Spinal Tech

Since the beginning of the year, Becker's Spine Review has reported on 48 spine device companies that received FDA clearances, launched new products, expanded operations and agreed to acquisitions:

Medical device company 7D Surgical's Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system for spine surgery received regulatory approval in Singapore on July 30.

Here are the spine devices that have received FDA 510(k) clearance since March.

Spinal implant manufacturer Zavation Medical Products launched its Expandable Anterior Lumbar Plate and Expandable Lateral Lumbar Plate on July 28.

Here are four key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:

Smith+Nephew reported a nearly 30 percent drop in second quarter revenue amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Aetna is alleging that Conformis joined a patient's denial-of-benefits lawsuit to compel coverage of its customized knee implants, which the insurer has deemed "experimental and investigational."

Spine device manufacturer Joimax said it is bolstering its presence in the Australian market through a partnership with medical device distributor LifeHealthcare.

Several companies have launched spine devices since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in late February.