Orthopedic giants Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson have both announced company spinoffs this year, with other key leaders following suit. Here are five spinoffs Becker's has reported on this year. 

One-year data on a spinal facet replacement system and four more updates from spine devicemakers in the last week:

Medtronic partnered with Australian medtech company DorsaVi to develop wearable sensors for patients with spinal cord injuries, Au Manufacturing reported Oct. 25.

Medtronic plans to separate its combined patient monitoring and respiratory interventions businesses, which are part of the company's medical surgical portfolio.

Genesys Spine enrolled the first two patients in a study for the SIros system, the devicemaker said Oct. 21.

A new spine platform, DePuy Synthes' Teligen, is set to hit the market in 2022. Here's how it compares to two other spine platforms from NuVasive and Surgalign.

Spine surgeon Robert Masson, MD, performed the first reconstructive surgery with a mixed reality operating room at the Masson Spine Institute in Ocoee, Fla.

The first surgical cases with Life Spine's ProLift Micro endoscopic expandable spacer system were completed, the devicemaker said Oct. 20.

Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute is progressing in its trial for 3Spine's Motus device, the practice said Oct. 19.

DePuy Synthes received FDA 510(k) clearance for its minimally invasive spine platform, Teligen, the devicemaker said Oct. 20.

SpineCraft signed a research agreement with Rosies Base to investigate nanoTi, a titanium alloy, for spine implants.

One-year data published in Clinical Spine Surgery found Premia Spine's Tops facet replacement system was effective across all patient-reported outcome measures.

An artificial disc milestone and six more key updates from spine devicemakers since Oct. 12.

Johnson & Johnson is likely to make "modest cuts" to its workforce ahead of its spinoff of its consumer health businesses, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 18.

Medical technology giants Medtronic and Stryker have been named on Forbes' sixth annual "World's Best Employers" list.

Todd Lanman, MD, and Jason Cuellar, MD, PhD, completed the first three-level artificial disc replacement using the Prodisc C Vivo implant in the U.S.

SeaSpine fully launched its percutaneous spine module for the 7D Flash navigation system, the devicemaker said Oct. 18.

CornerLoc launched the TransLoc 3D sacroiliac joint fusion system.

Accelus' FlareHawk interbody fusion system was cleared for use in Italy, Taiwan, Portugal and Colombia, the devicemaker said Oct. 18.

Joimax launched the Tessys TransSAP endoscopic system, the devicemaker said Oct. 18.