J. Christopher Barry has spent his career focused in the medical technology industry at Medtronic and currently CEO of NuVasive.

From outgoing leaders to new board members, here are nine updates on executive leadership at spine and orthopedic device companies in the last 60 days.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Aug. 18 refused to revive claims in a NuVasive spine surgery patent case, siding with a previous decision made by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Alex Gorsky will step down as chair and CEO of Johnson & Johnson and serve as executive chairman effective Jan. 3, 2022.

Geoffrey Martha became CEO of Medtronic during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. Mr. Martha joined the company in 2011 and has grown the company since.

Here are seven updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week.

The Inhance shoulder arthroplasty system was introduced Aug. 18 by DePuy Synthes, the orthopedics company of Johnson & Johnson.

Timothy Scannell, president and COO of Stryker, will retire in 2023, according to an Aug. 18 news release.

Accelus launched the FlareHawk7 device for lumbar fusions, the company announced Aug. 17. 

Smith+Nephew is expanding its Werewolf hematosis wand for orthopedic surgeons performing total joint replacements.

An appellate court on Aug. 16 reversed a lower court's decision that dismissed almost 6,000 lawsuits against 3M over a surgical warming device, according to the Star Tribune.

The FDA has awarded Globus Medical 510(k) clearance for Excelsius3D, an intraoperative three-in-one imaging system.

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to 10 spine-focused devices in July.

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to 29 orthopedic-focused devices in July.

Gainesville, Fla.-based medical device company Exactech has fully launched its Truliant Total Knee System featuring a new porous-coated implant.

Kevin Lobo has worked at Stryker for 10 years advancing from an orthopedic executive to CEO.

The U.S. Southern District Court of New York threw out a lawsuit against Zimmer Biomet related to its Taper hip implant and Kinectiv piece.

SeaSpine's 3D-printed WaveForm A interbody system was launched in a limited commercial release, according to an Aug. 12 announcement.

RSIP Vision created an artificial intelligence-powered 2D to 3D registration module for orthopedic surgery, the company announced Aug. 12. 

Orthofix's data on M6-C sales and four more key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week: