Device Companies —7 Key Notes — DePuy Synthes, Zimmer & More

Here are seven key notes on major spine and orthopedic device companies. Atlanta-based MedShape garnered $11 million in new financing to fund further development and commercialization of its products, including the Eclipse Soft Tissue Anchor.

Zimmer Spine signed a global distribution agreement for the Lateral Locking Cage with Frontier Medical Devices and will exclusively market the cage to customers worldwide.

DePuy Synthes Spine expanded its collaboration with Brainlab and launched the navigation-ready instrumentation for its leading spine systems.

Salt Lake City-based Amedica Corporation launched the Valeo II Anterior Lumbar Fusion Device, a redesigned device with enhancements for improve ease of use and quality.

DePuy Synthes Spine launched the mPACT program for posterior mini open fixation and fusion procedures.

Leesburg, Va.-based K2M launched the SANTORINI Small Corpectomy Cage System for treatment of collapses, damaged or unstable vertebral bodies due to trauma or tumors.

DePuy Synthes Spine launched its SYNFLATE Vertebral Balloon, part of a portfolio of solutions for vertebral compression fractures.

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