Spinal Tech

Pediatric orthopedic device maker WishBone Medical secured $10 million in growth capital, the company announced Aug. 10.

Mark McFarland, DO, performed the first kyphoplasty with Stryker's SpineJack system in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.

The first patients have been enrolled in a study for Aurora Spine's Zip Interspinous Fixation device.

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed that six residents had surgery with a tuberculosis-infected allograft, and one of them has died, ABC affiliate News 5 Cleveland reported.

A federal judge in California has denied spinal device company Reliance Medical's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the company of paying kickbacks to surgeons.

Here is a breakdown of key second quarter results published by SeaSpine, Orthofix and Smith+Nephew, along with the year-over-year percentage change:

Orthofix's spinal implants sales are growing, with its M6-C cervical disc seeing significant growth in the second quarter of 2021 year-over-year.

Spine device companies are recovering from losses sustained earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic with growing revenues.

Surgalign Holdings saw a return to growth in the second quarter after global spine revenue increased 21 percent year over year to $24.8 million.

Ulrich Medical USA's small vertebral body replacement system has been on the market for 20 years, the company said Aug. 5.