Spinal Tech

The FDA granted several orthopedic-related device approvals last month.

Four spinoff companies in the orthopedic medtech industry have been completed or announced in the past year, and analysts predict that Medtronic's spine business might soon follow suit.

Innovation moves at a rapid pace in spine surgery, but hype and marketing around new technologies can sometimes get in front of the science, resulting in less than optimal outcomes for patients and significant steps backward for the technology.

NuVasive's court win, payer approval of artificial disc replacement and four more updates from spine devicemakers in the last week:

Restor3d, a musculoskeletal devicemaker, raised $23 million to expand the delivery of personalized 3D-printed implants and to develop software for engineers.

SpineGuard's PediGuard threaded instrument was cleared by the FDA for anterior approach spine procedures, the devicemaker said April 4.

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Interest in augmented reality has spiked over the past decade, stemming from a desire to limit complications associated with instrumented spine surgery and improve procedural efficiency.

Stefan Renaud, DO, performed the first case with Amplify Surgical's 15-degree lordotic DualX interbody fusion implant. 

ZimVie, Zimmer Biomet's spine and dental spinoff company, cracked $1 billion in third-party revenue and is on track to see similar results in 2022.