Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Acquires An Exclusive Worldwide License for Technology Related to Guided Lumbar Interbody Fusion System

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 13, 2007 (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 spine disorders, announced the entry into an exclusive worldwide license for a unique minimally invasive guided lumbar interbody fusion system. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Alphatec Spine, Inc. (“Alphatec Spine”), and JGMG Bengochea, LLC (“JGMG”) entered into an Exclusive License Agreement that provides Alphatec Spine with an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize JGMG’s guided lumbar interbody fusion (“GLIF”) system. The GLIF system is designed to allow surgeons to perform a 360-degree minimally invasive procedure without the need for a second incision or repositioning of the patient, which is intended to reduce the length of the procedure, reduce the trauma to the patient and reduce the post-surgery recovery period.

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