Spinal Tech

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From Medtronic's new spine leader to Johnson & Johnson's planned split, here are eight key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:

Aurora Spine reached a sales milestone in the third quarter, according to financial results posted Nov. 16.

Smith+Nephew will launch a digital surgery and robotics innovation center in Munich, Germany.

The American Medical Association accepted a new CPT add-on code for the second level of lumbar total disc replacement procedures.

Colfax, DJO's parent company, named its upcoming spinoff orthopedic brand, CEO Matt Trerotola said in a Nov. 4 third quarter earnings call.

Spineart USA's Baguera C cervical disc prosthesis has marked its 100th surgery in combined single-level and two-level U.S. investigational device exemption clinical trials.

NuVasive's stock jumped 9 percent Nov. 15 after a report that Globus Medical made a preliminary takeover approach, according to Seeking Alpha.

Accelus, a minimally invasive spine device company, plans to merge with CHP Merger Corp., according to a Nov. 15 news release.

Harry "Skip" Kiil has been appointed president of Medtronic's cranial and spinal technologies operating unit, effective Jan. 4.