Spinal Tech

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.

Zimmer Holdings was told to pay $70 million to Stryker for patent infringements, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Plastics producer Victrex has been growing steadily since 2009, and economists see potential for further market expansion, according to Interactive Investor.

CareFusion has filed its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending in June 2012.

The New Jersey Health Foundation received a $2 million endowment in honor of the late orthopedist Fred Behrens, MD.

K7 has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its K7C Cervical Spacer spinal implant for use as an intervertebral body fusion device.

DeRoyal and Remotec are using additive manufacturing to create custom orthopedic implants through 3-D printing at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, according to Knoxville Biz.

Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., will be the first to use the NavioPFS system for knee replacements, developed by Blue Belt Technologies in Pittsburgh, according to a report by The Business Journal.

Marquette, Mich.-based Pioneer Surgical Technology will open a new facility in Konstanz, Germany and has created Pioneer Surgical Technology Deutzchland to bolster its growing presence in the German Market, according to Second Wave.