Here are 15 recent news updates for orthopedic and spine device companies.
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Sunrise, Fla.-based OrthoSensor added two industry veterans to its executive team ¬—Douglas Leach will serve as executive vice president of marketing and product development and Rich McKillop as senior vice president of global sales.
Australia's Department of Health and Aging's Therapeutic Goods Administration issued a hazard alert for Stryker Australia's Oasys Midline Occipital Plate because of risk of breakage.
Warsaw, Ind.-based Biomet is downsizing its operations and cutting a Swiss manufacturing facility with 230 workers.
Stryker's net earnings dropped 34.5 percent in the second quarter, despite increased sales over the same period last year, largely due to a $170 million charge from the voluntary recalls of the Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck hip stems.
St. Louis-based ulrich medical released the uCerv Interbody System for U.S. markets.
Medtronic has entered into an agreement with Amgen to promote the Prolia device to spine specialists through Medtronic's Interventional Spine division.
Bacterin International Holdings received FDA 510(k) approval for its OsteoSelect DBM Putty to be used in spinal fusion procedures.
In the past two years, approximately 118 procedures have been performed using the Mazor Robotics Renaissance spine system at the University Medical Center in Mainz, Germany with 99 percent accuracy.
Mequon, Wis.-based Titan Spine received four patents this year for technology related to its Endoskeleton interbody device and system instrumentation.
Medtronic announced the global launch of a new Sagittal Adjusting Screw for its CD Horizon Solera Spinal System.
Zimmer Spine announced that it has begun distributing the APEX Spine System.
Antony, France-based SpineVision has appointed Ken Yamada as its U.S. subsidiary's chief operating officer.
Stamford, Conn.-based Orthozon Technologies introduced its Lumiere Retractor System, a patented device for microendoscopic discectomy surgeries.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MAKO Surgical added two members to its board of directors, Scott Flora and Jonathan Lord, MD.
Raleigh, N.C.-based Baxano Surgical reached a $6 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle its federal investigation related to an October 2011 subpoena.
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