The FDA cleared 17 spine-related devices in December. By Laura Dyrda - 1/10/20

Zap Surgical Systems raised $81 million in an equity financing round completed Jan. 8, according to Dotmed Health Care Business News. By Alan Condon - 1/9/20

Cutting Edge Spine launched the EVOLha-DLIF direct lateral interbody fusion system on Jan. 9 following FDA 510(k) clearance. By Alan Condon - 1/9/20

BoulderCentre for Orthopedics & Spine in Boulder, Colo., recently added Patrick Curry, MD, to its surgical team. By Alan Condon - 1/9/20

Kornelis Poelstra, MD, PhD, of The Robotic Spine Institute of Silicon Valley in Los Gatos, Calif., was reportedly the first spine surgeon on the west coast to implant a Molybdenum-Rhenium rod in a patient during a spinal fusion. By Alan Condon - 1/9/20

Four former Life Spine employees filed a retaliatory discharge complaint on Jan. 7, claiming they were terminated after objecting to the company's illegal kickback scheme, reports Courthouse News Service. By Alan Condon - 1/9/20

Medtronic on Jan. 8 acquired Stimgenics, developer of the Differential Target Multiplexed spinal cord stimulation therapy. By Alan Condon - 1/9/20

Developmental biologist Olivier Pourquié, PhD, identified a cellular segmentation clock-like mechanism in humans that controls spine development, The Harvard Gazette reports. By Eric Oliver - 1/9/20

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System is building an orthopedic and robotic surgery center, which will open in the summer of 2021, the Record Herald reports. By Eric Oliver - 1/9/20

The FDA cleared 28 orthopedic and spine related devices in December. By Laura Dyrda - 1/9/20

Here are nine key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies: By Eric Oliver - 1/8/20

Zimmer Biomet created a new role in its executive structure for Keri Mattox, who will serve as senior vice president of investor relations and chief communications officer. By Eric Oliver - 1/8/20

Sports apparel company Fanatics will move into the former headquarters of Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute. By Eric Oliver - 1/8/20

Thomas Schuler, MD, is founder and CEO of the Virginia Spine Institute in Reston and was a spine consultant for the Washington Redskins for 20 years. By Alan Condon - 1/8/20

Here are six orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week. By Alan Condon - 1/8/20

Here are four orthopedic device company acquisitions announced or completed in the past month. By Alan Condon - 1/8/20

SeaSpine initiated an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock Jan. 7. By Alan Condon - 1/8/20

Daniel Lemaitre began his new role as CEO at neurostimulation company BlueWind Medical on Jan. 1. By Alan Condon - 1/8/20

Medtronic filed an urgent field safety notice with the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the U.K. in December regarding its Mazor X Surgical System after receiving seven complaints from users. By Laura Dyrda - 1/8/20

Joint replacement surgery device company Exactech underwent a number of leadership changes to start the new year. By Eric Oliver - 1/7/20