Neuro

Orthofix International announced today that the Company has signed a License and Product Development Agreement with Stout Medical Group, LP for the development and marketing of a new expandable vertebral body replacement (VBR) and corpectomy device.

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced the completion of patient implants in its U.S. pivotal clinical study of deep brain stimulation for the symptomatic treatment of Parkinson’s disease, a neurological disorder affecting approximately 6.3 million people worldwide.

Sparton Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sparton Medical Systems, Inc., is recognized as supplier partner for Award Winning Neurostar® TMS Therapy System.

Globus Medical, Inc., the largest privately held spinal implant manufacturer in the world, today announced the launch of the COALITION™ ACDF Spacer System.

Renishaw, a world leader in engineering technologies, is introducing an exciting range of high precision systems for functional and stereotactic neurosurgery at the 15th Quadrennial Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.

Disc Motion Technologies announced today that the implantation of the Inlign™ MLH system, the World’s first posteriorly implanted multi-level hybrid system was successfully implanted in a 67 year old patient.

Medtronic, Inc. announced the U.S. launch of the VERTEX SELECT™ Reconstruction System Occipitocervical Module.

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that significant clinical data using the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System was presented by top neurosurgery experts during the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Alphatec Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., introduced the ARC Portal Access System in conjunction with the introduction of the minimally invasive GLIF technique during the AANS annual meeting in San Diego, CA.

NeuroVasx, Inc., a medical device company that develops technologies for the treatment of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, announced today that it has received CE Mark for the cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System.

Micrus Endovascular Corporation (Nasdaq:MEND) today announced it has enrolled the first patient in the Vitesse Intracranial Stent Study for Ischemic Therapy (VISSIT)

St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced European CE Mark approval of its Libra® and LibraXP™ deep brain stimulation systems for treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a neurological disorder that progressively diminishes a person’s control over his or her movements and speech.

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) has announced the launch of the Integrated Power Console (IPC™) platform, its first multispecialty surgical power console for use in spinal, cranial, and ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeries

AGA Medical Corporation announced today that it received European CE Mark approval for its AMPLATZER® Cardiac Plug (ACP). The ACP provides an innovative, minimally invasive solution for closing cardiac structures not involving the septal wall.

Silver dollar-sized medical device provides injured military skydiver with pain relief

Increasing numbers of publications also bear witness to a strongly growing interest in transnasal endoscopic approaches to Neuroendoscopy.