Precision Spine launched its Dakota ACDF standalone system, the devicemaker said Sept. 27.

SeaSpine isn't able to confirm its previously issued revenue guidance for 2021 due to COVID-19 and its impact on spine surgery volumes,Seeking Alpha reported Sept. 27.

More than 60,000 M6-C artificial discs have been implanted worldwide, Orthofix said Sept. 27.

Implanet entered exclusive negotiations with the Menix Group to divest its knee prosthesis, the company said Sept. 23.

Lehigh Valley, Penn.-based orthopedic device company Tyber Medical acquired Bonita Springs, Fla-based medical device company CatapultMD, the firm said Sept. 23.

Dymicron's Triadyme-C artificial cervical disc won the 2021 Best New Spine Technology Award from Orthopedics This Week.

Lewisville, Texas-based spine and orthopedic device company Orthofix named Wayne Burris to its board of directors and appointed him to its audit and finance committee, the company said Sept. 23.

NuVasive opened its East Coast Experience Center in New York City, according to a Sept. 23 news release.

The FDA cleared Incline Village, Nev.-based Kleiner Device Labs' new KG2 Surge flow-through interbody system for market use, the company said Sept. 22.

Camber Spine launched its Spira-P posterior lumbar spacer and Spira-T oblique posterior lumbar spacer devices nationally, according to a Sept. 22 news release.

Here are four key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:

Medtronic enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial for its Braive growth modulation system for scoliosis, according to a Sept. 22 news release.

Medical device manufacturer Orthofix Medical is launching its Opus MG Set, a synthetic bone void filler for orthopedic surgeries, the company said Sept. 21.

Spineology received a $15 million venture loan, and the move was led by Horizon Technology Finance Corp., according to a Sept. 20 news release.

Medical device company Aurora Spine has closed the private placement of its common shares and warrants to institutional investors for $6,508,139.40 Canadian dollars, or $5,075,166.22, the company said Sept. 20.

Mark Foster, president and CEO of Malvern, Pa.-based orthopedic device company Trice Medical, is joining Salt Lake City-based surgical technology company Xenocor as a member on its board of directors, the company said Sept. 20.

The CEO of SpineFrontier has described recent kickback charges against him and the company's CFO as "baseless," Boston Business Journal reported Sept. 17.

Leading spine and orthopedic device companies have served as a springboard for some executives' careers. Since Sept. 1, Becker's has reported on five moves from former executives from Stryker, Medtronic and more.

Spine implant maker CoreLink has surpassed 5,000 cases with its Entasis lateral sacroiliac joint fusion system, according to a Sept. 16 news release.

A sales representative for Stryker's orthopedic products may be the next star of ABC's The Bachelor.