LifeCell (Branchburg, New Jersey), a subsidiary of Kinetic Concepts (KCI; San Antonio) reported that the LifeCell Strattice reconstructive tissue matrix achieved highly favorable one-year outcomes in an ongoing clinical study of single-stage repair of contaminated or infected ventral incisional hernias. (Medical Device Daily)

Founded in 2002, with a direct staff of less than 20, NovaBone Products (Jacksonville, Florida) is seeking to gain a deeper foothold in the orthopedics market – proving itself to be the little med-tech company that could. The firm joins a host of companies hoping to break news on their innovations just in time for the North American Spine Society (NASS; Burr Ridge, Illinois) annual meeting being held this week in Orlando, Florida. (Medical Device Daily)

K2M (Leesburg, Virginia) is hoping to make its mark in the spinal biologics market with the launch of its Vikos Cervical Allograft System. The company teamed up with LifeNet Health (Virginia Beach, Virginia), an allograft bio-implant and regenerative medicine company, to combine quality machined allograft implants with precision instrumentation. (Medical Device Daily)

St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, Minnesota) could be on the verge of launching its transcatheter aortic valve implantation clinical trial (TAVI) soon. The trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the company's transcatheter aortic valve for patients who experience severe aortic stenosis and who may be at an elevated risk for open-heart surgery. (Medical Device Daily)