Here are four updates in cervical spine devices and implants since Feb. 1:

Here are three updates on spine medtech mergers and acquisitions since Feb. 28:

Medacta's MySpine software was found to be effective and safe in pedicle screw placement, according to a study in Surgical Technology International.

Surgalign launched its next generation of the Holo Portal spine guidance system, the medtech company said March 20.

Woven Orthopedic Technologies earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ogmed implant enhancement system, the devicemaker said March 16.

ZimVie's vertebral body tethering system for scoliosis recieved a positive medical policy decision from Highmark, the devicemaker said March 15.

Here are three updates on Surgalign, a medical technology company, that Becker's has reported on since March 1:

NuVasive reached the 20-year milestone with the extreme lateral interbody fusion, the devicemaker said March 13.

Surgalign released Holo AI Insights to assist clinical decision-making in spine surgery, the medtech company said March 13.

Augmedics' Xvision system for spine surgery can now be used for cervical and iliosacral cases, the medtech company said March 8. 

Medtronic’s CD Horizon™ ModuLeX™ 5.5 Spinal System has been developed as a headless in-situ modular attachment solution to offer increased visualization of the surgical working area compared to a pre-assembled screw, and the ability to intraoperatively assemble solutions to meet a wide variety of treatment goals. The CD Horizon™ ModuLeX™ 5.5 Spinal System is compatible with all 5.5 rods within the CD Horizon™ product family and is integrated for use with Medtronic’s advanced surgical technologies, including O-arm™ imaging, StealthStation™ navigation systems and Powerease™ System

Proprio has introduced its flagship system, Paradigm, into operating rooms around the U.S.

ZimVie, Zimmer Biomet's spinoff company, plans to use a new partnership to strengthen its spine business, President and CEO Vafa Jamali said in a March 1 earnings call.

Medical City Frisco (Texas), an HCA Healthcare affiliate, has added Surgalign's Holo Portal Surgical Navigation System for lumbar spine procedures to its clinical toolkit. 

Aurora Spine earned Institutional Review Board approval to begin a multicenter study of its Dexa-C cervical interbody system, the devicemaker said March 2. 

ZimVie on March 1 posted its fourth quarter and 2022 financial results.

Alphatec on Feb. 28 posted record sales growth for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022.

Xtant Medical has acquired Surgalign's Coflex product line for $17 million.

Chad Campion, MD, a spine surgeon at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., was the first surgeon to used the 7D Flash navigation system in combination with the Firebird spinal fixation system, devicemaker Orthofix said in a Feb. 25 LinkedIn post.

FloSpine's 3D-printed Ti-Largo earned FDA 510(k) clearance, the devicemaker said Feb. 28.