Here are six key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week:
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Here are three spine and neurosurgery devices recalled by device companies in the past year:
Here's how Medtronic, Stryker and Johnson & Johnson's shares have fluctuated over the last month:
Aetna will cover minimally invasive arthrodesis of the sacroiliac joint under a new policy, which was outlined in a May 29 announcement from medical device company SI-Bone.
Conformis and Zimmer Biomet entered an agreement May 22 to resolve all existing patent disputes between the device companies, according to an SEC filing.
The first surgeries using Life Spine's Dyna-Link Ti anterior lumbar interbody fusion spacer have been successfully completed, the Huntley, Ill.-based company said May 28.
Restore Orthopedics & Spine Center in Orange, Calif., recently implemented EOS imaging, a low-dose X-ray system developed for spine and orthopedics.
In a recent press release, Aegis Spine, Inc. announced its successful first implantation of the AccelFix-XL expandable titanium interbody cage for LLIF.
The FDA on May 28 issued 510(k) clearance for Nexxt Spine's anterior lumbar interbody fusion and lateral implants.
Stryker is pricing a $2.3 billion private offering of senior notes to finance the acquisition of Wright Medical Group, a device company focusing on orthopedic extremities and biologics.
