From third-quarter financial reports to Johnson & Johnson's latest orthopedic acquisition, here are seven key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:

David Dvorak, who previously led Zimmer Biomet, was named executive chair of the board of directors at medical device company Think Surgical, according to a Nov. 10 news release.

NuVasive's net sales were affected in part by challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic and elective surgery halt, according to third-quarter financial results posted Nov. 9.

Devicemaker Arthrex agreed to pay $16 million to resolve kickback allegations involving a Colorado orthopedic surgeon, the U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 8.

Alphatec, Globus Medical and SeaSpine posted their third-quarter financial reports, and all of them saw increased revenues year over year.

Happe Spine, a company developing spine and orthopedic implants, closed $3.35 million in series A capital.

The first clinical cases with Spinal Elements' Lucent 3D-printed lumbar interbody system were completed at Hawaii Pacific Health in Honolulu and Youngstown Orthopedics Associates in Canfield, Ohio.

Conformis named James Paiva as its vice president of U.S. marketing, the company said Nov. 8.

Medtronic plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by fiscal year 2045, the company announced Nov. 8.

A robotics company and the developer of a minimally invasive surgical drill are two of the latest acquisitions in the orthopedic medtech industry:

Bedford, Mass.-based OnPoint Surgical received an award for an augmented reality spine surgery patent that was granted in June, the company said Nov. 8.

Globus Medical saw an uptick in revenue year over year in the third quarter, and CEO Dave Demski said in an earnings call that the Excelsius 3D imaging system is expected to launch before the end of the year.

Alphatec grew its surgeon user base by 20 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2021, according to financial results posted Nov. 4.

Zimmer Biomet, Stryker and Smith+Nephew all recently reported their third quarter results. While Smith+Nephew and Zimmer Biomet saw dips in orthopedic performance, Stryker saw revenue gains.

A study of Premia Spine's Tops spinal arthroplasty system found positive patient outcomes at the six-week and 12-month marks.

Smith+Nephew saw $1.3 billion in third-quarter revenue; however, its orthopedic sales dipped, according to financial results posted Nov. 4.

Zimmer Biomet's orthopedic and spine sales dipped in the third quarter, according to financial results posted Nov. 4.

Stryker has expanded MakoSmartRobotics across the VA hospital network, the company said Nov. 4.

Synthes GMBH, Johnson & Johnson's orthopedics company, has acquired 100 percent of OrthoSpin, an Israel-based robotics company.

From leadership changes to financial results, here are seven updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week: