An upcoming Supreme Court decision stemming from the patent dispute between Arthrex and Smith+Nephew could affect patent cases going forward, according to The New York Times.
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Devicemaker Aurora Spine on March 1 launched its Silo posterior sacroiliac joint fusion system.
Devicemaker Empirical Spine initiated the premarket approval process for use of the LimiFlex paraspinous tension band with a decompression for patients suffering from degenerative spondylolisthesis with lumbar spinal stenosis.
NuVasive posted net sales of $291.8 million in the fourth quarter, a 6 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2019.
Device company Aurora Spine said Feb. 24 that it received loan proceeds of $350,140 under the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
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Medtronic Chair and CEO Geoff Martha was optimistic about sales of its spine surgery robot increasing in the coming year during the company's Feb. 23 third-quarter conference call, as transcribed by The Motley Fool.
NuVasive made its first transaction of 2021, acquiring Simplify Medical in a multimillion dollar deal.
U.K.-based Axis Spine Technologies closed a $3.1 million (£2.2 million) funding round, Finsmes reported Feb. 24.
Ortho Regenerative Technologies has welcomed Patrick O' Donnell, president and CEO of HD LifeSciences, to its board of directors.
From the latest surgical robots receiving FDA approval to a new training program for oblique lateral interbody fusions, here are seven device company updates: