Spinal Tech

Here are five recent patent infringement lawsuits filed and settled between orthopedic and spine device companies.

Former Medtronic chairman and CEO Winston Wallin died yesterday, according to a company news release.

Zimmer recently finalized the acquisition of Beijing Montagne Medical Device Co., a Chinese device company, according to a Zimmer news release.

William A. Hawkins, CEO of Medtronic, will retire at the end of the current fiscal year, which ends on April 29, 2011, according to a company news release.

Lanx, a medical device company focusing on the development of spinal devices, has appointed Dan W. Gladney as CEO and member of the company's board of directors, according to a company news release.

The Food and Drug Administration issued 12 spine devices FDA 510(k) clearances in November, according to an FDA report.

Incorporating spine procedures into orthopedic-driven or multi-specialty ASCs can be a lucrative venture but is also a hard feat to accomplish, given the traditionally held perception that sensitive and intensive spine procedures should only be performed in the hospital setting.…

The Food and Drug Administration issued 35 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in November, according to an FDA report.

ActiveO, an Incline Village, Nev.-based medical device company, has filed litigation against Medtronic in a Salt Lake City federal court, claiming trademark and copyright infringement of ActiveO's trade name for bone cement, according to an ActiveO news release.

Metal-on-metal hip replacements have been used in the United States for several years with studies showing good patient outcomes. However, concerns about the design have recently been raised after the DePuy ASR hip replacement recall occurred in July. For now,…