Many exciting innovations are being developed in the spine device industry, with smaller companies and startups aiming to break into a market dominated by medtech giants such as Medtronic, Stryker and Johnson & Johnson.
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Five spine and orthopedic medtech companies completed or announced acquisitions in the first quarter of 2022.
Life Spine's sacroiliac joint fixation system, SImpact, received FDA clearance for posterior-oblique surgical approaches, the devicemaker said March 29.
The FDA granted nine orthopedic device approvals in February:
CFOs hold the top financial position in a company and are responsible for projecting the organization's financial standing as well as advising the CEO and board on strategic direction.
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From the separation of its spine and dental businesses to its latest commercial product launch, here are four key developments from Zimmer Biomet in the first quarter:
France-based Spine Innovations reached a milestone with its lumbar disc replacement device, and it's setting its sights on the U.S. market.
Globus Medical co-founder Andrew Iott is among two new additions to Happe Spine's board of directors.
A $3.1 billion acquisition and four more developments from Stryker in the first quarter of 2022:
SeaSpine's NanoMetalene technology was implanted in its 50,000th case, the devicemaker said in a March 24 news release.