Spinal Tech

Misonix announced the results of a retrospective, comparative study of its ultrasonic BoneScalpel and whether is has the potential to improve perioperative outcomes in decompression of thoracic spinal stenosis.

Rumors run freely today about whether Medtronic will purchase Smith & Nephew after Bloomberg reported late last night the device company giant Medtronic is eyeing Smith & Nephew, which yesterday completed its $1.5 billion acquisition of ArthroCare.

K2M reported their first quarter 2014 financial results and analysis for the future given the company's initial public offering earlier this year.

Tarik Sidani, DO, has joined the faculty of Arthrex, a manufacturing company focusing on orthopedic surgical supplies, according to a report by The Baxter Bulletin.

Reportbuyer.com released a report on the Latin American minimally invasive spinal implant market.

Exactech announced that it will feature its ExactechGPS Guided Personalized Surgery solution at the 15th Annual Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in London, United Kingdom. This is the solution's first international introduction.

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.

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.