BioMimetic Therapeutics recently announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011, where it reported total revenue of $458,300, an increase over the same period last year.
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Data from the National Joint Registry of England and Wales shows that metal-on-metal stemmed articulations often have poor survival rates, according to an article published in The Lancet.
Interventional Spine has announced the PerX360 System will be presented at the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery annual meeting.
Mazor Robotics announced it signed a distribution agreement with Cicel Science & Technology to distribute the company’s Renaissance robotic spinal system in China.
The Food and Drug Administration granted 17 spine-related device clearances in February.
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OrthoSensor has developed a system that can monitor movement and applied forces from within an implant and relay the data wirelessly to the surgeon, said Jay Pierce, the company’s CEO, in an interview with The Atlantic this month.
A major U.S. drug maker is developing a test to combat infection in patients receiving hip and knee replacements, according to a Fox News report.
TranS1 reported total revenue of $4 million during the fourth quarter of 2011, a 32 percent decrease from the same period in 2010.
The American Joint Replacement Registry now includes data on more than 19,000 procedures, thanks to the addition of data from 11,000 procedures performed at Massachusetts General Hospital, according to an AAOS Now report.
Global Industry Analysis recently announced a new report on the orthopedic instrumentation market, projecting it will reach $56 billion by 2017.