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Orthopedics and Spine

FDA Clears SurGenTec Synthetic Bone Graft

SurGenTec, a privately held spine and orthopedic technology company, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its proprietary OsteoFlo NanoPutty- Quadphasic Synthetic Bone Graft. OsteoFlo NanoPutty is a novel bone...

August 27, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

FDA Clears Life Spine Anterior Lumbar Spacer System

Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market the PLATEAU-A Ti...

August 6, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

FX Solutions Receives FDA 510k Clearances for Titanium Nitride Coated Humeral Heads and Glenospheres

FX received 510k clearances for their TiN (Titanium Nitride) Coated Humeral Heads and Glenospheres. The new addition of TiN coated humeral heads and glenospheres adds unique-to-market prostheses to the FX portfolio. The TiN coated humeral heads and glenospheres are identical to the current...

July 20, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

Mayo Clinic performs first shoulder arthroplasty with Wright Medical mixed reality tech

Wright Medical Group N.V. (NASDAQ: WMGI) today announced that the first shoulder arthroplasty procedure was performed using groundbreaking BLUEPRINT Mixed Reality Technology at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota.  Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, M.D., Ph.D, performed the procedure utilizing BLUEPRINT OR Visualization Mixed Reality software, which provides...

July 17, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

Medtronic to Acquire Medicrea

Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in medical technology, and Medicrea, a pioneer in the transformation of spinal surgery through artificial intelligence, predictive modeling and patient specific implants, today announced that they have entered into a tender offer agreement for...

July 15, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

4WEB Medical Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device

4WEB Medical, an orthopedic device company focused on developing innovative implants with an Advanced Structural Design that utilizes its proprietary Truss Implant Technology™, announced today that the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...

June 10, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

GTX medical Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Go-2 Targeted Epidural Spinal Stimulation (TESS) System

GTX medical (GTX), today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for its implantable Go-2 system which was designed to promote the recovery of leg motor functions and neurological control in adults with...

June 9, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

Centinel Spine Announces FDA Approval for the Manufacturing Transfer of prodisc Technology

Centinel Spine, LLC, the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior column reconstruction, today announced FDA approval for the manufacturing transfer of both the prodisc® C Cervical Total Disc Replacement and prodisc® L Lumbar Total Disc Replacement systems to new strategic vendors. The FDA...

May 27, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

Smith & Nephew launches new JOURNEY II Unicompartmental Knee System

Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology business, today announces the launch of its new JOURNEY II Unicompartmental Knee (UK) System. Built on the heritage of one of the most clinically successful partial knees,1,2 and paired with proprietary OXINIUM™ Technology, JOURNEY II UK is...

May 20, 2020