Medical Tracking Solutions, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based medical implant technology firm, recently launched iTraycer, an iPhone application that tracks medical implants according to a Kansas City Star report.
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Alphatec Holdings, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based medical device company focused on treating spinal disorders, has named former Johnson & Johnson CFO Michael O'Neill as the company's new CFO, vice president and treasurer, according to a company news release.
Wright Medical Group received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to fund a clinical study of OSTEOSET T bone graft substitute pellets in combat-related open fracture wounds, according to a company news release.
DiFUSE Technologies, based in Austin, Texas, received FDA clearance for the Xiphos line of posterior interbody devices for use during intervertebral body fusion of the lumbar spine from L2 to SI, according to a company news release.
SpineSmith Partners, a Texas-based medical device company, has received FDA clearance for the VisuALIF interbody fusion implant system, according to a company news release.
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Pioneer Surgical Technology has launched the Pioneer Advantage portfolio of allograft products, including the anterior lumbar interbody fusion product Bigfoot, according to a company news release.
Orthofix has released a new spinal deformity correction module for its Firebird pedicle screw system, which the company introduced last year, according to a company news release.
Medtronic has launched the KYPHON Express curette for scraping or scoring bone in the spine, which is used during treatment of vertebral compression fractures with minimally invasive KYPHON balloon kyphoplasty, according to a company news release.
K2M has launched the RAVINE lateral access system, marking the company's first entrance into the far lateral market and expansion of its existing minimally invasive products, according to a company news release.
Integra LifeSciences will feature the Total Wrist Fusion System for treating wrist arthritis at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand today in Boston, according to a company news release.