The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Aug. 18 refused to revive claims in a NuVasive spine surgery patent case, siding with a previous decision made by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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Alex Gorsky will step down as chair and CEO of Johnson & Johnson and serve as executive chairman effective Jan. 3, 2022.
Geoffrey Martha became CEO of Medtronic during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. Mr. Martha joined the company in 2011 and has grown the company since.
Here are seven updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week.
The Inhance shoulder arthroplasty system was introduced Aug. 18 by DePuy Synthes, the orthopedics company of Johnson & Johnson.
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Timothy Scannell, president and COO of Stryker, will retire in 2023, according to an Aug. 18 news release.
Accelus launched the FlareHawk7 device for lumbar fusions, the company announced Aug. 17.
Smith+Nephew is expanding its Werewolf hematosis wand for orthopedic surgeons performing total joint replacements.
An appellate court on Aug. 16 reversed a lower court's decision that dismissed almost 6,000 lawsuits against 3M over a surgical warming device, according to the Star Tribune.
The FDA has awarded Globus Medical 510(k) clearance for Excelsius3D, an intraoperative three-in-one imaging system.