Spinal Tech

RSB Spine received FDA clearance for an additional product code associated with the InterPlate L-Ti, according to a company news release.

Wenzel Spine received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the VariLift expandable interbody fusion system for stand-alone use, according to a company news release.

ArthroCare, an Austin, Texas-based surgical instrument manufacturer, received FDA clearance for the Parallax Contour vertebral augmentation device used to create a void in the vertebral body, according to a company news release.

The U.S. bone graft substitute market will reach $2.3 billion by 2015, a result of the adoption of new growth factors and improved features of newer products, according to a release from the Millennium Research Group.

The Food and Drug Administration issued 32 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in August, according to an FDA report.

Tecomet, a contract manufacturer for the orthopedic, trauma and spinal implant market, announced the opening of LaunchQuick, a full-service rapid prototyping center, according to a company news release.

ArthroCare's sports medicine division launched its complete Ambient ArthroWand Collection, a portfolio of radiofrequency devices designed to provide orthopedic surgeons with real-time temperature monitoring of circulating fluid during arthroscopy, according to a company news release.

The global shoulder replacement market is forecasted to reach $1.06 billion in 2016 after a compound annual growth rate of nine percent over the next five years, according to a GlobalData news release.

The newest designs in knee implants now take into account the knee's natural curvature by utilizing three-dimensional technology during the design phase, says Oren Gelman, director, global brand management of Stryker Orthopaedics. Based on this technology, the trend in knee…

Scientists at the Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic received a $660,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for researching the electronic knee, according to a clinic news release.