Spinal Tech

Anika Therapeutics on Jan. 24 acquired privately-held sports medicine company Parcus Medical.

Rob Pace, cofounder and CFO of Osseus Fusion Systems, was appointed CEO Jan. 27.

A string of former Insys Therapeutics executives were handed prison sentences for their roles in an opioid kickback scheme involving its highly addictive painkiller, Subsys.

Centinel Spine on Jan. 23 extended its partnership as title sponsor for the Performance Tech Motorsports team through the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

Misonix initiated an underwritten public offering of 1.62 million shares of its common stock Jan. 23, valued at $18.50 per share.

Here are three orthopedic and spine device companies that recently launched or released devices:

Former Insys Therapeutics CEO Michael Babich was sentenced to 30 months in prison Jan. 22 for his role in a kickback scheme encouraging physicians to prescribe more opioids, Bloomberg Law reports.

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

Medtronic on Jan. 21 released three-month results from a clinical trial highlighting the effectiveness of Differential Target Multiplexed spinal cord stimulation in treating back pain, compared to traditional SCS.

The Intel board elected outgoing Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak, PhD, as chairman, the company announced on Jan. 21.