Spinal Tech

RTI Biologics, a provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, has donated several BioSet RT Allograft Paste implants to Lemoyne, Pa.-based CURE International, which offers reconstructive surgery to disabled children in developing countries.

The Medical Center of McKinney (Texas) has implemented MAKOplasty technology, according to a Star Local News report.

DePuy Mitek, a developer and manufacturer of orthopedic sports medicine products and soft tissue repair devices, has launched its ENDURANCE Hip Solutions, a new system of instruments and devices developed for hip arthroscopy.

IlluminOss Medical, a manufacturer of photodynamic orthopedic implants, has secured a $28 million Series C round of venture capital financing.

Medtronic will pay approximately $816 million to acquire China Kanghui Holdings.  

Amedica, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to legally market a second generation family of cervical and lumbar interbody fusion devices manufactured with the company's proprietary silicon nitride biomaterial.

Smith & Nephew has received FDA clearance to expand the indications within the hip for its innovative HEALICOIL PK Suture Anchor and OSTEORAPTOR Suture Anchor.

Alphatec Holdings' board of directors has approved the company's plans to acquire certain assets of Phygen, a spinal implant manufacturer based in Irvine, Calif.

Smith & Nephew has issued a safety notice, updating the indications for its Birmingham Hip Modular Head implants after data showed a 1.29 percent and 1.12 percent failure rate on two separate joint replacement registries in the U.K. and Australia,…

Biomet has announced a lifetime replacement warranty covering its Oxford Partial Knee when it is implanted with the Signature personalized positioning guides.