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.…
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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.
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Orthofix has reduced its estimates for the end-of-year results, predicting the quarterly sales between $142 million and $144 million, down from the original prediction in October of $144 million to $148 million, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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NuVasive has settled a patent dispute with Orthofix and The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, which includes a $2 million payment from Orthofix to cover the settlement, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Wenzel Spine has formally launched the VariLift Expandable Interbody Fusion System through online multimedia resources, according to a company news release.
Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute has signed an agreement with Voyant Health to license the company's integrated technologies, according to a Voyant Health news release.
Wenzel Spine, an Austin, Texas-based spinal fusion device company, has hired Jon Luedke as executive vice president, according to a company news release.
Theken Spine, an Akron, Ohio-based maker of implantable hardware for spinal fusion surgery, has been approved for a $200,000 Rapid Outreach grant from the Ohio Controlling Board, according to a Medcity News report.