VB Spine has made big pushes into the spine medtech space so far in 2026, including global expansions. Six headlines to know: 1. VB Spine, which bought Stryker’s U.S. Spine assets in 2025, acquired Stryker’s manufacturing facility in Cestas, France.…
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Aurora Spine saw $4.4 million dollars in first-quarter sales, a less than 1% increase year over year, according to financial results posted May 28. Seven more notes: 1. Revenues for the first quarter grew 0.4% year over year due to…
VB Spine signed a master agreement with Apolo Medica to expand its products into Mexico, according to a May 27 news release. Apolo Medica is a spine and endoscopy distributor, and its partnership with VB Spine grows the medtech company’s…
Medtech company SpineGuard has received notices of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for three new patents. The three recently allowed patent applications are part of a set of five patent families developed by Spine Guard to…
Orthopedic medtech company DePuy Synthes has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with CGBIO for the development and commercialization of an advanced bone graft substitute. NOVOSIS is a growth-factor bone graft substitute designed to improve clinical outcomes, according to a…
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Medtronic plans to acquire SPR Therapeutics in a $650 million deal, according to a May 20 news release. SPR Therapeutics focuses on percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation for chronic pain management. Its Sprint PNS system is a short-term therapy to address…
Implant prices for total shoulder replacement surgery have plummeted more than 40% since 2010, but patients and surgeons have seen almost none of that savings, with hospitals capturing the benefit while physician reimbursements fell nearly as fast as the implant…
DeGen Medical is expanding its patient-specific spine platform, which is designed to offer a streamlined off-the-shelf workflow and devices for complex spine pathologies, according to a May 18 news release. The company’s implants are designed to match patient anatomy and…
Medtech company PainTEQ has commercially launched TRAQ SI Joint Fusion, which is designed to engage the sacral and iliac cortices for bi-cortical fixation. The posterior SI joint implant is delivered through a tissue-sparring, 1-inch incision. By engaging the acral and…
Xtant Medical’s first quarter sales fell 36.5% following the sale of some of its assets to Companion Spine; however, full-year guidance was increased, according to financial results posted May 13. Quarterly sales were $20.9 million, down from $32.9 million in…