Spinal Tech

Zimmer Holdings has plans to close its Statesville, N.C., plant, which will mean cutting 124 jobs, according to a Charlotte Business Journal report.

The United States small bone and joint orthopedic device market was valued at more than $1 billion in 2010, which represents a 12.6 percent increase over 2009, according to an iData report.

Medical device company Kalypto Medical has asked the Food and Drug Administration not to grant Smith & Nephew clearance for the PICO single-use negative pressure wound therapy device, according to a Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry report.

Based on market analysis report, here are six markets that are expected to grow over the next few years.

Stryker has appointed Ramesh Subrahmanian as Group President, International, beginning Sept. 1, according to a Stryker news release.

New regulatory standards and issues with motion preserving technologies will impede nonfusion spinal market growth in Europe, according to a report from Millennium Research Group.

DePuy Orthopaedics has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the TRUMATCH Personalized Solutions for use with the company's SIGMA Fixed-Bearing Knee System, according to a DePuy news release.

Pioneer Surgical Technology's nanOss cervical cage has been successfully implanted into a human in Europe, according to a company news release.

Stryker's Orthopaedics Division has entered into an agreement with OrthoSensor on the OrthoSensor Knee Trial, which is designed for use with Stryker's Triathlon Knee System, according to an OrthoSensor news release.

Kensey Nash reported revenue of $18.7 million for the fourth quarter of the 2011 fiscal year, which is 14 percent less than the revenue reported for the same period last year, according to a company news release.