Spinal Tech

Austin, Texas-based Wenzel Spine received a new patent for its Zero-Profile VariLift Stand-Alone Expandable Interbody Fusion System.

San Francisco-based SpineGuard received regulatory approval, or a Ninsho, to market its Classic and Curved PediGuard products in Japan.

Here are 15 recent news updates for spine and orthopedic device companies.

Medtronic announced the development of the Medtronic Hospital Solution, a business focused on hospital partnerships to increase operational efficiency.

Medtronic, one of the largest medical device manufacturers in the world, made headlines recently with its $200 million acquisition of Cardiocom, a disease management and patient monitoring firm.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Class 1 recall for Stryker Spine's OASYS Midline Occiput Plate.

A New Jersey court has determined two Biomet subsidiaries still owe $2.7 million in royalty payments to spine surgeon Neil Kahanovitz, MD, after they stopped paying him in 2008, according to a Mass Device report.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Aurora Spine's new expanded corporate headquarters has opened.

San Francisco-based SpineGuard received FDA 510(k) clearance for three products to complete its PediGuard platform of single-use drilling instruments for pedicle screw pilot holes.

LDR's Mobi-C cervical disc replacement recently received FDA market approval for two-level indications and became the first device to be endorsed for multiple level indications in the cervical spine.