Spinal Tech

Two acquisitions have been agreed to or completed in the orthopedic device industry in the past month: 

Vista, Calif.-based DJO Global announced a new stemless shoulder device in a Sept. 30 press release.

Spinal Elements Holdings launched its initial public offering Oct. 8, seeking to sell 7.7 million shares of common stock.

Here are the top five companies in the spine and orthopedic space and the people who lead them:

Stryker has completed more than 600 surgeries with its Niagara Lateral Access System, which it launched at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, taking place virtually Oct. 6-9.

IMED Surgical filed a federal lawsuit against Dror Paley, MD, the founder and director of Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute, and others, alleging Dr. Paley illegally stole IMED's technology to help develop the Orthex External Fixation System.

Dublin, Ireland-based medical device company Medtronic will no longer build a corporate campus in Louisville, Colo., and is looking to neighboring city Lafayette, Colo., as a new option, according to an Oct. 6 report from The Denver Post.

Medtronic on Oct. 7 launched Adaptix Interbody System, a 3D-printed titanium cage equipped with nanoLock surface technology.

Omar Ishrak, PhD, plans to retire as Medtronic's executive chairman and chairman of the board, the company announced Oct. 6.

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