8 things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday — Nov. 13

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Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Nov. 13, 2014.

LDR's 3Q financial report: Revenue jumps 32%
LDR had huge increases in United States revenue, as well as global revenue, for the third quarter of 2014. Total revenue was up 32 percent year-over-year, reaching $35.9 million for the quarter. Exclusive technology products revenue was up 41.8 percent to $32.1 million.

 

Will the spine market keep growing?
According to a new report from ResearchMoz, the market remains strong despite challenges in changing healthcare environments, including healthcare reform in the United States and increased scrutiny on spine surgery reimbursement. However, there are still unmet needs in the market, and new minimally invasive surgery innovations will have a positive impact on the market because they make complicated procedures easier than before.



What are some key trends in physician preference implants for orthopedic surgery?
A new report from iData Research examined physician implant preferences and found that DePuy Synthes was one of the preferred companies for knee repair surgeries in more than one-third of the responses. It also found that all regions and clinical settings overwhelmingly supported clinical evidence as a key factor for switching products.



Medicrea's UNiD Rod implanted for the first time in the U.S.
The FDA-cleared device was developed for personalized spinal patient pathologies. There have been more than 100 procedures performed in Europe using the UNiD Lab with the patient-specific rod.

 

World's first 100% disposable spinal implant fixation system launched
ECA Medical Instruments developed, in partnership with Intelligent Implant Systems, the world's first complete spinal implant instrument fixation kit that is 100 percent disposable. ECA Medical Instruments estimates hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers with an average number of surgical cases can save over $1,200 per procedure using the disposable instrument set with the I2S Revolution kit.



U.S. minimally invasive spine technology market to grow at 6% through 2023
A new report from Decision Resources Group shows the minimally invasive spine technology market will grow over the next eight years. It also shows that minimally invasive spine procedures will be driven to the outpatient ambulatory surgery center setting and there are complementary markets growing around minimally invasive spine technologies that could have a long term impact on the field.



Adult spinal deformity: Operative vs. Nonoperative treatment
A new study that received the "Best Paper" award at the North American Spine Society 29th Annual Meeting compared baseline measures and outcomes between two groups — 286 operative and 403 non-operative patients who underwent treatment for spinal deformity. The study found significant improvement for the operative patients across multiple measures of health-related quality of life that assessed general health, pain and disability.



Zimmer Spine's growth: 12 new product launches
Zimmer Spine is showcasing 12 new products at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting and expanding its business. The company's recent third quarter financial report showed 6 percent growth in Zimmer Spine for the quarter.

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8 things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday — Nov. 13

 

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Nov. 13, 2014.

 

LDR's 3Q financial report: Revenue jumps 32%

LDR had huge increases in United States revenue, as well as global revenue, for the third quarter of 2014. Total revenue was up 32 percent year-over-year, reaching $35.9 million for the quarter. Exclusive technology products revenue was up 41.8 percent to $32.1 million.

https://www.beckersspine.com/orthopedic-a-spine-device-a-implant-news/item/23018-10-key-concepts-from-ldr-s-3q-financial-report-revenue-jumps-32.html

 

Will the spine market keep growing?

According to a new report from ResearchMoz, the market remains strong despite challenges in changing healthcare environments, including healthcare reform in the United States and increased scrutiny on spine surgery reimbursement. However, there are still unmet needs in the market, and new minimally invasive surgery innovations will have a positive impact on the market because they make complicated procedures easier than before.

https://www.beckersspine.com/orthopedic-a-spine-device-a-implant-news/item/23057-will-the-spine-market-keep-growing-10-key-trends.html

 

What are some key trends in physician preference implants for orthopedic surgery?

A new report from iData Research examined physician implant preferences and found that DePuy Synthes was one of the preferred companies for knee repair surgeries in more than one-third of the responses. It also found that all regions and clinical settings overwhelmingly supported clinical evidence as a key factor for switching products.

https://www.beckersspine.com/sports-medicine/item/23055-5-trends-in-physician-preference-implants-for-orthopedic-surgery.html

 

Medicrea's UNiD Rod implanted for the first time in the U.S.

The FDA-cleared device was developed for personalized spinal patient pathologies. There have been more than 100 procedures performed in Europe using the UNiD Lab with the patient-specific rod.

https://www.beckersspine.com/orthopedic-a-spine-device-a-implant-news/item/23051-another-patient-specific-spine-implant-first-medicrea-s-unid-rod-implanted-in-the-u-s.html

 

World's first 100% disposable spinal implant fixation system launched

ECA Medical Instruments developed, in partnership with Intelligent Implant Systems, the world's first complete spinal implant instrument fixation kit that is 100 percent disposable. ECA Medical Instruments estimates hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers with an average number of surgical cases can save over $1,200 per procedure using the disposable instrument set with the I2S Revolution kit.

https://www.beckersspine.com/orthopedic-a-spine-device-a-implant-news/item/23029-world-s-first-100-disposable-spinal-implant-fixation-system-launched-6-things-to-know.html

 

U.S. minimally invasive spine technology market to grow at 6% through 2023

A new report from Decision Resources Group shows the minimally invasive spine technology market will grow over the next eight years. It also shows that minimally invasive spine procedures will be driven to the outpatient ambulatory surgery center setting and there are complementary markets growing around minimally invasive spine technologies that could have a long term impact on the field.

https://www.beckersspine.com/orthopedic-a-spine-device-a-implant-news/item/23025-8-key-trends-for-the-u-s-minimally-invasive-spine-technology-market.html

 

Adult spinal deformity: Operative vs. Nonoperative treatment

A new study that received the "Best Paper" award at the North American Spine Society 29th Annual Meeting compared baseline measures and outcomes between two groups — 286 operative and 403 non-operative patients who underwent treatment for spinal deformity. The study found significant improvement for the operative patients across multiple measures of health-related quality of life that assessed general health, pain and disability.

https://www.beckersspine.com/spine/item/23072-adult-spinal-deformity-operative-vs-nonoperative-treatment-which-is-better.html

 

Zimmer Spine's growth: 12 new product launches

Zimmer Spine is showcasing 12 new products at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting and expanding its business. The company's recent third quarter financial report showed 6 percent growth in Zimmer Spine for the quarter.

https://www.beckersspine.com/orthopedic-a-spine-device-a-implant-news/item/23071-zimmer-spine-s-growth-12-new-product-launches.html

 

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