Spinal Tech

Integra LifeSciences launched its Integra Proximal Humeral Fracture Plate System in the U.S. The company also announced the U.S. FDA 510(k) approval and introduction of its Integra Laminoplasty System for cervical and thoracic spine.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Aurora Spine launched its newly-redesigned website.

Gainesville, Fla.-based Exactech reported a net income of $3.2 million for the third quarter, up nearly 25 percent from $2.6 million during the same period last year.

Mazor Robotics highlighted its success with the Renaissance spine system at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting earlier this month.

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

Medtronic has launched a new procedure to allow for lateral access to the L5-S1 disc space.

Providence Medical Technology will release its two-year follow-up data on the DTRAX Facet System this week at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker reported net earnings of $103 million for the third quarter, which is down dramatically from $353 million during the same period last year.

Paris and San Francisco-based SpineGuard reported a net loss of $1.65 million for the last six months of 2013, a $300,000 improvement over the same period last year.

Wright Medical Group, based in Memphis, Tenn., will acquire Biotech International for $75 million, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.