Spinal Tech

Precision Spine on March 19 launched the SureLOK MIS 3L percutaneous screw system.

Sterile packaging with intraoperative guards can help spine and orthopedic device-makers avoid bacterial cross-contamination, according to Aakash Agarwal, PhD, director of research and clinical affairs for Spinal Balance. Guardian Medical is a joint venture between Plastic Technologies and Spinal Balance,…

Zimmer Biomet on March 10 issued an urgent field safety notice to European hospitals requesting the removal of the company's StageOne and StageOne Select bone cement spacer molds.

In November 2018, NuVasive appointed J. Christopher Barry to succeed Gregory Lucier as CEO.

Here are 10 key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted orthobiologics company Kuros Biosciences a patent March 18 for the use of parathyroid hormone containing matrices for spinal fusion. 

Moody's expects to see slow global economic growth and healthcare expenditure diversion due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a March 17 outlook report.

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes received the European CE Mark for its Bi-Mentum Dual Mobility System used in hip surgeries, according to Med-Tech Innovation.

Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center recently installed 7D Surgical's Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system for spine and neurosurgery, reports Your Observer.

A Stryker employee "has reason to be tested for" COVID-19, the company confirmed March 11 to CBS affiliate WWMT.