Mazor Robotics is a developer of robotic guidance systems and complementary products. Its flagship product is the Renaissance surgical guidance system, which has been used in the placement of over 45,000 implants worldwide.
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Conventus Orthopaedics has closed on a $10 million credit facility to help fund the commercialization of its Conventus DRS technology as well as new indications for the technology.
Dr. Dimitry Dzukaev has performed the first series of successful spine procedures utilizing Mazor Robotics Renaissance Guidance System with full integration of an intraoperative imaging system in Moscow, Russia.
Ortho Kinematics announced its Vertebral Motion Analysis technology, a new diagnostic technology, allows for advanced, reliable and precise spine diagnostic testing, according to a study published in The Spine Journal.
NuVasive has reached a favorable settlement agreement with Cadwell Laboratories in a lawsuit involving NuVasive's patented neuromonitoring technology.
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Global spine device company LDR was highlighted in six presentations at the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery annual meeting last week.
AccelSPINE has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance on its Picasso II system.
Acera Surgical, a medical device startup, is planning to seek U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its surgical mesh this fall, and potentially bring it to market in 2015, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.
Orthofix appointed Mark A. Heggestad CFO.
The global medical device market is expected to grow at a rate of 6.2 percent annually from 2014 to 2018, according to a report released by Market Research Reports.