Spinal Tech

Medtronic has purchased disease management and patient monitoring firm Cardiocom for $200M, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The first human implantation of Alachua, Fla.-based RTI Surgical’s map3 Cellular Allogeneic Bone Graft took place last week.

Morrisville, Pa.-based Small Bone Innovations launched a new website for patients and surgeons to gain access to surgical and non-surgical treatment options for Charcot foot or neuropathic arthropathy.

Austin, Texas-based LDR received FDA approval for the commercial sale and distribution of the Mobi-C Cervical Disc for one-level indications.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based Vertebral Technologies recently reached a milestone with its InterFuse interbody fusion devices, as 3,000 have now been implanted.

Here are five physicians recently appointed to orthopedic and spine device company boards.

Steven Epstein has joined the board of directors at Sunrise, Fla.-based OrthoSensor, a medical device company focused on orthopedic devices for musculoskeletal diseases.

Mazor Robotics reported its gross profits more than doubled in the second quarter, as the company brought in $5 million this year compared to $2.2 million during the same period in 2012.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 12 spine-related device clearances in July.

Belgrade, Mont.-based Bacterin International named Daniel Goldberger as its chief executive officer.