11 News Updates for Orthopedic Device Companies

Spinal Tech

Center Valley, Pa.-based Aesculap Implant Systems' PL-AGE System is now available for commercial use. Broomfield, Colo.-based Lanx launched its ALTA Stand-Alone ACDF System for anterior cervical spine fusion.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury ordered Johnson & Johnson's DePuy orthopedic device unit to pay more than $8 million to the plaintiff in the first of approximately 11,000 lawsuits over the company's metal-on-metal hip implants.

Center Valley, Pa.-based Aesculap launched its Hi-Line XXS Minimally Invasive Microsurgical hand piece for broad use and improved in-procedure visibility during minimally invasive spine surgery.

Stephen Cook, PhD, joined the board of directors of Parsippany, N.J.-based Precision Spine.

Warsaw, Ind.-based DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction Division launched the ATTUNE total knee replacement system at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Chicago.

Miamisburg, Ohio-based X-spine received FDA clearance for its Silex sacroiliac joint fusion system.

Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer released its Trabecular Metal Total Ankle replacement and instrument system at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Chicago.

Minneapolis-based Medtronic announced support for repealing the 2.3 percent federal medical device excise tax.

Leesburg, Va.-based K2M launched a bone graft system, an expansion of its biologics offering.

Karl Farnsworth, CPA, was named chief financial officer for Salt Lake City-based Amedica, a manufacturer of reconstructive spinal and medical devices.

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