Medtronic named Greg Lewis to its board of directors, the devicemaker said June 26.

Here are three spine devices earning coverage from payers in 2023:

Spine devicemaker Surgalign announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Here is a timeline of the company in the last year:

Cigna implemented a positive coverage policy for Intrinsic Therapeutics' Barricaid bone-anchored annular closure device, the medtech company said June 21. 

GE HealthCare and DePuySynthes inked a distribution agreement to grow the OEC 3D imaging system in the U.S.

Cigna, a payer that provides health benefits for 19 million Americans annually, will now cover Relievant Medsystems' Intracept procedure for the treatment of vertebrogenic low back pain. 

Surgalign has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is selling its assets to Xtant Medical Holdings, the spine devicemaker said June 20.

At the 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, attendees gathered to explore the powerful topic of interventional spine technology.

The Premia Spine TOPS system for lumbar facet joint replacement earned FDA premarket approval, the devicemaker said June 20.

Orthofix's WaveForm A interbody device has been released in a full commercial launch, the devicemaker said June 19.

Kamaldeep Momi, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in neck and spine procedures, has performed the world's first procedure using Altus Spine's lumbar standalone interbody fusion system at the Fellowship Surgical Center in Mount Laurel, N.J. 

Spine navigation systems are designed to help surgeons improve precision and get patients better faster. So far four new systems are htting the market in the U.S. this year.

Brian Ipsen, MD, recently completed his 300th case using the Augmedics Xvision spine navigation system.

PathKeeper Surgical earned FDA 510(k) for its spine navigation system, the company said June 15.

The spine and orthopedic medtech space has been rife with major deals from acquisitions to spinoffs in recent years.

Centinel Spine finished enrollment for a 2-level Investigational Device Exemption trial for the Prodisc C Vivo and Prodisc C SK disc replacement devices, the company said June 13. 

Spinal technology medical device company Mighty Oak Medical has partnered with HP to develop 3D-printed medical models and surgical guides using an HP Jet Fusion 5200, according to a June 12 report from TCT Magazine.

Medtronic's plans to separate its combined patient monitoring and respiratory interventions businesses will likely go forward, Seeking Alpha reported June 12. 

Brian Ipsen, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon in Galena, Kan., has completed his 300th case using Augmedics' Xvision spine navigation system, according to a June 12 LinkedIn post from the medtech company. 

Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD, recently performed his first DualPortal endoscopic spinal surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City.