RTI Surgical Completes Acquisition of Paradigm Spine
UF startup RTI Surgical has announced it has completed the acquisition of Paradigm Spine. Paradigm Spine’s primary product is the Coflex interlaminar stabilisation device. According to a press release, this is a “differentiated, minimally invasive motion preserving stabilisation implant that is FDA PMA-approved for the treatment of moderate to severe lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in […]
Positive Payor Policy Covering coflex® by Select Health of South Carolina for the Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
On Nov. 1, UF startup RTI Surgical announced it would acquire Paradigm Spine. Its coflex® has gotten Positive Commercial Payor Policies from seven health insurance companies, including Select Health of South Carolina noted in this article. Paradigm Spine, LLC, a leader in providing solutions for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, announced issuance of a […]
RTI Surgical Announces HealthPartners’ Positive Coverage Decision for Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Surgery (Spinal News International)
UF startup RTI Surgical, a UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, has announced that HealthPartners, the largest consumer governed non-profit healthcare organisation in the USA, issued a positive coverage decision for minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion surgery. This decision expands access to RTI’s SImmetry System for HealthPartners members considering treatment for SI joint […]
RTI Surgical to Acquire Paradigm Spine (Healio)
UF startup RTI Surgical Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Paradigm Spine LLC to acquire all outstanding equity interest of Paradigm Spine in a cash and stock transaction valued up to $300 million, which consists of $150 million at closing and potential future milestone payments, according to a press release. According […]
RTI’s TETRAfuse 3D Technology Wins 2018 Spine Technology Award (News-Medical.Net)
RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced its TETRAfuse® 3D Technology won a 2018 Spine Technology Award from Orthopedics This Week, a widely read publication in the orthopedics industry. RTI will accept the award at the North American Spine Society’s (NASS) 33rd Annual Meeting taking place September 26-29, 2018, in Los Angeles and […]
RTI Donor Services and the UMTB Donor Services Foundation Expand Partnership to Increase Capacity for Donated Tissue in Service to Patients, Donor Families and Leading Hospital Partners (Business Wire)
RTI Donor Services, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing responsible stewardship of the gift of tissue donation, announced a new partnership with the UMTB Donor Services Foundation, a not-for-profit tissue recovery program based in Miami. The partnership aims to treat more patients by providing increased support for families seeking to donate the Gift of […]
RTI Surgical Expands Portfolio of Spine Implants to Meet Surgeon Needs and Improve Patient Outcomes (RTI Surgical)
UF startup and Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical, Inc. a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of its Fortilink®-TS and -L IBF Systems, adding to a growing series of interbody fusion devices featuring proprietary TETRAfuse® 3D Technology. The Fortilink-TS and -L Systems are intended for use in lumbar interbody fusion procedures […]