Spinal Tech

ChoiceSpine received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for the BLACKBIRD Posterior Cervical Spinal System.

Purdue University joined OrthoWorx University | Industry Advisory Board, formed to connect technology and talent needs of the orthopedic medical device industry in Indiana with the assets and capabilities of Indiana's higher education institutions.

Titan Spine received approval for the Endoskeleton interbody fusion device in New Zealand and Australia.

  Russell Powers, executive vice president of NuVasive, sold 9,526 shares of the company's stock this past Friday, according to an InterCooler report.

Pluristem Therapeutics, a developer of placenta-based cell therapies, selected rotator cuff repairs as the second indication in its orthopedic therapy program.

RBC Capital assumed coverage on LDR shares earlier this week, according to a WatchList News report.

Stryker shares reached a 52-week high last Friday fueling some talk about potential acquisitions in the future, according to a Zack's report.

  Wright Medical Group announced the full commercial launch of its INFINITY Total Ankle Replacement System in the United States.

The spine and orthopedic device markets have seen almost everything during the first six months of 2014: huge company merger/acquisition deals, initial public offerings and announcements that even some of the smaller players in the markets are going global. And…

The Food and Drug Administration granted 39 spine- and orthopedic-related device clearances in May.