Spinal Tech

Here are 14 recent orthopedic and spine device company executive moves.

MAKO Surgical has entered into a binding commitment for the establishment of 11 new MAKOplasty sites with Health Management Associates, an operator of acute-care hospitals in the Southeast and Southwest, according to a company news release.

Hospital groups are concerned that medical device manufacturers will pass on a 2.3 percent tax on their products to hospitals and other providers, according to a letter the groups sent to the Internal Revenue Service.

Leslie H. Cross has been appointed to be a member of Alphatec Spine's board of directors, according to a company news release.

SANUWAVE Health, a medical technology company focused on devices in regenerative medicine, has posted fiscal year 2010 revenues of $728,000, representing a 10.1 percent increase from total revenues in FY 2009, according to a company news release.

DePuy Orthopaedics has launched GLOBAL ADVANTAGE+, a new instrumentation system for shoulder replacement surgery for use with the company's GLOBAL ADVANTAGE shoulder replacement implant, according to a company news release.

CareFusion has launched its 11-gauge vertebral balloon, a device that allows spine surgeons to repair vertebral compression fractures that are more difficult to treat due to their size and location in the spinal column, according to a company news release.

Ascension Orthopedics, a manufacturer of PyroCarbon orthopedic devices, has released the TITAN Modular Shoulder Fracture Prosthesis, according to a company news release.

DePuy Orthopaedics has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its A.L.P.S. Total Foot System and the AFFIXUS Hip Fracture Nail System, according to a company news release.

Pioneer Surgical has announced the full market release of its Streamline TL Spinal Fixation System, according to a company news release.