Spinal Tech

DePuy Spine recently launched the MOUNTAINEER laminoplasty system of implants and instruments for posterior decompression of the cervical spine, according to a company news release.

The Food and Drug Administration issued 34 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in October, according to an FDA report.

X-spine, a Miamisburg, Ohio-based global spine implant manufacturer, recently received FDA clearance on the AXLE interspinous fusion system, according to a company news release.

Synthes and Norian Corp., a Synthes subsidiary, formally pleaded guilty to charges that the company illegally tested spinal bone cement on patients without FDA approval and will pay $23.2 million in fines, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.

SpinalVu, the Sarasota, Fla.-based spinal device company, has begun production on the X-Wave cervical interbody system and X-Wave lumbar interbody system, according to a Global-Med Technologies Group news release.

BioMedGPS, a provider of real-time online business intelligence and decision-making tools, recently introduced the second model of its SmartTRAK online system, the SmartTRAK Spine, according to a company news release.

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.