1.
Advanced
Biologics (Ladera Ranch, Calif.). The company's OsteoAMP®
exploits growth factors within allograft tissue. A proprietary process utilizes
the osteoinductivity of autografts and the osteoconductivity of allografts from
the same donor to enhance growth factors to higher levels. OsteoAMP®
won first place in the regenerative technologies category in Best New
Technology for 2009 hosted by Orthopedics This Week. OsseoGEN is
the company's line of allograft-derived stem cell technology. The company's
OsteoMEM®, an ultra-porous shape memory scaffold, is not currently
available in the U.S market.
2.
Aesculap
USA (Center Valley, Pa.). Aesculap, a
division of the German company B. Braun Melsungen, provides implants for
orthopedics, neurosurgery and spinal surgery as well as surgical sutures,
sterile containers, motor & navigation systems and products for cardiology.
The division also operates the Aesculap Academy, which actively exchanges
knowledge and numerous continuing education programs. In May, Aesculap Implant
Systems launched S4 Element Pedicle Screw System for use in spinal fusion
procedures. In March, it launched the Spyder Minimally Invasive Spinal
Retractor System for use in the lumbar spine with Aesculap's S4 Pedicle Screw
System.
3.
Alphatec Spine (Carlsbad, Calif.). The company develops products for older
spine patients, ages 65 years and older, who have disorders such as
osteoporosis, scoliosis and spondylolisthesis. Product lines include
cervico-lumbar, thoraco-lumbar, interbody/VBR, biologics, minimally invasive
solutions and vertebral compression fractures. In the Best New Technology
awards hosted by Orthopedics This Week in Dec. 2009, Alphatech
Spine won two first-place awards for its OsseoScrew Expandable Screw for lumbar
care and for its Guided Lateral Interbody Fusion system for minimally invasive
care. www.alphatecspine.com
4.
Amedica
Corp. (Salt Lake City). Amedica is a spinal and orthopedic implant and instrument maker
focused on silicon nitride ceramic technologies. It has brought various spinal
implant products to market and products under development include
reconstructive hip and knee implants. In June, the company received a patent
for its hip implant featuring a monoblock ceramic acetabular cup for use in
articulating joints for total joint replacement. The cup, currently under
development, will be used as an ultralow wear-bearing component for
motion-preserving implants. In March, Amedica received a patent for its
ceramic-on-ceramic bearings for articulating joints used for total joint
replacement and spinal disc applications. www.amedica.com
5.
Arthrex
(Naples, Fla.). Founded in 1981,
Arthrex develops sports medicine products and educational services for
orthopedic surgeons. The company has introduced more than 5,000 products for
arthroscopic and minimally invasive orthopedic surgical procedures. Its
TightRope product, originally designed for ankle surgery, is also being used for
minimally invasive shoulder surgery. In March, the company acquired iBalance
Medical of Boulder, Colo., maker of the IBalance HTO System, which uses an
implant placed within the tibia to align the osteotomy in both the coronal and
sagittal plane. In June, the company launched the its new 2.9 mm Bio-PushLock
with a reduced size to allow more anchors to be implanted around the glenoid
for improved fixation. www.arthrex.com
6.
Arthrocare
(Austin, Texas). Founded in 1993,
Arthrocare offers Coblation technology using radio frequency energy to remove
soft tissue from the body, used in arthroscopic procedures to repair joints. At
its Costa Rica factory, ArthroCare also makes ligament-repair, spinal-stabilization,
and wound-care products. Its SpineWand surgical devices use plasma disc
decompression, a minimally invasive procedure for patients with symptoms
associated with a contained disc herniation who have failed conservative care
and are not yet candidates for major surgery. The AccuMeter manometer provides
a precise digital read out that records opening and maximum disc pressures for
each level and prints the information on a sheet of paper. The company reported
a more than 4 percent increase in revenues in 2009. www.arthrocare.com
7.
Aspen
Medical Products (Irvine, Calif.). The company makes upper and lower spinal orthotics. It was
formed in 2000, when International Healthcare Devices, the product development
and marketing arm for Aspen Cervical Collars and CTOs, merged with Fiji
Manufacturing. Aspen Medical's Symmetrically Adjustable Cervical Collar won
first place for Best New Technology in the cervical care category for 2009,
hosted by Orthopedics This Week. Other products include the Aspen
"Low Profile" LSO, Summit LSO, Aspen Pediatric Cervical Collar,
Contour TLSO, QuikDraw RAP and Vista Collar. www.aspenmp.com
8.
Biomet
(Warsaw, Ind.). Company products
include reconstructive products for hips, knees and shoulders. It also makes
bone cement systems, orthopedic support devices and operating room supplies.
Through its EBI subsidiary, Biomet sells orthopedic fixation devices,
electrical bone-growth stimulators, and bone grafting materials. And Biomet
Microfixation markets implants and bone substitute material for
craniomaxillofacial surgeries. Biomet is controlled by LVB Acquisition, owned
by a group of private equity firms. www.biomet.com
9.
Choice
Spine (Knoxville, TN). Choice spine focuses on serving spine market and has
products focusing on the treatment of cervical, thoracolumbar segment of the
market. Company was founded in 2006 in Knoxville, TN and acquired Orthotec, a
40 million dollar company and now holds the exclusive rights for the U.S. market
for several patents for 6 specific spinal conditions. http://www.choicespine.com/
10.
ConforMIS
Corp. (Burlington, Mass.). This
company holds more than 250 patents and patent applications in imaging
software, image processing, implant design, surgical techniques and
instrumentation. But it has truly stood out for its patient-specific knee
implants that have been shown to be a superior alternative to off-the-shelf
knee implants. ConforMIS was a winner of the 2009 Medical Design Excellence
Awards for its iUni and iDuo resurfacing implants. In April, ConforMIS received
CE Mark certification to market its iUni G2 patient-specific knee replacement
system in Europe. The iUni G2 is the only patient-specific unicompartmental
knee resurfacing implant currently on the market. www.conformis.com
11.
CONMED
Corp. (Utica, N.Y.). About 60 percent
of CONMED's revenues come from arthroscopy and powered surgical instruments for
orthopedic surgery. Its arthroscopic products include reconstruction tools,
scopes, implants, and fluid management systems. Brands include Linvatec and
Hall Surgical. In Nov. 2009, its Linvatec arthroscopy unit released the
Bullseye Anatomic Cruciate Reconstruction System, designed to precisely perform
anatomic single bundle and double bundle cruciate reconstructions with a
flexible and intuitive guide system. At the time, it also launched an expanded
range of smaller sizes of Matryx Biocomposite interference screws for fixation
of graft bundles. www.conmed.com
12.
Corin
(Cirencester, U.K.). Corin makes
reconstructive orthopedic devices used in joint replacement procedures. In
addition to replacement ankles, hips, knees and spinal implants, it is
developing computerized surgical systems for joint replacements and other
procedures. Products include the Trinity advanced bearing acetabular system,
the MiniHip, the Cormet advanced hip resurfacing system, Metafix, the Uniglide
triple radius unicompartmental knee system, the Rotaglide total knee
replacement, LARS, the Zenith total ankle replacement and Hip Fracture
Management Solutions. Corin was founded in 1985 and went public in 2002. www.coringroup.com
13.
Covidien
(Loughlinstown, Ireland). In
addition to producing many medical products not related to orthopedics or spine,
the company makes DuraSeal Spine Sealant to stop cerebral spinal fluid leaks
after surgery. DuraSeal was launched in Nov. 2009 and it won first place in the
for biomaterials category for Best New Technology for 2009 hosted by Orthopedics
This Week. The company separated from Tyco International and changed its
name from Tyco Healthcare to Covidien, a $10 billion company. www.covidien.com
14.
DFine
(San Jose, Calif.). DFine's RF
Kyphoplasty procedure with the StabiliT Vertebral Augmentation System,
introduced in October 2008, uses site-specific cavity creation, controlled
cement delivery and ultra-high viscosity bone cement. Radiofrequency energy is
applied to energy-responsive bone cement to create an ultra-high viscosity
cement, delivered into a cavity within the vertebra using a remote hand switch
that limits the surgeon's exposure to radiation. Two recent studies in Germany
showed radiofrequency kyphoplasty with StabiliT for vertebral compression fractures
resulted in less cement leakage in patients than traditional vertebroplasty.www.dfineinc.com
15.
DePuy
(Warsaw, Ind.). DePuy, a
division of Johnson & Johnson, includes DePuy Orthopaedics, DePuy Spine and
DePuy Mitek. Its products are used for reconstructing damaged or diseased
joints, caring for traumatic skeletal injuries, treating spinal disorders and
deformity, and repairing injured soft tissue. DePuy's Confidence System,
launched in 2008, provides directional high viscosity cement placement and
allows for a longer working time than other systems. In May, DePuy launched two
products. The Expedium Vertebral Body Derotation Set is for spinal alignment in
patients with scoliosis. The Bristow-Latarjet Instability Shoulder System is an
instrument set for open and arthroscopic Latarjet or Bristow procedures. www.depuy.com
16.
Geistlich
Surgery (Root Längenbold, Switzerland). Geistlich Surgery, a unit of Geistlich Pharma, sells
products for cartilage regeneration, including natural matrix structures for
long-term osteogenesis in orthopedic and trauma surgery and to treat spinal
damage. It also makes natural biomaterials for sports medicine and orthopedics
and provides therapy concepts for biological cartilage substitute solutions.
Orthoss is a bone substitute made from the mineral part of bovine bone. It is
structurally integrated into the surrounding bone and incorporated into the
physiological remodeling process. www.geistlich.com
17.
Eminent
Spine (Georgetown, Texas). The
company's motto is "Bad to the Bone." Co-founded in 2008 by Steve
Courtney, MD, a Texas orthopedic spine surgeon, and David Freehill, an expert
in manufacturing and product design, Eminent Spine makes bio-mechanically sound
spinal implants. In 2009, it received FDA clearance for a full line of PEEK
spacers and for its Fang anterior lumbar buttress plate. Market clearance for
the Diamondback Pedicle Screw System with Boa Constrictor Crosslink and the
King Cobra Anterior Cervical Plate is anticipated this year.www.eminentspine.com
18.
Exactech
(Gainesville, Fla.). Founded in 1985
by an orthopedic surgeon and a biomedical engineer, Exactech wants to make
every day "a great day in the OR." Exactech provides orthopedic
implant devices, related surgical instruments and biologic materials and
services to hospitals and physicians. The company markets its products in more
than 30 markets in Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. In May, it
acquired Brighton Partners, the sole-source supplier of the direct compression
molded polyethylene bearings used in Exactech's Optetrak knee replacement
system. In Oct. 2009, the company reported total revenue for the third quarter
increased 12 percent over the same period the year before. It reported a 24
percent gain for hip implants, a 4 percent gain for knee implants and 7 percent
gain for biologic and spine. www.exac.com
19.
Implants
International (Cleveland, U.K.). The company sells products for arthroplasty, trauma and
spinal implant sectors. Its orthopedic products include Spinal Plif/Alif Cages
and End Plates, the CP Titanium-CSLP Plate System, Ultra Low Profile ACP
Systems with Dual-Lok Screws, the Secure S3 System, metal-on-metal ACD systems,
metal-on-metal posterior approach lumbar systems. Its manufacturing process
uses 3-D computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, backed up by a
range of computer numerical control manufacturing machines. Inspection is
controlled via a ZEISS CNC co-ordinate measuring machine and other non-contact
optical devices, housed in a temperature and humidity controlled
environment. www.implantsinternational.com
20.
K2M
(Leesburg, Va.). K2M makes spinal
stabilization and minimally invasive systems for treatment of complex spinal
pathologies and procedures. Products involve motion preservation, annular
repair, and nucleus replacement. John Kostuik, MD, its chairman and co-founder,
is former chief of spine surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine. The company is beginning to market its products in Germany, the UK
and Japan. Its Serengeti minimally invasive retractor system earned a Medical
Design Excellence Award in 2010. In Nov. 2009, K2M launched the Terra Nova
Minimally Invasive Access System and the Serengeti Disposable Kit. Terra Nova,
which involves a small incision and uses a muscle-splitting technique, is used
in conjunction with Serengeti, which features a flexible polymer retractor for
screw-based retraction. www.k2m.com
21.
Kinamed
(Camarillo, Calif.). Established in
1987, Kinamed sells implantables and instruments for orthopedics and
neurosurgery. With about half of its sales abroad now, Kinamed has been seeing
double-digit growth for the past three years. Several products are FDA-approved
and the Gem total knee system is approved for investigational use. Kinamed
makes the CarboJet carbon dioxide lavage system for cleaning and preparing bone
surfaces; the SuperCable Iso-Elastic Cerclage system, a polymer-based cerclage
system; and the KineMatch Patello-Femoral Replacement, a unicompartmental joint
replacement for patients with isolated, end-stage patello-femoral disease.www.kinamed.com
22.
Lanx
(Broomfield, Colo.). Founded in 2003
and led by medical professionals and engineers, Lanx's devices and systems are
used for anterior cervical discectomy fusion, anterior lumbar interbody fusion,
deformity correction of the thoracolumbar spine, lumbar fracture fixation,
lumbar fusion, posterior cervical fusion, posterior lumbar interbody fusion,
posterolateral fusion, thoracic fracture fixation and transforaminal lumbar
interbody fusion. Its Silverton Spinal Fixation System is for use in the
thoracolumbar spine region. Other products include the Fortis Allograft
Interbody Spacers, Silverton-D Deformity System, and the Snowcap Anterior
Cervical Plate. Lanx had backing from several institutional investors,
including Chicago Growth Partners, Goldman Sachs Private Equity Opportunities
Fund, Noro-Moseley Partners and Oakwood Medical Investors. www.lanx.com
23.
Medtronic
(Minneapolis). Medtronic
controls more than half of the spine market, but the market is growing rapidly
and future control is very much in flux, orthopedic surgeon John Cherf, MD,
told Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review last year.
Medtronic's Spinal and Biologics business collaborates with surgeons and
researchers to treat neurological, orthopedic and spinal conditions. Products
include bone grafts, minimal-access spinal technologies and image-guided
surgical navigation procedures. In 2007, it launched the CD Horizon Legacy
Anterior Spinal System. In 2008, it acquired Restore Medical, which makes
devices to treat sleep-disordered breathing. Its balloon kyphoplasty system
leads the market for compression fracture treatment. In Dec. 2009, Medtronic
launched the Sovereign Spinal System, an intervertebral body fusion
device. www.medtronic.com
24.
NuOrtho
Surgical (Fall River, Mass.). Founded in Sept. 2008, NuOrtho is an early-stage medical
device company, focusing on treating damaged tissue and preserving healthy
tissue. NuOrtho has three main product platforms: soft tissue treatment, agent
delivery and bone fusion. Its first product launch will be Ceruleau, a
technology for knee cartilage that is a surgical probe designed to preserve
joint cartilage during surgical treatment for articular knee cartilage. The company's
nine patents involve tissue preservation. www.nuorthosurgical.com
25.
NuVasive
(San Diego). NuVasive's
products cover spine surgery procedures, implants and instruments. Its
principal product, the Maximum Access Surgery platform, involves a lateral
approach, eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, which spreads the psoas muscle
instead of cutting it. The MAS platform uses a software algorithm enabling the
surgeon to see the nerve's location in real time. After going public in 2009,
NuVasive's total revenue rose 48 percent from 2008 and it is projecting annual
sales of $500 million for 2010. In March, UnitedHealthcare and Aetna began to
cover Xtreme, which they had previously classified as unproven technology. The
company is developing the MAS-TLIF system, allowing surgeons to compress and
distract bones of the spine through a 1.25-inch incision. In Oct. 2009, the
company posted third-quarter sales of $94.9 million, up 41.8 percent from the
same period the year before. www.nuvasive.com
26.
OMNIlife
Science (East Taunton, Mass.). Founded in 1999, this orthopedic device company offers
modular hip stem technology and total knee replacement systems. It sells the
Apex Modular Hip System, the Apex K1 Hip System, the Apex K2 Modular Hip System
and the Apex Knee Reconstruction System. In June, Orthopaedic Synergy, the
holding company for OMNIlife Science, completed its acquisition of Praxim, a
French company that develops automated systems, software and instruments for
total joint arthroplasty. OMNIlife Science plans to extend its hip and knee
product offerings and introduce of new products to complement its current
product portfolio.www.omnils.com
27.
Orthalign
(Aliso Viejo, Calif.). OrthAlign makes
surgical navigation products for precise alignment. Its palm-sized KneeAlign
system addresses tibial alignment in total knee arthroplasty. It is a
disposable unit for one-time use at significantly lower cost than large console
CAS and does not require a CT Scan, MRI or additional x-rays. In March,
OrthAlign received market clearance from the FDA for the latest version of
KneeAlign. www.orth-align.com
28.
Orthofix
(McKinney, Texas). The company's
product offerings include internal systems to lengthen bone, plating systems to
reconstruct a deformity, soft tissue management for rehabilitation and cold
therapy for post-surgical pain management. In June, Orthofix's Breg sports
medicine division won the 2010 CIO 100 award for its Vision Advanced Inventory
Management software, which automates management of in-house inventories of
orthopedic bracing and other products. In May, the company launched three
sports medicine products: a lateral stabilizer with hinge, the Polar Care
Kodiak Intelli-Flo Hip Pad and a neutral hand accessory. The company
collaborates on R&D with the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, the
Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation, the University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey and the National Osteoporosis Institute.www.orthofix.com
29.
OrthoPro
(Salt Lake City). Since 2003,
OrthoPro has released several surgical foot and ankle products for podiatrists
and orthopedic surgeons. Its first product was the Subtalar Spacer, a minimally
invasive approach for flexible flatfoot deformity. It also makes the Cannulated
Screw System for use in midfoot and forefoot surgeries, the Mini-Rail External
Fixation Device and the Hemiarthroplasty Implant. Its Total Compression Plate
System, released in 2010, has a variety of plate sizes and
configurations. www.orthoprollc.com
30.
Osseon
Therapeutics (Santa Rosa, Calif.). This $14 million start-up company was launched by the University
of Northern California. Osseon focuses on bone cement delivery devices and bone
cement composite for treating symptomatic compression fractures of the
vertebral spine. Its Osseoplasty 1.0, launched in Dec. 2008, features a curved
delivery system that enables the physician to channel through the vertebral
body, creating a void to house the injected bone cement. www.osseon.com
31.
Pioneer
Surgical Technology (Marquette, Mich.). The company's first product, the Songer Spinal Cable System,
introduced in 1992, was designed to be superior to wire in ease of use,
flexibility and strength. This surgeon-driven company in Michigan's isolated
Upper Peninsula has expanded into orthobiologics and has exhanced its spinal
implant offerings. Products include the Quantum Spinal Rodding System and
nanOss Bioactive. During 2006, the company signed a distribution agreement with
Regeneration Technologies and acquired Encelle, renamed Pioneer Surgical
Orthobiologics, maker of E-Matrix, a sterile, injectable biopolymer for the
repair of diseased or damaged tissue. www.pioneersurgical.com
32.
RTI
Biologics (Alacua, Fla.). RTI
Biologics, formed by the 2008 merger of Regeneration Technologies and Tutogen
Medical, provides allograft and xenograft implants for orthopedic and other
specialty surgeries. In early 2010, the company launched one spinal implant and
three implants for bone graft substitutes and general orthopedics. RTI makes
BioSet demineralized bone matrix. In Oct. 2009, the company posted record
revenues of $42.8 million for the third quarter, an 11 percent increase over
the same period the year before. In the first quarter of 2010 revenues were up
2 percent over the prior-year period. www.rtix.com
33.
SI-Bone
(Cupertino, Calif.). This company has
been pioneering the use of a minimally invasive surgical device to treat the
sacroiliac joint. Its iFuse Implant System allows for a less invasive approach
than an open surgical procedure. This simpler approach reduces OR time to less
than one hour, produces fewer complications and provides a stronger construct
than other sacroiliac joint fixation systems. SI-Bone has been working with
several well-known spine surgeons with experience in low back pathologies. In February,
the company launched a smaller, 4.0 mm size of its iFuse Implant System. www.si-bone.com
34.
Siemens
Medical Solutions (Malvern, Pa.). Siemens Medical Solutions provides imaging modalities for
orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery. Products include flexible mobile C-arms,
navigation, surgery tables and ultrasound. The company is part of Siemens
Healthcare, which provides medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical
information technology and hearing aids. www.medical.siemens.com
35.
Small
Bone Innovations (Morrisville, Pa.). Formed in 2004, Small Bone Innovations has been acquiring
companies in the small bone and joint market. Its product portfolio includes
more than 40 devices and instruments in arthroplasty, fixation, trauma and
biologic solutions. The company has acquired Avanta, which specializes in hand,
wrist and elbow arthroplasty and trauma products; Fixano, specializing in hand,
wrist, elbow and shoulder arthroplasty and trauma products; Envision, an
implant manufacturer; Actipore, a porous metal technology company; Artelon,
involved in biologically active and biodegradable technology; and Xtremi-T,
which focuses on resorbable trauma technology. www.totalsmallbone.com
36.
Smith
& Nephew (Memphis, Tenn.). The Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics division makes Oxinium
Genesis II and Profix Knee Systems, TriGen Intramedullary Nails, Synergy and
Echelon hip operation systems, and the Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System.
Recent launches include Oxinium material for hip and knee implants, the
Birmingham Hip, BHR Resurfacing and the Journey Deuce knee. Other products
include the Emperion Modular Hip System, the Legion Revision Knee System and
Synergy Primary Hip Systems. Smith & Nephew research focuses on
bioresorbable polymers, tissue and cell engineering and non-invasive
stimulation. In May, the company reported first quarter revenues were up 9
percent from the same period the year before. www.smith-nephew.com
37.
Spinal
Motion (Mountain View, Calif.). Founded in 2004, Spinal Motion makes artificial discs for
use in the spine. The company has applied for premarket approval of its
Kineflex Disc, for lumbar cases, and its Kineflex C Disc, total disc
replacements for cervical cases that preserve motion. These are weight-bearing,
modular implants consist of two keeled endplates and one semi-constrained,
fully articulating cobalt chrome core. In Nov. 2009, Spinal Motion announced it
had secured $27.4 million in Series D funding and reached 20 percent enrollment
for a laterally placed lumbar artificial disc clinical study. www.spinal-motion.com
38.
Spine
Surgical Innovation (South Easton, Mass.). SSI designs and markets the Holmed Swivel Port System, which
is intended for posterior or lateral lumbar surgery. The SSI product line is
categorized into three key sections: lumbar, cervical and instruments. SSI's
products include a line of dilator products, swivel tip rod forcepts and nerve
hook retractors and bayonets. www.spinesurgicalinnovation.com
39.
Stryker
Corp. (Kalamazoo, Mich.). Stryker
is a seasoned player covering all key applications, from hip, knee and upper
extremity to spinal implants. Products include artificial joints, spinal rods
and screws, artificial vertebral discs and bone cement. Its OP-1 is a
biological product to grow bone. Stryker also makes video-assisted surgical
systems for minimally invasive surgery. In April, the company announced it had
made its one-millionth Exeter hip stem, developed by an orthopedic surgeon and
an engineer 40 years ago to control aseptic loosening. In April, the company
launched the iVAS inflatable vertebral augmentation system for vertebral compression
fractures. In February, it released the Rejuvenate Modular Primary Hip System,
designed to closely match the hip biomechanics of the patient. www.stryker.com
40.
Tornier
(Edina, Minn.). Tornier makes
orthopedic devices such as the Aequalis line of shoulder arthroplasty
prostheses and the Salto and Salto Talaris total ankle prostheses. It offers a
portfolio of foot and hand products including the NexFix system for
reconstructive foot surgery, the CoverLoc system for wrist fracture repair, the
Piton shoulder anchor system and ArthroTunneler system for rotator cuff repair,
and the Conexa tissue matrix for tendon and ligament repair. Tornier has
collaborations with BioSurface Engineering Technologies, Bioretec and Tepha
Medical Devices, providing access to non-metal technologies for unmet soft and
hard tissue repair. In June, the company filed for a $205 million IPO. www.tornier-us.com
41.
VertiFlex
(San Clemente, Calif.). The company makes minimally invasive and motion-preserving
spinal surgery technologies. Its Dynabolt Dynamic Stabilization System is a
pedicle screw-based system to allow a full range of motion. The Superion
Interspinous Spacer, still under clinical investigation, is for patients with
moderate lumbar spinal stenosis. The Silverbolt MIS Screw System, introduced in
2007, serves as a surgery platform by supporting a mini-open approach through
VertiFlex's Oracle Expandable Retractor. The Silverbolt MLR System
percutaneously delivers two rods into a single screw for multilevel
stabilization applications. The Octane Spinal Implant System uses an implant
made from PEEK Optima and has radiographic markers to ensure accurate
placement. The Mainframe Screw System is the foundation for the company's
posterior spinal fixation systems. www.vertiflex.net
42.
Wright
Medical Technology (Arlington, Tenn.). Wright Medical Group makes surgical solutions for the foot
and ankle market as well as hip and knee repair and reconstruction. The company
recently launched the Xpansion Micrografting System for split-thickness skin
grafting and Valor Hindfoot Fusion Nail for the treatment of skeletal deformity,
late-stage arthritis or complications from diabetes. Other Wright products are
the Charlotte family of reconstructive implants, Darco locked plating systems,
Ortholoc polyaxial locking systems, the Bioarch subtalar implant, Side-Kick
External Fixators, Cancello-Pure and Biofoam osteotomy wedge systems, Dart-Fire
small screw systems, Graftjacket regenerative tissue matrix, and the Inbone
total ankle replacement. www.wmt.com
43.
Zimmer
Holdings (Warsaw, Ind.). Globally,
Zimmer controls 27 percent of the market for artificial knees, 21 percent of
the market for artificial hips, 13 percent of the market for extremities, 5
percent of the market for trauma products and 3 percent of the market for
spine. It makes the NexGen knee System, the bone-conserving Fitmore Stem, the
Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis with Kinectiv Modular Neck technology, the
Zimmer Trabecular Metal Glenoid and the Zimmer Natural Nail System. In 2008,
the company acquired Abbott Spine, maker of spine implants. In March, Zimmer
launched a line of Zimmer Patient Specific Instruments, which use MRI
technology and pre-operative planning tools to create customized cutting guides
tailored to each patient's own anatomy.www.zimmer.com
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