CARLSBAD, Calif., June 6, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), a leading medical technology company focused on the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, announced that its subsidiary, Alphatec Spine, Inc., has received its first binding sales order in connection with its spinal products launch in the European market. Alphatec anticipates shipping products related to such order prior to the end of this month.