Spine Surgery Worldwide Products and Technologies

October 8th, 2009 PRINCETON, New Jersey - Impliant, Inc., a developer of novel motion-sparing alternatives to traditional spinal fusion surgery, announced today that it conducted the first two implantations of its TOPS VersaLink System, the newest addition to its product portfolio. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080527/NETU060LOGO ) The system is comprised of the company's flagship TOPS(TM) Total Posterior Arthroplasty device, a motion-sparing posterior implant designed to treat moderate to severe lumbar stenosis with or without spondylolisthesis and facet arthrosis, attached to the company's recently-developed VersaLink Fixation System(TM).

September 1st, 2009 WILMINGTON, Delaware - According to a new healthcare market research report 'Global Top Minimally Invasive/Non Invasive Market (2009 - 2014)', published by MarketsandMarkets (www.marketsandmarkets.com), in 2009, the global minimally invasive/ non invasive market is estimated to be approximately $16.4 billion and is expected to reach $24.4 billion by 2014 at a CAGR of 8.3%. Browse 80 market data tables and in-depth TOC on minimally invasive/ non invasive market.

August 26th, 2009 BOSTON, Massachusetts and CHEADLE, England - Cardea Technology, Inc. and Optasia Medical Ltd., announce plans to collaborate and configure their software tools for Vertebral Fracture Assessment, a method for evaluating vertebral fractures from images on bone densitometers, to exchange information and create reports for the management of osteoporosis.

August 26th, 2009 SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Sanford Health (www.sanfordhealth.org), a comprehensive health care provider in the Upper Midwest, announced today a spinal implant developed by Sanford Clinic Neurosurgeon, Wilson Asfora, MD, Sanford Clinic Neurosurgery & Spine, has received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) market clearance as a lumbar intervertebral body fusion device. On August 14, 2009, the FDA gave 510(k) clearance to the Asfora Bullet Cage, a product which is designed for use in posterior lumbar interbody fusion surgeries to treat degenerative disc disease.

August 25th, 2009 LEIPZIG, Germany - Surgery in Full HD: Leipzig is now home to the future of precise, efficient and safe high-tech surgery. The International Reference and Development Centre for Surgical Technology (IRDC) is implementing an innovative, comprehensive approach in specialty surgery.

April 29th, 2009 AUDUBON, Pennsylvania - Globus Medical, Inc., the largest privately held spinal implant manufacturer in the world, today announced the continuing expansion of its international operations and the appointment of Glenn Kenney to Senior Vice President of International and Corporate Programs. Globus has secured CE Marks for over 30 products across its broad portfolio, including six non-fusion products.

April 29th, 2009 PALO ALTO, California - Milledge brings proven experience, dynamic insights and strategic focus to neurovascular interventions developer. Nfocus Neuromedical Inc.

April 29th, 2009 PALO ALTO, California - Accomplished regulatory executive enhances Nfocus device development team. Endovascular device start-up Nfocus Neuromedical Inc.

April 20th, 2009 LONDON - First UK Gastric Band Operation Through The Belly Button In a British medical first pioneering surgeon Professor Franco Favretti and his team have performed the UK's first SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) gastric band implantation. This means overweight patients no longer have to undergo the usual five incisions for traditional laparoscopic gastric banding surgery, Professor Favretti performed the operation via a single incision through the belly button.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - For the first time ever, experts in bariatric surgery gave a lecture on how weight loss surgery for morbidly obese patients can cure type 2 diabetes, at the Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference in Glasgow. 'The changing face of diabetes', was the theme for the 2009 conference, introducing the new developments in bariatric research and clinical practice for the future.

June 7th, 2009 LONDON - An eight-year-old girl returned to chase her ballet dreams after having steel rods screwed into her spine. Little Billie Stanton, of Northampton, underwent a risky eight-hour surgery after being diagnosed with crippling curvature of the spine.

January 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - What keeps the spine healthy and erect? The key lies in how a deep muscle along the spinal column, called the multifidus muscle, is designed. These findings show how this poorly understood muscle plays a potentially important 'scaffolding' role, according to researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine (UCSDSM).

January 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers are growing new spine discs for those who suffer from severe degenerative disc disease. Neurosurgeons can now remove the affected intervertebral discs (IVDs) after which they fuse the vertebrate bones to stabilise the spine.

August 29th, 2009 Judge: Tessera patents valid but not infringedSAN JOSE, Calif. — The U.S.

May 27th, 2009 BANGALORE - As part of its commitment to address the lower part of the pyramid, the Rs.150,000-crore Tata group is innovating affordable products for the masses, its chairman Ratan Tata said here Wednesday. "We have taken a conscious decision to innovate products that are affordable for the masses, which account for about 70 percent of our population," Tata told students of the premier Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here.

May 6th, 2009 Cowboys staffer hurt in collapse out of hospitalIRVING, Texas — A Dallas Cowboys assistant athletic trainer who sustained a broken leg in the collapse of the team's practice facility has been released from the hospital. Greg Gaither was released from Baylor University Medical Center on Wednesday, the team said.

January 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has unearthed compelling evidence that combination of air bags and seat belts affords the best protection against spine fractures sustained in motor vehicle crashes. This research project examined the records of more than 20,000 crash victims aged 16 and older admitted to Wisconsin hospitals after car or truck crashes from 1994 to 2002.

March 31st, 2009 BANGALORE - Global aerospace major Boeing has set up a research and technology lab here to develop advanced aerospace technologies and solutions for its next-generation products and services, a senior official said Tuesday. The India lab, Boeing's third of its kind outside the US, will initially have 30 aerospace engineers working on multiple projects that include advanced aircraft and spacecraft designs and new structure and materials technologies.

April 23rd, 2009 Wild defenseman Burns has surgery on shoulderST. PAUL, Minn. — Defenseman Brent Burns is the latest Minnesota Wild player to have surgery since the season ended.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in a stable condition, a senior doctor at AIIMS said Friday, adding that they would prefer to conduct a 'less risky' beating heart surgery on the prime minister rather than a bypass surgery. 'The prime minister is in a stable condition.