Cleveland-based nonprofit venture JumpStart has pledged $250,000 to Akron, Ohio-based OrthoData for development of its diagnostic spine systems, including its implantable microelectronic spine fusion sensor, according to Today's Medical Developments.
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Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker Corp. launched its Iconix all suture anchor platform for shoulder and hip arthroscopy at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Chicago last month, according to Zacks.
A recent MarketsandMarkets report estimated the biomaterials market to be worth $88.4 billion by 2017, increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 15 percent between 2012 and 2017.
Garfield Heights, Ohio-based AxioMed Spine Corp. received a U.S. patent for the trapezoidal shape of its spinal disc replacement.
Caesarea, Israel-based Mazor Robotics will sell four of its Renaissance spine systems to a major U.S. hospital corporation for acute-care use in four U.S. markets.
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Center Valley, Pa.-based Aesculap Implant Systems' PL-AGE System is now available for commercial use.
OrthoData, a medical device developer, relocated from Louisville, Ky., to Hinckley, Ohio, and brought its device to gauge the success of spinal fusion surgeries, according to MedCity News.
Center Valley, Pa.-based Aesculap has launched its Hi-Line XXS Minimally Invasive Microsurgical hand piece for broad use and improved in-procedure visibility during minimally invasive spine surgery.
Medicrea reported a net profit loss of 1.2 percent in 2012.
The anterior approach to hip replacements can minimize pain and recovery times for patients, said Anthony Unger, MD, according to the Register Citizen.