Spinal Tech

Breg, a provider of sports medicine products and services, appointed former Integra LifeSciences CEO Stuart M. Essig as chairman of the board.

FH Orthopedics has received the CE Mark of Approval for its cervical elastic spine disc.

ISTO Technologies, an orthobiologics company, has named John Hart chief operating officer.

Michael Cobb, a physician's assistant from Rhode Island has been sentenced for receiving kickbacks from medical device company Orthofix, according to a Boston Globe report.

The orthopedic device giant Stryker has reported a profit of $325 million for the second quarter, up 4.6 percent from the same quarter last year.

The medical device industry may be in an interesting era of both more innovation and regulation. With the upholding of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, manufacturers will face a 2.3 percent excise tax on all devices they produce.…

Medtronic has initiated the global launch of its expanded CD HORIZON SOLERA 5.5/6.0 System.

Mindray Medical, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, has completed its acquisition of Wuhan Dragonbio Surgical Implant's orthopedics business.

Tornier, an orthopedic device company, has appointed Shawn T. McCormick as chief financial officer, effective Sept. 4.

Teleflex, a leading global provider of medical technology products, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its OEM orthopedics business to Tecomet for $45.2 million.