CARLSBAD, Calif., March 13, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), a medical technology company focused on the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Alphatec Spine, Inc. (“Alphatec Spine”), and Stout Medical Group LP. (“Stout”) entered into a License Agreement that provides Alphatec Spine with a worldwide license to develop and commercialize Stout’s expandable interbody/vertebral body replacement technology. The expandable interbody/vertebral body replacement technology utilizes a unique geometric design configuration that can be expanded once the device is placed into the disc space and is designed to be used in percutaneous, mini-open and open delivery procedures. Stout, which was formed in early 2006, specializes in spinal implants and technologies for the orthopedics industry.
