Spinal Tech

Four orthopedic and spine device companies that recently launched or released devices:

The FDA provided 510(k) clearance for 4WEB Medical's Cervical Spine Truss System-Stand Alone interbody fusion device.

Ozop Surgical agreed to an exclusive licensing deal for implants developed by Spinal Resources.

NuVasive appointed NFL hall of famer Jerome Bettis as a brand ambassador.

The FDA approved Eli Lilly's monoclonal antibody Taltz for the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis in adults, reports Pharmaceutical Business Review.

Medtronic Chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak plans to retire as CEO at the end of the 2020 fiscal year.

The FDA granted ApiFix, a motion-preservation scoliosis correction company, the humanitarian device exemption for its minimally invasive deformity correction system.

The Delaware Chancery Court entered summary judgement in favor of Alphatec and its chairman and CEO Pat Miles.

DiscGenics received FDA Fast Track designation for its investigational cell therapy for the reduction in pain and disability linked with degenerative disc disease.

Brevard County, Fla.-based Health First is using an O-arm system for spine and orthopedic surgeries, reports Space Coast Daily.