Aurora Spine Issued U.S. Patent for Polyaxial ZIP
Aurora Spine was issued U.S. Patent No. 9,603,637, "Polyaxial Interspinous Fusion Implant and Bone Growth Stimulation System." Apr 12, 2017
FDA Clearance for UOC’s E-XPE Knee Insert
United Orthopedic received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the E-XPE™ polyethylene knee insert. Apr 12, 2017
Inspired Spine Reaches 500 OLLIF Procedure Milestone
Inspired Spine reached the milestone of 500 Oblique Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedures completed. Apr 12, 2017
Safe Orthopaedics Expands Product Availability in Paris
Safe Orthopaedics’ products for thoracolumbar spinal fusion have been listed for availability to ~1/4 of the France market. Apr 12, 2017
Clinical Trial Update: Simplify Medical’s Cervical Disc
The first patient has been treated in a pivotal clinical trial of Simplify Medical’s Simplify® cervical disc, investigating use in two adjacent levels to treat degenerative disc disease. Apr 12, 2017
FDA Clearance for Mazor X Align Software
Mazor Robotics received FDA clearance to market Mazor X Align™ software for use in spinal deformity correction planning. Initial launch will occur in mid-2Q17. Apr 12, 2017
DJO Global Partners with IPG
DJO Global’s Surgical Division partnered with IPG on delivery of its products to IPG’s health plan clients and patients. Apr 11, 2017
Audax Medical Licenses Novel Self-Assembling Nanomolecule
Audax Medical was granted an exclusive worldwide license from Northeastern University for a self-assembling, arginine-rich nanomolecule for development in tissue regeneration. Apr 11, 2017
intellijoint HIP Reaches 1,000 Procedure Milestone
At one year following commercial launch, Intellijoint Surgical’s intellijoint HIP® has been used in >1,000 total hip replacements throughout Australia, Canada and the U.S. Apr 11, 2017
Strategic orthopaedic-related 510(k)s issued in March 2017
Strategic orthopaedic-related 510(k)s issued in March 2017 include: Joinix Cannular System (Aju Pharm), Unicompartmental Knee (Bodycad), Microfet 2 Dynamometer (Hoggan Scientific), Flex-Thread Clavicle Pin (Intrafuse), Evolution Revision Tibial System (MicroPort Orthopedics) Apr 10, 2017
