Today's Top 20 Stories
  1. Geisinger finishes $12M orthopedic expansion project

    Geisinger has finished a $12 million expansion project at its facility in Port Matilda, Pa., according to a Jan. 29 report from the Centre Daily Times.
  2. California hospital adds Stryker's Q Guidance system

    MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center is the first hospital in California to add Stryker's Q Guidance system with Spine Guidance software, according to a Jan. 30 news release. 
  3. Spine surgeons on the move in January

    Multiple spine surgeons moved to new practices or added to their titles in January.

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  1. Health systems snap up orthopedic practices: 6 moves to know

    Since November, health systems have absorbed spine and orthopedic practices in their networks.
  2. Enovis to expand Texas operations, add 162 jobs

    Orthopedic device company Enovis is planning a new manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, according to a Jan. 29 report from Mass Device.
  3. The most cost-effective orthopedic procedure of 2025

    While orthopedic surgeons are paving the way for new procedures in 2025, old procedures that have been around for decades may be the key to cost effectiveness this year. 
  4. Life Spine's ProLift Pivot spacer system earns FDA clearance

    Life Spine earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its ProLift Pivot expandable spacer system, according to a Jan. 29 news release. 
  1. Stryker's shoulder robot earns FDA approval

    Stryker's Mako shoulder robot earned FDA approval in December, Jason Beach, vice president of finance and investor relations, said in a Jan. 28 earnings call.
  2. Stryker's spine implant sale: 4 things to know

    Stryker is selling its U.S. spinal implant business to investment firm Viscogliosi Brothers, a move that is expected to help the company "better align" its resources, CEO Kevin Lobo said in a Jan. 28 earnings call.
  3. Zimmer Biomet to buy Paragon 28

    Zimmer Biomet has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Paragon 28, a medical device company focused exclusively on foot-and-ankle orthopedics. 
  4. Pikes Peak Orthopedics partners with paramedic group

    Woodland Park, Colo.-based Pikes Peak Orthopedics has formed a partnership with Colorado-based Community Paramedics, according to a Jan. 27 report from the Pikes Peak Courier.
  1. Archbold Orthopedics adds Mako robot

    Thomasville, Ga.-based Archbold Orthopedics has added a Mako robot for hip and knee replacements, according to a Jan. 28 report from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
  2. Arkansas pain management practice names CEO

    Arkansas Spine and Pain in Little Rock named E. Scot Davis as CEO, Talk Business & Politics reported Jan. 29.
  3. 7 medtech notes: Stryker, Zimmer Biomet and more

    From acquisitions to quarterly updates, here are seven key developments from spine and orthopedic devicemakers since Jan. 22. 
  4. Spine's AI nonnegotiables

    Artificial intelligence has made its way into healthcare, and spine surgeons are exploring the best ways to use it in their daily work.
  5. Stryker names new CFO

    Stryker's CFO Glenn Boehnlein is retiring, and Preston Wells will succeed him as vice president and CFO, according to a Jan. 28 news release.
  6. Stryker to sell US spine business

    Stryker plans to sell its U.S. spinal implants business, the company said Jan. 28.
  7. Stryker's revenue hits $6.4B in Q4: 7 notes

    Stryker's net sales grew to $6.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, and full-year revenue increased, according to financial results posted Jan. 28.
  8. Baylor Medicine opens Texas orthopedic clinic

    Baylor Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has opened an orthopedic clinic location in Houston.
  9. Novant affiliates with Leighton Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

    Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health announced its affiliation with Supply, N.C.-based Leighton Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Wilmington Biz reported Jan. 28.

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