The latest second quarter results from six spine and orthopedic device companies and three more notes from the last week:

OrthoPediatrics has extended its partnership with Mighty Oak Medical to distribute the Firefly Pedicle Screw navigation guide.

Spine devicemaker Alphatec posted $62.2 million in second-quarter revenue but saw a loss of $38.2 million compared to the same period of 2020.

King of Prussia, Pa.-based medical device company Camber Spine got a green light from the FDA for two of its lumbar spacer products, the SPIRA-P and SPIRA-T, according to an Aug. 3 company news release.

Neurosurgeon Vijay Yanamadala, MD, has performed the second procedure worldwide that uses a titanium, 3D-printed device meant to fuse spinal vertebrae and ease chronic pain, News12 reported.

Spinal implant manufacturer SeaSpine posted $47.5 million in second quarter revenue, a 66 percent increase year over year.

SI-Bone posted significant revenue growth in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year.

Aurora Spine received 510(k) approval from the FDA for its Dexa-C cervical interbody system, according to an Aug. 3 news release.

Zimmer Biomet posted $2 billion in net sales during the second quarter of 2021 and saw growth across its spine and orthopedic segments.

Orthofix's M6-C artificial disc is being evaluated for contiguous two-level symptomatic cervical radiculopathy, according to an Aug. 2 news release.

From SeaSpine's purchase of a highly touted imaging system to a multibillion dollar deal that bolstered Stryker's extremities portfolio, here are eight acquisitions of $100 million or more made in  the last eight months:

The spine market continued to stabilize in the second quarter as NuVasive reported a 44.8 percent increase in second-quarter net sales compared to the same period last year.

NuVasive's Pulse platform for spine surgery received FDA 510(k) approval, and it is now available for sale.

Smith+Nephew posted growth in all segments of its orthopedics business in the second quarter.

Medical device company MirRus raised $65 million in a round of funding for its Rhenium-based spine devices and heart disease treatment development, the company said July 27.

Spine-facing medical technology company Carlsmed is collaborating with the International Spine Study Group Foundation to collect surgical data on personalized interbody devices.

NuVasive's net sales in the second quarter increased 44.8 percent year over year to $294.8 million, and clinical evaluations of its Pulse spine system got underway in Europe.

Stryker plans to hone in on smaller mergers and acquisitions as part of its strategy for short-term growth, according to CEO Kevin Lobo.

Degenerative disc disease patients who underwent total disc replacement with the ActivL Artificial Disc had better outcomes than patients who received the ProDisc-L, according to a study by Aesculap Implant Systems.

NuVasive's newest spine implant and four more updates from device companies in the last week: