Spinal Tech

SeaSpine promotes its chief scientific officer from within, and five more key updates from spine devicemakers in the last week:

Chad Neely, founder and CEO of Wenzel Spine, died March 7, the devicemaker said.

The first surgery using Life Spine's Prolift Lateral Helo Fixated spine system has been completed, the medical device company said in a March 8 news release.

Saluda Medical's Evoke spinal cord stimulator received FDA approval for treating chronic intractable pain, the devicemaker said in a March 8 news release.

Vuze Medical's spine imaging system received patents in China, Europe and the U.S., according to a March 8 news release.

CoreLink's Fusation cervical anchor received FDA 510(k) clearance, the devicemaker said March 8.

Frank Vizesi, PhD, has been appointed chief scientific officer of SeaSpine after seven years with the company.

Stryker has acquired 46 companies in its 81-year history, including 14 in the last five years. Its most recent acquisition, Vocera Communications, was finalized in February for $3.1 billion. But what does Stryker have planned for the health IT company?

Louisiana neurosurgeon Sebastian Koga, MD, has completed the world's first surgeries using Aurora Spine Corp.'s Dexa-C implant, the devicemaker said March 3.

SeaSpine has launched its NorthStar cervical facet fusion and Flash Navigation lumbar facet fusion devices.