Julie A. Vetalice, Author at ORTHOWORLD

IlluminOss Medical Completes Enrollment for U.S. Clinical Trial of Photodynamic Bone Stabilization

IlluminOss Medical completed enrollment in its 1st U.S. clinical trial of its Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System for the treatment of fractures using patient-specific intramedullary implants.

Jul 18, 2016

Medtronic Launches Products in Minimally Invasive OLIF Platform

Orthobiologics ORTHOFLASH

Medtronic launched the Pivox™ Oblique Lateral Spinal System with Lateral Plate for OLIF25™ and the Divergence-L™ Anterior/Oblique Lumbar Fusion System for OLIF51™ procedures.

Jul 15, 2016

Zimmer Biomet Completes Acquisition of LDR

Competitive Landscape Mergers & Acquisitions

Zimmer Biomet completed its acquisition of LDR in a transaction valued at ~US $1.0BB.

Jul 14, 2016

Stryker Debuts SonicAnchor Ultrasonic Soft Tissue Technology

ORTHOFLASH Sports Medicine

Stryker’s Foot & Ankle unit announced U.S. availability of SonicAnchor™, reportedly the only implant in the U.S. that employs ultrasonic energy to liquefy and flow into cancellous bone, for suture or tissue fixation in a variety of open procedures.

Jul 14, 2016

Study Results: K2M’s MESA Rail in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

ORTHOFLASH Spine

Study results suggest that use of K2M’s MESA Rail™ Deformity Spinal System may yield significantly better major curve correction than circular rod constructs in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Jul 14, 2016

Titan Spine Raises Capital to Support nanoLOCK Interbody Fusion Devices

Investments The Numbers

Titan Spine closed a substantial round of financing. Proceeds will support U.S. sales expansion and surgeon adoption of Endoskeleton® titanium interbody fusion implants and launch of next-generation nanoLOCK™ surface technology.

Jul 13, 2016

Aurora Spine Joins MetroConnect Program to Expand International Growth

Company Updates Competitive Landscape

Aurora Spine is participating in MetroConnect, an export support program designed to assist companies with international growth strategies.

Jul 13, 2016

ulrich medical USA Launches neon3 Posterior Cervical System

ORTHOFLASH Spine

ulrich medical USA commenced U.S. market release of the neon3™ Posterior Cervical System.

Jul 13, 2016

Spineart Launches TI-LIFE 3D Titanium Interbody Devices

ORTHOFLASH Spine

Spineart received CE Mark Approval for its JULIET®Ti lumbar interbody systems featuring TI-LIFE, a micro-porous scaffold designed to mimic trabecular bone.

Jul 13, 2016

First U.S. Procedure with Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant

ORTHOFLASH Sports Medicine

The first commercial U.S. patient has received the Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant following its FDA Premarket Approval for the treatment of great toe arthritis.

Jul 12, 2016

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