Spinal Tech

Stryker reported an increase in overall sales, driven by a 3.7 percent jump in orthopedics sales during the second quarter.

Surgeons have implanted more than 1,000 of Centinel Spine's FLX 3D-Printed Porous-Titanium Interbody Devices.

Life Spine received additional FDA 510(k) clearance for its Prolift expandable spacer system in eight millimeter to 10 millimeter widths.

Implanet was granted a patent in the U.S. for its Jazz Lock implant, as part of its Jazz solutions portfolio.

Alphatec posted a second quarter total net revenue of $27.3 million, a 28 percent increase for the same period last year.

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

Integra LifeSciences posted second quarter revenues of $384 million, a 4.8 percent increase of the same period for last year.

The FDA cleared 15 spine-related devices in June.

Alphatec launched InVictus, a spinal fixation system developed to address a range of pathologies through a minimally invasive, open or hybrid surgical approach.

Orthopedic surgeon Nilesh Patel, MD, is using the AnchorKnot Tissue Approximation Kit to repair herniated discs.