Spinal Tech

Ed Akeyson, MD, PhD, is now using Paradigm Spine's Coflex, according to myrecordjournal.

Leesburg, Va.-based K2M continues to make a splash in the spine market, according to Seeking Alpha.

A new neurosurgical device can alert a surgeon about a tissue's healthiness during brain surgery, according to Counsel&Heal.

Nuvectra, a Plano, Texas-based neurostimulation medical device company, will present at the Needham Healthcare Conference in New York City, according to EconoTimes.

Stryker Spine acquired SafeWire's product portfolio.

European research project RESTORATION and JRI Orthopaedics have developed a new resorbable bioceramic material that could put 3D printed bioceramic implants on the market soon, according to 3Ders.

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.