Spinal Tech

Noblesville, Ind.-based Nexxt Spine has launched its FACET FIXX Screw System for stabilization and fixation during lumbar spinal fusion procedures.

NuVasive reported its consolidated net income in the third quarter of $7.3 million, up nearly 250 percent compared to the same period last year.

AthroCare reported $11,403 in third quarter total income, up 4.27 percent from the same period last year.

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

Baxano Surgical has received a U.S. patent for the direct visual approach of the VEO Lateral Access and Interbody Fusion System.

Orthozon Technologies' Lumiere Retractor System was recognized by Orthopedics This Week as one of the Top Ten Best New Technology advancements for spine.

An independent study looked at the Kiva VCF Treatment System by Benvenue Medical in comparison to the balloon kyphoplasty and found fewer new fractures and half the cement used than the balloon kyphoplasty.

Here are six spine and orthopedic device companies that have recently announced expanded locations or expansion into new markets.

Paris and San Francisco-based SpineGuard has received clearance from the Mexican healthcare regulator authority, COFEPRIS, to sell its PediGuard Curved and Curved XS devices in the country.

The Office of the Inspector General released a new report on physician-owned distributorships related to spine surgery devices.