Spinal Tech

Smith & Nephew launched two new plating systems for foot and ankle surgeons at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society annual meeting in San Diego.

According to Millennium Research Group, the European spine implant market will reach a value of more than $755 million by 2016.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 43 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in May.

Philips Healthcare has launched new technology to aid clearer and safer imaging of orthopedic devices, according to a Health Tech Zone report.

Biomet, a manufacturer of musculoskeletal medical products, announced the initial closing of the previously announced acquisition of the worldwide trauma business of DePuy Orthopaedics.

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 16, Chris Crisman, national vice president and general manager of Implantable Provider Group, and Lynne Stoldt, administrator of Melbourne (Fla.) Same Day Surgery Center, discussed…

Michael R. Jordan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Middle Tennessee Medical Center and Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, now performs cartilage transplants.

Aesculap Implant Systems, a B. Braun company, has released its new VEGA System Posterior Stabilized Knee Replacement Technology.

Paradigm Spine, a provider of non-fusion spinal implant technologies, announced the release of two key findings based on its coflex IDE study.

The Government Accountability Office issued a report (pdf) showing increased admissions for orthopedic implantable medical devices from 2003 through 2009.