Spinal Tech

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.

The Medtronic Foundation is pledging $16 million to partnerships advancing social justice and equity and planning a global "Day of Action for Racial Equity Progress."

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NuVasive launched its Time to Evolve campaign, which focuses on the company's spine surgery procedural portfolio.

Stryker's endoscopy business secured a contract with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency for up to 10 years and $225 million.

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

Spine surgeons at Burnsville, Minn.-based Inspired Spine have developed the Trident Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System for the treatment of sacroiliac joint disease, according to a July 21 news release.

Second-quarter net sales at NuVasive declined 30 percent to between $202 million and $205 million year over year, according to a preliminary unaudited report on July 20.

Potentially elevated endotoxin levels led Zimmer Biomet to issue a recall in Europe of certain polyethylene orthopedic implants for knees, hips and extremities.