Spinal Tech

Stryker's President and CEO Stephen P. MacMillan recently discussed the recruitment of global employees, saying new additions to the American workforce aren't stacking up to their international counterparts, according to a Kalamazoo Gazette news report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a major modification to SI-BONE's iFuse Implant System, according to a company news release.

MiMedx has announced it will be featuring two technologies focused on spinal surgery at the upcoming SAS — The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, according to a company news release.

Saint Anne's Hospital, a Caritas Health Care facility located in Fall River, Mass., is the only healthcare provider in Massachusetts to provide the MAKOplasty technology for partial joint resurfacing, according to a hospital news release.

A new Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy will give physicians and other prescribers the tools to reduce the risk of prescription drug abuse while maintaining timely access to pain management care, according to a report by the U.S. News &…

Institutional Shareholder Services reported a "pay-for-performance disconnect" regarding compensation paid to the Zimmer Holdings CEO David Dvorak and is recommending shareholders to vote against approving his executive compensation, according to a Wall Street Journal news report.

Several former Smith & Nephew employees are filing countercomplaints against the medical device giant after it fired and filed a lawsuit against them regarding alleged misuse of intellectual property, according to a Memphis Daily News report.

Klaus Radermacher, chair of Medical Engineering at the Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, has joined the ConforMIS Scientific Advisory Board, according to a company news release.

After some growth in the last quarter of 2010, Stryker's sales in hip and knee replacements were flat in the first quarter of 2011, although the company reported $2.02 billion in net sales, a 12 percent increase over the first…

DSM Biomedical, a company focused on biomedical materials science, has entered into a license and supply agreement with orthopedic device maker Interventional Spine, according to a company news release.