Spinal Tech

Some hospitals pay thousands of dollars more than others for implantable medical devices — such as cardiac defibrillators and hip and knee joint replacements — and those excess costs may be passed onto Medicare, according to a report from the…

TeDan Surgical Innovations, a Houston-based medical device company, has launched its Phantom Series MIS Anterior Hip Retractor System, according to a company news release.

FH Orthopedics has received FDA clearance for the CoLS PEEK fixation screws for use during the CoLS technique for tendon graft fixation to the femur and tibia during ACL and PCL reconstruction, according to a company news release.

Here are 12 orthopedic and spine device companies that received patents over this past year.

BioMedGPS has launched the FastTRAK B.I., a business intelligence service designed for the science industry, according to a company news release.

Burlington, Mass.-based ConforMIS has received 22 patents since January 2011, according to a company news release.

Gainesville, Fla.-based orthopedic device company Exactech recently announced fourth quarter revenues of $53.1 million, a 2.5 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a company news release.

The FDA has granted Eden Spine clearance for its new generation corpectomy device, GIZA, according to a company news release.

Innovative Medical Device Solutions announced its new Co-Innovation facility in Orlando, Fla., according to a company news release.

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based SurgLine International, announced its first spinal implants have been used successfully in a medical procedure, according to a company news release.