Spinal Tech

Stryker opened a new research and development facility at the International Tech Park in Gurgaon, India on June 7.

SeaSpine's WaveForm TO was released in a full commercial launch.

CTL Amedica's honor and four more updates from spine companies in the last week:

Trilliant Health is suing NuVasive for $1 million over allegations that the spine devicemaker breached a five-year agreement.

Medtronic hired Ashwini Sharan, MD, as chief medical officer of the company's neuromodulation operating unit.

Metal-based implants are expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the interbody spine implant market, according to research from business consulting firm Prescient & Strategic Intelligence.

Kambin's triangle, an access point in the spine, is commonly used to perform lumbar interbody fusions. A review of current and future uses of Kambin's triangle was published June 6 in Cureus.

Aurora Spine received FDA clearance for its Dexa Solo-LTM anterior lumbar fusion device on the heels of record first-quarter sales.

SMAIO got FDA clearance for the Balance Analyzer 3D planning software for spine realignment.

Intelligent Implants added Andy Forsberg as senior vice president of product development.