IlluminOss, Zimmer, BME & More — 12 Key Notes

Spinal Tech

 

Here are 12 key notes on major spine and orthopedic device companies.

Aurora Spine announced it will be participating in BritSpine 2014, April 1 to 4, at the University of Warwick in Coventry, U.K.

 

Bacterin announced the clinical outcomes of the use of its OsteoSponge bone graft for foot and ankle fusion procedures, which show a 97.4 percent overall fusion rate.

 

BME announced a strategic partnership with CellRight Technologies to support development and market penetration of Matrix OI — a 100 percent human osteoinductive bone morphogenetic protein scaffold.

 

Cytori Therapeutics announced the first investigator-initiated study evaluating Cytori Cell Therapy as a potential concomitant treatment for anterior cruciate ligament injury.


 
IlluminOss Medical announced it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for three new patents for instruments used in its proprietary Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System.

 

Implanet, a medical technology company focusing on vertebral and knee surgery implants, announced the appointment of Daniel S. Kirkpatrick as sales director for eastern United States.

 

Mazor Robotics announced it has received an order for a Renaissance guidance system from Bestech, its distribution partner in Israel. It also announced its Founder and Chief Technology Officer Professor Moshe Shoham was elected into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to robotic technology for image-guided surgery.

 

Nevro, a medical device company developing solutions in the neuromodulation space, announced the appointment of David Caraway, MD, PhD, as its CMO.

 

Osiris Therapeutics, a stem cell company focused on the wound care, orthopedic and sports medicine markets, announced the appointment of Therésa K. Dixon as general manager of market access and reimbursement.

 

Providence Medical Technology, a developer of minimally invasive solutions addressing the cervical spine market, announced that it has closed a $6.8 million Series C round of financing.

 

Tegra Medical, a provider of precision machining and contract manufacturing for the medical device industry, announced the appointment of Lee Crowe as vice president of sales and marketing.

 

Zimmer selected Camstar System's Enterprise Manufacturing Execution System for its global manufacturing operations.

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