Spinal Tech

SI-BONE, a San Jose, Calif.-based medical device company, has received the CE mark for its iFuse Implant System, according to a Science 2.0 report.

Amedica/US Spine, a Salt Lake City-based spine and reconstructive implant and instrument manufacturer, recently completed a distribution and licensing agreement with the Memphis-based BioDlogics to distribute the company's biologic products, according to an Amedica/US Spine news release.

Here are 12 recent orthopedic and spine device company financial reports.

Medtronic reported total revenues for the second quarter of the 2011 fiscal year at $3.903 billion, a 2 percent increase from the second quarter of 2010, according to a company news release.

Turning Point has announced the launch of the Turning Point 4.0, a core training machine developed in collaboration with University of Toledo bioengineers, athletic trainers, physical therapists and sports physicians.

Medtronic has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Multi-Lead Trialing Cable for use in the patient screening test for the spinal cord stimulation therapy, according to the report.

L.H. Medical Corp., a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based medical device manufacturer, is expanding the company's current location to be 60,000 square feet and adding 65 new employees, according to a company news release.

The average costs to earn FDA 510(k) clearance are $24 million, making up more than three-quarters of the cost to bring a medical device from the initial concept to the U.S. market, according to a Stanford University report titled "FDA…

Here are 50 orthopedic and spine surgery devices that were either launched by device companies or approved by the FDA within the past year. The devices are listed in alphabetical order and were gathered from the FDA 510(k) Clearance list…

Patients who received metal-on-metal hip replacements from Wright Medical reported satisfactory results and a low rate of osteolysis after a ten-year follow-up, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.