Medtronic's cranial and spine technologies division grew 19 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of the 2022 fiscal year, and the company's total revenue hit $8 billion.

Shoulder Innovation's InSet reverse shoulder arthroplasty system received FDA 510(k) clearance, the company said Aug. 23. 

Johnson & Johnson announced Aug. 19 that Joaquin Duato will succeed Alex Gorsky as CEO of the medtech and pharmaceutical giant in January 2022.

David Demski became CEO of Globus Medical in August 2017 and has worked for the company for more than 18 years.

Medtronic set its second quarter fiscal year 2022 cash dividend.

Casey Davidson, MD, performed the Southeast region's first surgery with NuVasive's Modulus ALIF 3D-printed titanium implant.

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.