Biomet reported its net income at $31.1 million for the first quarter of 2014, despite spine sales coming in 6.6 percent lower than the same period last year.
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The U.S. FDA recently approved Binder Biomedical's LOGIC standalone intervertebral body fusion device for treatment of degenerative disc disease.
Warsaw, Ind.-based Biomet has agreed to acquire Lanx, a minimally invasive spine technology company.
Orthopaedic Implant Company launched a second installment of its anatomic locking plate series: The OIC Distal Radius Plate.
The Food and Drug Administration granted 19 spine-related medical device approvals in September.
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Spine Wave announced it will implement the iTraycer from Medical Tracking Solutions, which provides medical device-focused inventory management.
A new study published in Spine examines how the X-Stop interspinous distraction device could fail.
Lanx plans to host a presentation for the use of its lateral interbody fusion and fixation system featuring Ryan DenHaese, MD, of Buffalo Spine Surgery in Lockport, N.Y., at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting this week.
SpineGuard plans to launch two new PediGuard products this week: XS Classic PediGuard and XS Curved PediGuard.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, along with several other organizations and device companies, sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking for a repeal of the medical device excise tax, which was implemented Jan. 1, 2013.