Spinal Tech

DJO Global recently named Michael P. Mogul as the company's new chief executive officer, succeeding Les Cross, according to a company news release.

Stryker purchased an MMP Portfolio license from TPL Group and Patriot Scientific, co-owner of the Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio, according to a Patriot Scientific news release.

Joshua Jacobs, MD, a hip and knee replacement and reconstruction specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently spoke with NPR Radio about metal-on-metal hip replacement implants, according to a practice news release.

Integra LifeSciences bought SeaSpine, a spinal fusion device company, for $89 million in cash. The combination of SeaSpine's portfolio with Integra LifeSciences' existing spine business will make its spine and orthobiologics portfolio the largest component of the company.

DiFUSION Technologies, based in Austin, Texas, signed a multiyear lease with Texas Life-sciences Collaboration Center in downtown Austin, according to a Community Impact news report.

Interventional Spine, an Irvine, Calif.-based spine device company, announced the first use of its PerX360, a percutaneous transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion system, according to a company news release.

Surveyed professionals in the medical device industry generally found the FDA's device-approval process stifles innovation, according to a report by the Ledger.

A U.S. Judicial Panel has consolidated lawsuits against DePuy on its Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant in a Texas federal court, according to a report by Mass Device.

Kensey Nash announced that it has acquired the assets including the product lines of Synthes' Norian subsidiary for $22 million in cash, according to a Kensey Nash news release.

Zimmer has supported national joint replacement registries outside of the United States for several years. As a member of AdvaMed, a trade association representing medical device manufacturers, the Company is now participating in the development of the International Consortium of…