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:

The FDA has granted breakthrough designation for Auctus Surgical's vertebral body tethering scoliosis treatment.

Bioventus announced July 29 plans to acquire Misonix in a $518 million deal, and integration plans are in the works.

Bioventus posted significant gains in second quarter net sales and across its business segments.

San Diego-based spine technology company NuVasive appointed Amy Belt Raimundo to its board of directors, the company said Aug. 9.

An appellate court on Aug. 9 upheld a preliminary injunction against a medical device distributor accused of stealing trade secrets from its parent company to develop a rival spine device.

Pediatric orthopedic device maker WishBone Medical secured $10 million in growth capital, the company announced Aug. 10.

Mark McFarland, DO, performed the first kyphoplasty with Stryker's SpineJack system in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.

The first patients have been enrolled in a study for Aurora Spine's Zip Interspinous Fixation device.

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed that six residents had surgery with a tuberculosis-infected allograft, and one of them has died, ABC affiliate News 5 Cleveland reported.

A federal judge in California has denied spinal device company Reliance Medical's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the company of paying kickbacks to surgeons.

Here is a breakdown of key second quarter results published by SeaSpine, Orthofix and Smith+Nephew, along with the year-over-year percentage change:

Orthofix's spinal implants sales are growing, with its M6-C cervical disc seeing significant growth in the second quarter of 2021 year-over-year.

Spine device companies are recovering from losses sustained earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic with growing revenues.