Becker’s Spine Review

Medtech companies SpineGuard and Omnia Medical have received a notice of allowance for a patent application covering guidance technology for sacroiliac joint fusion.  The patent describes the application of SpineGuard’s Dynamic Surgical Guidance tissue-differentiating feedback technology to the positioning of…

Monterey, Calif.-based Elevation Spine, a spinal medtech company, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for Saber-C AVIA, a complete anterior cervical fixation system.  Saber-C AVIA is designed as a zero-profile anterior cervical discectomy and fusion construct and includes a…

Zimmer Biomet has established itself as one of the largest players in the orthopedic medtech space and has strengthened its position with several high-profile acquisitions.  On top of its acquisitions, in June 2026 the company secured $2.75 billion through two…

Spine surgery is being reshaped less by any single technology than by a collision of forces: a federal payment system rewriting where operations happen, payers tightening what they will cover and a specialty under growing pressure to prove its results. …

When health systems and organizations push for new ways to grow revenue — through opening new locations, launching additional service lines or scheduling more visits — surgeons can push back.  Management can earn surgeon buy-in through a number of different…

Prior authorization has been consistently identified by clinicians and administrators alike as a significant burden to surgical care and ASC workflows.  Ninety-three percent of physicians reported that PA can cause care delays at least some of the time, according to…

CMS released its proposed CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on July 14, setting up another cycle of physician pay cuts, and for spine and orthopedic surgeons, the exposure goes well beyond the headline number. The proposal cuts the physician…

Orthopedic medtech company Advita Ortho has acquired three novel intellectual property applications from Bauer Innovations for shoulder arthroplasty technologies.  The patent applications and technologies will expand Advita Ortho’s Equinoxe Shoulder System portfolio by treating patients with glenoid bone loss using…