Nevro Corp. (NYSE:NVRO) this week promoted president Rami Elghandour to be its new CEO, as chief executive Michael DeMane moves to the executive chairman spot. DeMane, the former COO at Medtronic, will keep an active role in Nevro, which he joined in 2011 after a quickly aborted stint at the head of Lanx. He’s due to […]
RTI Surgical
Hedge fund buys 6% of RTI Surgical, looks to stack board
RTI Surgical said today that hedge fund group Krensavage Partners purchased approximately 3.4 million shares of stock, representing a total 6% of the company, and nominated a 4 healthcare vets for the board which will be up for election at the company’s 2016 annual shareholders meeting. Up for election are Jeffrey Goldberg, who served as […]
RTI launches Unison-C cervical implant
RTI Surgical said today it launched its Unison-C anterior cervical fixation system designed and indicated for stand-alone anterior cervical interbody fusion procedures for treating degenerative disc disease. Along with the launch, the company reported that the 1st human implantation of the device had been performed during an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion last week. “The […]
RTI Surgical inks deal with Oxford Performance Materials
RTI Surgical said yesterday it inked a deal with Oxford Performance Materials to license its OsteoFab platform for spinal applications. OPM’s OsteoFab is a next-generation implant manufacturing process to build implantable medical devices layer by layer using only light and Oxpekk polymer, the Alachua, Fla.-based company said. “We are thrilled to announce this agreement with […]
AdvaMed taps LifeScience Alley’s Mandle to lead state medtech alliance | Personnel Moves
AdvaMed said it named Shaye Mandle, CEO of Minnesota’s LifeScience Alley trade association, as chairman of its State Medical Technology Alliance. “The medical technology industry is a hallmark of U.S. innovation represented by a community of people dedicated to improving and saving lives. Now more than ever, medical technology has the opportunity to help deliver […]
RTI Surgical inks biologic implant supply deal with Novation
Pulmonx taps ex-Asthmatx CEO French for the corner office | Personnel Moves
Pulmonx said yesterday that it named Glen French, the co-founder and CEO of Asthmatx who led it to an acquisition by BSX, to be its new president and chief executive.
RTI Surgical launches Streamline OCT spine implants
RTI Surgical (NSDQ:RTIX) said it’s launching a new line of spinal implants, the Streamline OCT system, for fusion procedures involving the occipto-cervico-thoracic spine.
RTI Surgical extends supply deal with Zimmer’s trauma biz
GPOs: Mazor, RTI Surgical land supply deals
Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) announced a deal with an unnamed group purchasing organization for its flagship Renaissance robotic surgery system.