Spinal Tech

AxioMed Spine Corporation introduced its Freedom Cervical Disc in Europe, and the disc has been successfully implanted in Switzerland.

J. Michael Graham, MD, performed one of the first cervical spine procedures in Texas that used the SECURE-C Cervical Artificial Disc, according to The Courier.

The US market for small bone and joint devices was valued at more than $2 billion in 2012, according to a Research and Markets report.

The FDA has granted 510(k) approval to the Planmed Verity Extremity Scanner.

Jason Highsmith, MD, performed a Precision Spectra Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston, S.C., one of the first surgeons in the country to do so.

Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced a bill to repeal the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax, according to the Minnesota Post.

London-based orthopedic device developer Smith & Nephew saw a modest attributable profit increase of 1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, from $140 million in 2011 to $142 million in 2012.

Retired Device Medical Solutions executive Harold Linville is helping Dayton, Ohio-based orthopedic device manufacturer NovoSource grow through a fundraising campaign, according to the Journal-News.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 25 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in January.

Stanmore Implants received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Sculptor Robotic Guidance Arm for unicompartmental knee surgery.