Spinal Tech

Biomet, based in Warsaw, Ind., would like to invest $26 million in expanding its campus, which will create 280 new positions over a two-year period, according to a report by Bloomberg Business Week.

DePuy has launched the fourth generation knee-joint implant, the Sigma CR-150, in India, according to a Sunshine Hospital news release.

The Biomet Sports Medicine Mobile Learning Center will soon travel to hospitals and surgery centers around the United States, providing orthopedic surgeons and support staff with demonstrations on Biomet products, according to company news release.

Integra LifeSciences launched the DuraGen Plus Dural Regeneration Matrix—Spinal Matrix, a product to assist in repairing the fibrous membrane surrounding brain tissue and spinal cord, according to an Integra news release.

In June, hip replacement patients represented by an alliance of law firms filed the first lawsuit over DePuy Orthopeadics' recalled ASR hip replacement, according to a news release.

Stryker Corp. will be launching the VariAx Fibula Locking Plate System and the VariAx Foot Locked Plate Systems with the AxSOS Extremity Plating System, which expand its treatment options for bone fracture repair, at the 26th Annual American Orthopaedic Foot…

Alexander Neel, MD, who operates a solo orthopedic practice in Dodge City, Kan., has affiliated with  Pratt Regional Medical Center and its South Central Kansas Bone and Joint Center in Pratt, Kansas, according to The Pratt Tribune.

The Medtronic RestoreSensor neurostimulators, which has motion-sensing technology, was implanted in patients suffering from chronic back and leg disorders at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital in London, according to BBC News.

Self Regional Healthcare, located in Greenwood, South Carolina, will begin treating spinal disorder patients using BrainSUITE iCT, an advanced surgical operating room, on July 19, according to a news release.

Amedica Corp., a spinal and orthopedic implant and instrument manufacturer, has announced a partnership with SUNY Upstate Medical University to conduct a research study into Amedica's silicon nitride (SiN) ceramic technology.