Author: Alan Condon

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation June 30 suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in four more counties to ensure beds are available for patients with COVID-19.

SeaSpine launched its Mariner MIS and Mariner Outrigger spinal fixation systems June 30.

Spino Modulation's anterior vertebral body tethering for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has reached the final of the "Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!" competition, according to citybizlist.com.

Medtronic has withdrawn its Infuse Bone Graft/LT-Cage Lumbar Tapered Fusion device from the Australian market as of March 23, according to a statement provided to Becker's Spine Review.

Spinal device manufacturer CoreLink received FDA 510(k) clearance for its F3D-C2 standalone cervical spine system June 30.

The first procedures with Orthofix's Firebird SI fusion system were recently completed by orthopedic spine surgeon Justin Hall, MD.

Stryker has extended the offering period of its cash tender offer for all outstanding ordinary shares of Wright Medical Group, a device company focusing on orthopedic extremities and biologics.

The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research & Education was established June 30.

Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Christina Hardesty, MD, has been named to the board of directors of the Hattie Larlham Foundation, the Record-Courier reports.

While still higher than pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, telemedicine visits have begun to steadily decline across the U.S. since peaking in mid-April, according to a June 25 Commonwealth Fund report.