Several big-money deals closed in the orthopedic device market in the first quarter and second quarters. Here are nine acquisitions since January that include Stryker, NuVasive, SeaSpine and more:

Zimmer Biomet named two executive leaders, the company said June 7.

Spine device company Alphatec on June 7 welcomed the EOS Imaging team to its Carlsbad, Calif., facility.

New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health reached a milestone since adopting the 7D surgical system for spine surgery in 2019.

A spine surgeon-inventor filed patent infringement cases against devicemakers Alphatec and SeaSpine in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on June 2, Bloomberg Law reports.

Medtronic's patient-specific UNiD Rods have been cleared for use with the devicemaker's CD Horizon, Solera, Voyager and Infinity OCT spinal systems, which comprise rod, hooks, screws and interbody fusion devices.

A court in Paris ruled in favor of Safe Orthopaedics in an infringement case against Neo Medical, according to a May 31 news release.

Andrew Fabiano, MD, completed the first surgery with Icotec’s carbon fiber thoracolumbar vertebral body replacement cage in New York, according to a June 2 email to Becker's Spine Review.

Spectrum Spine started operations with a recently acquired surface technology, the company announced June 2.

Medtronic's latest financial results and four more updates from device companies over the last week:

A new imaging system at Blessing Health Center in Quincy, Ill., allows orthopedists to view patients' full range of motion in their spine, neck, joints and extremities, NBC affiliate WGEM reported June 1.

Paragon 28, an orthopedic device company, bought Additive Orthopaedics' 3D-printed total talus replacement implant and pre-operative surgical planning application June 1.

OrthoPediatrics has launched its Response Neuromuscular Scoliosis System, according to a May 28 release. 

Medacta's NextAR augmented reality surgical system has received CE marking for spine surgery, as well as for shoulder and knee applications.

Medtronic reported spine and biologics revenue was up 40 percent in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, with projections for sustained growth.

Titan Medical has received $10 million after completing the second technical milestone under its development and licensing agreement with Medtronic.

Southern Spine, a spine surgery implant and instrument manufacturer in Macon, Ga., named John Hart as president and CEO.

Implant manufacturer Aurora Spine saw margins improve from 35 percent to 49 percent in the first quarter while revenue remained the same, compared to the first quarter of 2020.

Medtronic reported a strong fourth quarter of the 2021 fiscal year ending April 30, as elective procedure volumes rebounded after plunging during the pandemic.

Five key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week: