Omar Ishrak on April 26 retired as Medtronic CEO and transitioned to executive chairman, after a nine-year stint as head of the medical device company.
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Medical device company Alphatec said it has ended its agreement to acquire EOS Imaging due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
Medical device companies are seeing a significant reduction in first quarter revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with several device-makers in the spine field expecting to feel a financial pinch into the second quarter and beyond.
The FDA cleared 47 spine devices in the first quarter of 2020.
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Lincotek Medical is doubling its coating capacity for orthopedic implants and adding a cleaning and packaging line at its manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China.
Zimmer Biomet will begin limited production again on April 27, the Times Union Online reports.
Here are five key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:
Medtronic updated guidance on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting its business and the company's current financial position.
The FDA provided Life Spine 510(k) clearance for its Prolift lateral fixated system on April 21.