Spinal Tech

An update on Medtronic's Supreme Court bid and four more notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:

A 3D-printed vertebral body replacement implant received FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a June 22 news release.

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 21 rejected Medtronic's bid to overturn an award of more than $112 million in royalties to an Indiana spine surgeon-inventor, Law360 reports.

Here are seven executive appointments at spine and orthopedic device companies since the end of May:

Marie Meynadier, PhD, founder of EOS imaging, has been appointed as an independent director to the Alphatec board.

The FDA approved several spine-related devices last month.

From new board appointees to a neurostimulator snagging FDA approval, here are four key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:

Medtronic, Stryker and Zimmer Biomet are all leaders in the medical device space for spine and orthopedics.

From increasing revenue growth to shifting spine strategy and FDA approvals, here are seven key Medtronic developments this year:

Aziyo Biologics, a regenerative medicine company, voluntarily recalled a lot of its FiberCel product after several patients who received it tested positive for tuberculosis, according to the FDA.