Spinal Kinetics, a privately held spine device company, announced that it has completed a $34 million private financing round. Spinal Kinetics is the designer and manufacturer of the M6 Artificial Disc.
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Smith & Nephew recently completed their acquisition of ArthroCare, a medical device company focused on sports medicine.
SafeWire has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Y-Wire 2 orthopedic guidewire.
Insurance giant Humana sued Medtronic over the device company's promotion of spinal biologic Infuse.
Genovel Orthopedics has signed a research and license agreement with New York University for the development and commercialization of a new technology for osteoarthritis of the knee.
Worldwide orthopedic product sales are expected to exceed $54 billion by 2018, according to a new market intelligence report released by ORTHOWORLD.
Extremity Medical announced that the first 50 HammerFiX devices have been implanted.
Here are five key points on Aurora Spine, a major player in the spine devices market:
Nextremity Solutions announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CE Mark certification for its MSP Metatarsal Shortening Plate and System.
Active Implants announced it has received Investigational Device Exemption approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct a clinical trial of the NUsurface Meniscus Implant in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
