CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, today announced the appointment of Luke T. Faulstick to the Company’s Board of Directors. The appointment increases the size of Alphatec Spine’s Board of Directors to eight and increases the number of independent directors to five.