Spinal Tech

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

The jury reached a verdict in a lawsuit involving OrthoTec and Surgiview, which was purchased by Alphatec Holdings in 2010.

Louisville, Ky.-based Cardinal Spine is $300,000 toward its ultimate goal of raising $1.25 million for its spinal interbody fusion devices.

Medtronic, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical came under attack from hackers in 2013, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

Columbia, Md.-based ACell has launched its MatriStem Multilayer Wound Matrix for deep, hard-to-heal wounds.

Venture capital firm Clarus Ventures will raise $375 million for its third fund, a life sciences venture fund.

Aesculap Implant Systems participated in an ovine study of its Plasmapore coated devices, and the results point to the Plasmapore devices bringing increased bone formation over uncoated PEEK implants.

Mazor Robotics appointed Michael Berman to the company's board of directors, bringing the board to six members.

San Diego-based NuVasive made several changes to its executive leadership, including promoting Quentin Blackford to executive vice president of finance and investor relations.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 16 spine-related medical device clearances in January.