The Serrato pedicle screws feature enhanced serrated cutting flutes, a dual-thread pattern with increased leads for rapid insertion and a buttress thread locking mechanism designed to reduce […]