Spinal Tech

The Food and Drug Administration issued 56 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in March, according to an FDA report.

As Gary D. Henley stepped down as president, CEO and as a director of Wright Medical Group, Chief Technology Officer Frank Bono has been fired for "failing to exhibit appropriate regard for the company's ongoing compliance program," according to a…

Dane A. Miller, co-founder of medical device giant Biomet, will visit Indiana University's Kelley School of Business as a distinguished entrepreneur of the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Bloomington, according to a university press release.

Gary D. Henley has stepped down as president, CEO and as a director of Wright Medical Group, according to a company news release.

The Institute of Medicine has completed its internal review of the FDA's 510(k) clearance process of medical devices and is now turning to the private sector to obtain feedback on its review, according to a Mass Device news report.

Emerge Medical, a Denver-based medical device company, is targeting the $2 billion orthopedic trauma market with its first-ever line of high-quality generic implants and instruments, according to a company news release.

Thompson Surgical Instruments, maker of the Thompson Retractor, has a new company division Thompson MIS, according to a company news release.

Alphatec Holdings has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Solus Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion system, according to a company news release.

Vicente Trelles has been appointed as senior vice president of worldwide operations and shared services at Orthofix International, according to a company news release.

RSB Spine, a medical device company focused on developing modular fusion products for degenerative disc disease, has announced a 145 percent sales increase for the first quarter of 2011 compared to Q1 2010, according to a company news release.