Carlsbad, Calif.-based Aurora Spine announced the appointment of Eric Fronk as CFO.
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Bacterin International Holdings announced that a published peer review article related to the use of OsteoSponge in spinal fusion was included in The International Journal of Spine Surgery, and showed positive clinical results.
IlluminOss Medical, a privately held, commercial stage medical device company, announced the appointment of Frederick Tobia as vice president of regulatory and clinical affairs.
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Four manufacturing companies announced that they have come together to form a strategic partnership aimed at reducing risk, ensuring a more streamlined supply chain for medical devices and reducing time-to-market by working together.
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Tornier, a global orthopedic medical device company, announced that its president and CEO David Mowry and CFO Shawn McCormick will present at the Piper Jaffray 25th Annual Healthcare Conference.
San Francisco-based SpineGuard announced that its PediGuard platform has been adopted by spine surgeons in the department of orthopedic surgery at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan.
Minneapolis-based Medtronic announced its net earnings in the United States in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 increased by 39 percent, from $646 million in the same quarter in 2012 to $902 million in 2013.
Knoxville, Tenn.-based ChoiceSpine announced the launch of TYPHOON Facet Screw Fixation System.
A unit of Limerick, Pa.-based Teleflex, a medical device company, will be relocating from Research Triangle Park, near Durham, N.C., to a new facility in Morrisville, N.C., according to a WRAL Tech Wire report.