Author: Alan Condon

The FDA has provided clearance for GE Healthcare's OEC 3D surgical imaging system for spine surgery and joint replacement.

M&A activity has picked up steam in the spine device industry after the market experienced a dip in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 500 procedures have been performed with OrthoPediatrics' ApiFix technology, designed for the treatment of progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Spine device company Alphatec said March 23 it plans to lease a 75,000-square-foot facility this summer in Memphis, Tenn., to house its primary distribution operations.

SeaSpine has entered into an agreement to acquire 7D Surgical in a $110 million deal.

Five key developments from Medtronic in the first quarter:

The American Academy of Neurological Surgery has appointed James Markert, MD, president.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Louisville (Ky.) and Medtronic a $7.8 million grant to study epidural stimulation for the treatment of spinal cord injury.

Neurosurgeon Kevin Foley, MD, performed Memphis' first spinal fusion with a new robotic system March 22, Fox 13 Memphis reports.

Two more spine surgeons received prison sentences March 18 for their roles in a $40 million kickback scheme at the now-defunct physician-owned Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas, according to The Dallas Morning News.