This article is written by Bryan McEntire, chief technology officer for Salt Lake City-based Amedica.

Lewisville, Texas-based Orthofix International's gross profits dipped in the first quarter, down 17 percent from 2012's first quarter due to substantial declines in spine and orthopedic implant sales.

Precision Spine has named Tony Dimun as special business development, merger and acquisitions adviser and a member of the company's board of directors.

MAKO Surgical reported revenue of $24.8 million in the first quarter of 2013, a 26 percent increase over the same period last year.

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Trice Orthopedics has appointed Richard Washburn as President and raised $3 million in start-up capital.

Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Holdings plans to cut jobs from its workforce, according to WISHTV.

New York City-based Paradigm Spine launched its coflex Solution website, a patient-centered site with information on lumbar spinal stenosis and both surgical and non-surgical treatment options.

Gainesville, Fla.-based Exactech received FDA clearance for the Gibralt Occipital Spine System, which features occipital plates and 360 degree articulating rods.

San Diego, Calif.-based NuVasive has acquired ANC, a spine implant manufacturer based in Dayton, Ohio.

Zimmer Holdings acquired the business assets of West Chester, Pa.-based Knee Creations, the developer of a proprietary joint preservation treatment Subchondroplasty.