Spinal Tech

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MAKO Surgical Corp. named Christopher Marrus as senior vice president of sales.

Data analysis from the Emergo Group showed FDA's 510(k) medical device premarket notification review times improved in 2011, according to Today's Medical Developments.

Spine Surgery has rapidly advanced over the past few decades to include many new minimally invasive devices and procedures, revolutionizing the field. However, not all advances have been reimbursed by insurance companies, and device companies find continued challenges in bringing…

Global medical device company Smith & Nephew named Michael Friedman, MD, as a non-executive director to join the board April 11.

St. Louis-based ulrich medical USA released its flamenco Universal Spinal Fixation System for decompression and stabilization of thoracic and lumbosacral spine in U.S. markets.

DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction's GLOBAL UNITE Platform Shoulder Arthroscopy System is now available for physicians' use worldwide.

Reprocessing programs offer hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers the opportunity to improve patient care and reduce costs by safely sanitizing reusable medical devices, such as certain electrophysiology and cardiovascular devices; general surgery equipment; orthopedic and arthroscopic equipment; and non-invasive devices.…

An independent study of 168 patients suffering from vertebral compression fractures was conducted to compare the efficacy of the KIVA VCF Treatment System by Benvenue Medical and balloon kyphoplasty, according to the article published in Spine.

Medical device company Medtronic's third quarter fiscal year 2013 net earnings increased by 5.7 percent over the same period in 2012 to $988 million, due in part to growth in cardiac and restorative therapies technology.

The U.S. market for minimally invasive spine technologies is expected to grow to $2 billion by 2017, according to the Millennium Research Group.