Devicemaker 3Spine landed a $33 million series C investment round to support clinical trials of its lower back total joint replacement device.

Augmedics added former DePuy Synthes President Nadav Tomer to the board of directors and former Medtronic executive Reed Krider as chief marketing officer.

Intraoperative neuromonitoring company Assure Holdings saw a leap in managed case volume in 2021, according to fourth-quarter and full-year results posted March 14.

While still in their infancy, robotics and augmented reality have demonstrated significant potential in spine surgery, with many surgeons excited to see how these two technologies will be integrated in the future. But which technology are surgeons gravitating toward as they stand now?

SeaSpine saw 20 percent year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2021, with significant gains in U.S. spinal implant sales, according to financial results posted March 11.

Dozens of spine implants and technologies have been debuted regionally and worldwide since the start of 2021. 

Southern Spine formed a center of excellence with Integrated Pain Associates in Killeen, Texas.

Spine and orthopedic devices made with 3D-printing technology have grown in recent months from newly launched products and patient-specific implant debuts.

SeaSpine promotes its chief scientific officer from within, and five more key updates from spine devicemakers in the last week:

Chad Neely, founder and CEO of Wenzel Spine, died March 7, the devicemaker said.

The first surgery using Life Spine's Prolift Lateral Helo Fixated spine system has been completed, the medical device company said in a March 8 news release.

Saluda Medical's Evoke spinal cord stimulator received FDA approval for treating chronic intractable pain, the devicemaker said in a March 8 news release.

Vuze Medical's spine imaging system received patents in China, Europe and the U.S., according to a March 8 news release.

CoreLink's Fusation cervical anchor received FDA 510(k) clearance, the devicemaker said March 8.

Frank Vizesi, PhD, has been appointed chief scientific officer of SeaSpine after seven years with the company.

Stryker has acquired 46 companies in its 81-year history, including 14 in the last five years. Its most recent acquisition, Vocera Communications, was finalized in February for $3.1 billion. But what does Stryker have planned for the health IT company?

Louisiana neurosurgeon Sebastian Koga, MD, has completed the world's first surgeries using Aurora Spine Corp.'s Dexa-C implant, the devicemaker said March 3.

SeaSpine has launched its NorthStar cervical facet fusion and Flash Navigation lumbar facet fusion devices.

The launch of Zimmer Biomet's spine and dental spinoff and four more key updates from spine devicemakers in the last week:

Regenerative medicine, patient-specific implants and artificial intelligence continue to gather momentum in the spine field, but robotics and augmented reality are the technologies surgeons expect to become more prominent in the next five years.