Spinal Tech

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the U.K. is opening public comment on the use of Smith & Nephew's Exogen bone-healing device, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

K2M, a spinal device company, has partnered with Cadwell Laboratories to provide a neuromonitoring solution for K2M's RAVINE Lateral Access System.

Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic are among the top 10 medical devices that spent the most on research and development efforts in 2011, according to a Mass Device analysis.

Conmed has reported a 14.7 percent growth in its arthroscopy device business line for the second quarter of 2012.

CareFusion, a global medical technology company, reported fiscal year 2012 fourth quarter revenue at $968 million, a 3 percent increase over the same period last year.

Here are financial reports from the spine business of eight orthopedic and spine device companies for the second quarter of 2012 or the fourth quarter of the 2012 fiscal year.

Mazor Robotics and its investors have entered into an agreement regarding a private equity placement transaction of up to $15 million to provide further investment capital and place its share on a U.S. stock exchange.

Lanx, a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing devices for spinal surgery, has been granted a patent for the ASPEN MIS Fusion System technology for spinal fusion.

Here are 10 operating room devices from Fairfield, N.J.-based Cygnus Medical that can assist healthcare facilities and ambulatory surgery centers with infection control.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 40 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in July.