Spinal Tech

St. Jude Medical has launched the Axium Neurostimulator System for dorsal root ganglion stimulation in the United States.

The Obama administration launched a drug payment pilot program last month that reduces physician earnings for expensive drug administration and makes generics attractive, according to a report in the Washington Post.

4WEB Medical has received a new patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office titled "Programmable Implants and Methods of Using Programmable Implants to Repair Bone Structures."

Here are 20 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies over the past week.

DJO Global's Susan Crawford, current executive vice president and CFO, is retiring.

Warsaw, Ind.-based AcceLinx seeks to boost development of emerging medical device technologies and companies through its new program, according to Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly.

On April 6, Needham & Company reiterated its "hold" rating on Mazor Robotics shares, according to The Vista Voice.

Analysts expect Stryker to report revenue for this year to reach almost $11.06 billion, up from $9.95 billion last year, according to CWRU Observer.

Ortho Kinematics, an Austin, Texas-based healthcare diagnostics company focused on spine imaging informatics, received ISO 13485:2003 certification.

TranS1, a Denver-based device company offering spinal pathology treatment products, appointed Brandon Arthurs its new vice president of research and development.