Spinal Tech

X-spine, a global manufacturer of devices for the treatment of spinal disease, announced the release of the Hgraft Spinal Implant system in a recent X-spine news release.

At the 26th annual meeting of the North American Spine Society, Metronicannounced the launch of the Aquamantys Mini EVS 3.4 Epidural Vein Sealer, according to a recent Medtronic news release.

Spine device company Lanx has appointed Ryan DenHaese, MD, a neurosurgeon with Buffalo Spine Surgery in Lockport, N.Y., as medical education director, according to a company news release.

RTI Biologics, a provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, has reported worldwide revenues of $42.3 million for the third quarter of 2011, up 1 percent compared to the third quarter of 2010.

Misonix, a device manufacturer for spinal surgery and neurosurgery, has entered into a four-year, exclusive distribution agreement with Promedics of Germany for the SonaStar Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator and the BoneScalpel Ultrasonic Bone Cutter.

Medtronic, a manufacturer of spinal technology, has announced the MAST MIDLF procedure, a new approach to minimally invasive spinal fusion.

Mazor Robotics recently announced its robotic technology has been used to guide more than 15,000 implants during routine and complex spine surgery, according to a company news release.

LDR, an Austin, Texas-based spine device company, has received FDA clearance to market its ROI-A Oblique ALIF cage, according to an LDR news release.

NuVasive, a spine device company, recently announced revenue of $132.9 million during the third quarter of 2011, a 10.5 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a NuVasive news release.

At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, John C. Steinmann, DO, of Renovis Surgical Technologies, discussed the right and wrong ways to engage in physician-owned distributorships. "Orthopedic surgeons should consider physician-owned distributorships because it…