Spinal Tech

Stryker has entered into a definitive agreement with Olympus Corp. for the $60 million sale of its OP-1 products for use in orthopedic bone applications, according to a Stryker news release.

Synovis Life Technologies, a St. Paul, Minn.-based medical device company that manufactures and markets biological and mechanical products to repair and reconstruct soft tissue, reported a net revenue of $18.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 21 percent…

The Food and Drug Administration issued 16 spine devices 510(k) clearances in October, according to an FDA report.

Medtronic has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the CD Horizon System for pedicle screws that can be used during treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, according to a company news release.

New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City recently acquired MAKO Surgical Corp.'s RIO robotic arm device to assist orthopedic surgeons during minimally invasive partial knee replacements for patients with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis, according to a Newswise…

A new report from the Australian Orthopaedic Association's National Joint Replacement Registry found that hip replacement implants made from ceramicized metal heads and polyethylene-lined cups, such as Smith & Nephew VERILAST technology, have the lowest revision rate among hip replacement…

Hanger Orthopedic Group, an Austin, Texas-based device company, has completed the acquisition of the Reno, Nev.-based Accelerated Care Plus, a provider of integrated clinical programs for rehabilitation providers, according to a Hanger Orthopedic Group news release.

John Cherf, MD, president of OrthoIndex, describes the drivers behind expensive costs of orthopedic devices and what orthopedic-driven ASCs can do to combat them.

A new study published in Spine found that DePuy Spine's SCOLISCORE AIS Prognostic Test, a DNA test to determine the likelihood of curve progression in children with mild adolescent idiopatic scoliosis, is 99 percent accurate in predicting which children are…

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.