Spinal Tech

Boston's U.S. District Judge William Young has rejected Orthofix's settlement in a Medicare fraud case, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

DePuy Spine was awarded a patent for instruments within its expandable corpectomy spinal fusion cage, according to an Equities report.

Medtronic will cut 500 more employees as part of a larger restructuring plan to lay off 1,000 employees and save up to $125 million each year, according to a Mass Device report.

BONESUPPORT, a manufacturer of injectable bone substitutes for orthopedic trauma, bone infections and instrument augmentation related to orthopedic surgery, signed a multi-year exclusive distribution agreement with Biomet.

One neurosurgeon's battle against medical device company Vertos Medical highlights an ongoing concern over the clinical research and FDA approval of medical devices, according to a New York Times report.

Smith & Nephew has won a $4 million patent infringement lawsuit against Hologic over its MyoSure device for women, according to a Mass Device report.

aap Implantate AG, a global medical device company focused on innovative trauma products and biomaterials for the orthopedic market, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its LOQTEQ trauma plating system.  

Preliminary study results on the Ekso wearable robotic exoskeletal device show positive outcomes and progress for individuals with spinal cord injury, according to a Kessler Foundation news release.

Here are 10 recent spine surgery device launches.

K2M, a spinal device company, has launched its SERENGETI Complex Spine Minimally Invasive Retractor System.