Motion-preserving devices are one of the most exciting technologies being developed in spine surgery. Cervical disc arthroplasty has taken off in recent years, with long-term data continuing to impress and lumbar artificial disc replacement also gathering momentum.
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Here are six updates from spine device companies in the last week:
OrthoPediatrics has reached 1,000 cases completed with the Firefly pedicle screw navigation guides.
Stryker has completed its $3.1 billion acquisition of Vocera Communications, the devicemaker said Feb. 23.
About 60 percent of Medtronic's businesses held or won market share in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, including the company's spine and cranial technologies, CEO Geoff Martha said during a Feb. 22 earnings call, as transcribed by Seeking…
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Medical device company Implanet said its Origin cervical plate has now been used in surgeries completed in the U.S.
DeGen Medical has launched the first 3D-printed spinal implant made with Puri-Ti technology.
VySpine is partnering with Oxford Performance Materials to develop a spine implant line with poly-ether-ketone-ketone technology.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the spine industry, innovation and mergers and acquisitions activity continues to pick up steam among medtech companies in 2022.
Smith+Nephew reported a 14 percent increase in revenue for 2021 in its year-end financial results released Feb. 22.