Spinal Tech

Spine devicemaker Alphatec is seeking a tax abatement to build a distribution and repairs facility that will bring 95 jobs to Memphis, Tenn., the Memphis Business Journal reported March 15.

Nine surgeons at three pediatric hospitals in the U.S. have performed 25 cases with the nView s1 imaging system, designed for safer and faster surgical procedures.

Medical device company Alphatec Holdings launched the InVictus Occipital-Cervical-Thoracic Spinal Fixation System.

Musculoskeletal startup Hinge Health acquired Enso, a company that produces electric stimulation machines for back and joint pain, the San Francisco Business Time reported March 11.

Two new publicly traded orthopedic device companies are expected to enter the market in 2022, according to announcements from Zimmer Biomet and Colfax Corp. in the last month:

Here are six updates from spine and orthopedic device companies over the past week:

The first quarter saw several big-money acquisitions in the orthopedic device industry.

The FDA cleared 10 spine devices last month.

Sacropelvic device company SI-Bone reported this week that fourth-quarter revenue increased 12 percent year over year to $22.1 million.

Here's how Medtronic, Stryker and Johnson & Johnson's shares have fluctuated over the last five days.