Eleven Spine Technologies Won “Best New Technology for 2014”

The Eleven Best New Spine Technologies for 2014 >> Here they are! The 11 best new spine technologies for 2014. As seems to happen every year, the range and quality of submissions were excellent. More than 40 new products were submitted. Our five judges worked hard to select just 11 winners from such a strong group. One conclusion: innovation continues to assert itself year after year.

We and our panel of surgeons were impressed that inventors—despite ever growing hurdles to innovation and entrepreneurism in spine—still managed to create a solid group of more than 40 new products to submit for the 2014 Orthopedics This Week Spine Technology Awards.

Winning categories were:

• Biomaterials and Biologics
• Cervical Care
• Diagnostic & Imaging
• Minimally Invasive Spine Care
• Thoracolumbar Care

Biomaterials and Biologics

Medtronic Spinal MAGNIFUSE II

Cervical Care

ZipLine Medical, Inc. Zip Surgical Skin Closure

Diagnostic and Imaging

SafeRay Spine, LLC Lessray	Spinologics, Inc. Scolioscreen	Whale Imaging, Inc. G-Arm Multi-Plane Surgical Imaging

Minimally Invasive Spine Care

109 Design Smart Strap	Aesculap, Inc. S4 Element MIS

Thoraculumbar Care

Medacta Internatinal SA MySpine	NLT Spine ARC Pedicle Screw System	SafeWire Tiger	Vital 5, LLC Vital 5, LLC ReLeaf Anesthetic Delivery Catheter