Spinal Tech

Blue Belt Technologies announced that Jose Bossolo, MD, performed the 500th Navio assisted partial knee replacement surgery, worldwide, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, according to a Health Point Capital report.

Decisions Resources Group reported on eight big trends impacting the spinal implant market, which is expected to reach $7.1 billion over the next eight years.

Here are 18 key notes on major spine and orthopedic device companies.

  Amedica reported 51 percent silicon nitride ceramic products revenue increase for the second quarter of 2014 as the company moves to grow over the next six months.

Anthony Yeung, MD, received the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of New Mexico.

  LDR reported total revenue increased in the second quarter of 2014, up over the same period last year.

NuVasive company continues to make strategic moves toward its goal of reaching $1 billion in revenue. When the company hits that goal, they'll be in the number two position in the spine market.

K2M reported second quarter financial results, with revenue up 18.4 percent over the same period last year.

SpineFrontier appointed John Miller as vice president of sales.

DFINE announced the results of a multi-center study that found a significant decrease in pain scores after targeted radiofrequency ablation with the STAR Tumor Ablation System.