Spinal Tech

 Here are 16 key notes on major spine and orthopedic device companies.

Proception Medical announced it has partnered with a private equity fund to seek and evaluate private investment and buy-out opportunities in the orthopedic and medical device industries.

  DePuy Synthes Select's Compact Distal Radius System is a consolidated distal radius solution for surgery centers and, according to a DePuy Synthes Select report, has the following features:

  MedShape announced the company received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Morphix SP Suture Anchor.

  Exactech will commemorating the 20th anniversary of its the Exactech Knee system with the launch of ExactechGPS Guided Personalized Surgery at the 2014 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in New Orleans.

Spinal Elements announced the donations it raised in 2013 from its Hero Allograft program for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., totaled over $330,000.

Invuity has raised $36 million in a Series E financing round, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.

The global market for biomaterials is estimated to reach $88.4 billion by 2017, according to a MarketsandMarkets report.

Ortho Kinematics announced it has achieved the milestone of having tested more than 1,000 patients with the Vertebral Motion Analysis system, a new diagnostic service for assessing spinal instability.

Sites Medical, an orthopedic medical device company, plans to lease and equip a facility in Columbia City, Ind., for $1.9 million, according to a report by The Journal Gazette.