Replication Medical, Inc., a developer of proprietary, hydrogel based products for the spine and other surgical applications, announced today that it has received a CE mark for its GelFix Posterior Spinal Distraction implant. A CE mark is the quality assurance certification requirement recognized by members of the European Union for sales into those countries.

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Replication Medical receives CE mark for GelFix Posterior Spinal Distraction implant

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. , the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, announced today that the Hart-Scott-Rodino review period for Alphatec Spine’s proposed acquisition of Scient’x …

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Alphatec Spine Announces Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Review Period for Acquisition of Scient’x Groupe S.A.S. (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. , the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and full year December 31, 2009.

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Alphatec Spine Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Revenue and Financial Results (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development institute, announced today that Thomas S. Kilduff, Ph.D., director of SRI International’s Center for Neuroscience, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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Thomas S. Kilduff named a Fellow of the AAAS (News-Medical-Net)

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

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Alphatec Spine Agrees to Acquire Scient’x Groupe SAS (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Applied Spine Technologies announced today the first two Stabilimax surgeries performed outside of the United States. The surgeries were performed in Johannesburg, South Africa, by Ajay Maharaj, MD, at Sunninghill Hospital. The Stabilimax Dynamic Spine System is currently part of an IDE multi-center, randomized, controlled clinical trial in the U.S.

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Applied Spine Technologies: Two Stabilimax surgeries performed in South Africa

ROCKY HILL, Conn.—-Applied Spine Technologies announced today the first two Stabilimax surgeries performed outside of the United States. The surgeries were performed in Johannesburg, South Africa, by Ajay Maharaj, MD, at Sunninghill Hospital.

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Applied Spine Announces First Use Outside the U.S. of the Stabilimax® Dynamic Spine Stabilization System (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Facet Solutions, Inc. announced today that it has acquired all of the assets of Archus Orthopedics

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Facet Solutions announces Archus Orthopedics acquisition

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.

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TOPS Versalink Spinal System to treat moderate to severe lumbar stenosis