SpinalMotion received the CE Mark for two sub-5mm Kineflex|C cervical total disc replacements.
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Generic orthopedic device pioneer Emerge Medical has signed a nationwide agreement with Premier healthcare alliance to provide the company's devices to Premier hospital members.
Synthes announced it signed a license and development agreement with Kuros to commercialize Kuros' synthetic matrix technology.
MiMedx Group announced it signed a global distribution agreement with Systagenix.
The United States bracing and support market was valued at more than $2 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach nearly $2.5 billion by 2018, according to an iData Research report.
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Demand for implantable medical devices in the United States is projected to increase 7.7 percent annually to $52 billion in 2015, according to a new Freedonia report.
Ascendx Spine announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Acu-Cut Vertebral Augmentation System for treating vertebral compression fractures.
Smith & Nephew has sued Triad Group of Hartland for $3.2 million in lost inventory after both companies voluntarily recalled their alcohol wipes and swabs in January 2011, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.
Exactech announced that the Deferred Prosecution Agreement, effective since in December 2010, has expired.
DFINE, a San Jose, Calif.-based medical device company, announced the first patient was treated successfully with its Spinal Tumor Ablation with Radiofrequency System.