Neurosurgery

Titan Spine, LLC announced today that it began limited market release of its ENDOSKELETON® TT system, a new transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) 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.

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

Boston Scientific Corporation today welcomed publication of results from the ISAT clinical trial showing patients with a ruptured intracranial aneurysm treated with endovascular coil embolization are 23 percent less likely to die within five years compared to patients who undergo surgical clipping.

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.

Applied Spine Technologies, Inc. announced today that Craig Corrance, who has more than 20 years of management experience in global orthopaedic industries, has been named as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.

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.

The Board of Directors of the North American Skull Base Society has made the decision to postpone the annual NASBS meeting until October 2009