Spinal Tech

Smith & Nephew reported $1 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2012, a 3 percent increase over the same period last year.

Wright Medical Group reported a 6 percent decrease in first quarter net sales to $126.7 million, driven by previously announced distributor transitions and challenges associated with the company's compliance processes.

Exactech reported net income of $3.3 million during the first quarter of 2012, a slight increase over the same period in 2011.

VG Innovations has received a United States patent for the VerteLoc technology.

Stryker has co-founded a coalition of 17 healthcare suppliers with Practice Greenhealth to promote environmentally-friendly preferable healthcare products.

Surgical device company Misonix has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Neuro Dynamics for distribution of the company's SonaStar Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator and the BoneScalpel Ultrasonic Bone Cutter.

DJO Global reported net sales of $278.9 million and net loss of $29 million during the first quarter of 2012.

St. Helena (Calif.) Hospital has opened the Surgical Learning Institute, Napa Valley, and its first program was held last month to instruct surgeons on the MAKOplasty robotic technology for orthopedic procedures.

Zimmer reported $1.4 billion in first quarter net sales, a 2.2 percent increase over the same period last year.

Orthofix's first quarter net sales were reported at $143.1 million, a 3 percent growth over the same period last year, with spine products net sales up 3 percent to $75 million and orthopedics up 1 percent to $41 million.