Spinal Tech

Addiston, Texas-based OsteoMed has launched a material to fill bone gaps called OsteoVation QWIK.

TranS1 medical device company posted a net loss of $12 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, due in part to increased operating expenses from a government settlement.

Symmetry Medical released its Bookwalter Self-Retaining Rotilt Ratchet at the Congress of the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses in San Diego this week.

Alachua, Fla.-based AxoGen appointed Shawn McCarrey as its senior vice president of sales.

Broomfield, Colo.-based Lanx launched its ALTA Stand-Alone ACDF System for anterior cervical spine fusion.

Raleigh, N.C.-based medical device company TranS1 acquired Baxano, a medical manufacturer of the iO-Flex system for spinal decompression surgery, for approximately $23.6 million.

Here are 12 recent news updates for orthopedic and spine device companies in the month of February.

Spine device company NuVasive posted a $2.7 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2012, an improvement from the same time frame in 2011 when the company lost $10 million.

The FDA granted clearance to ArthroCare's SpeedLock HIP Knotless Fixation implant.

Pioneer Surgical Technology, based in Marquette, Mich., will open a new plant in Konstanz Germany. The company has created Pioneer Surgical Technology Deutzchland to service its growing German market.