Spinal Tech

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.

The Center of Innovation for Biomaterials in Orthopaedic Research, a partnership of Via Christi Health and Wichita State University, named Richard Sullivan as CEO, according to a Wichita Examiner report.

Duluth, Ga.-based Hatch Medical, a medical device incubator and technology brokerage firm, has announced a recent agreement with German physician Majid Shano MB, B.CH, (equivalent to an MD in the U.S.), to broker his patented, super-elastic orthopedic stapling technology, according…

Amedica Corp., based in Salt Lake City, has announced it has acquired US Spine, based in Boca Raton, Fla., according to an Amedica news release.