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.
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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.
A judge with the U.S. District Court of the District of Massachusetts awarded NuVasive $1.6 million in damages after finding a former employee of the devicemaker breached his noncompete and nonsolicitation clauses, Mondaq reported March 31.
Life Spine's latest FDA clearance and five more updates from spine medtech companies in the last week:
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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.
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:
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