Spinal Tech

John Peloza, MD, of Plano-based Texas Back Institute, performed the first surgery in the United Stated with the FLXfit, the only 3D expandable interbody cage in the world.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California stating that Arthrex infringed three patents that KFx Medical possessed.

aap Implantate will soon receive two patents from the European Patent Office for developing resorbable magnesium implants.

K2M received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the MESA 2 Deformity Spinal System.

Orthopedic device company Exactech acquired BlueOrtho, a Grenoble, France-based company focused on computer-assisted surgical technology development and manufacturing.

Amedica and InterMed Resources signed a purchase agreement with HealthTrust.

Flower Orthopedics released a new anatomic Distal Radius FlowerCube.

The U.S. small bone and joint orthopedic device market is expected to continue growing steadily, through this year and the next, according to a new report by Research and Markets.

Here are stock report updates for five major public spine device companies according to the report for January 20, 2015.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 43 spine and orthopedic device clearances in December.