Spinal Tech

A majority of knee replacement constructs were worse than contemporary benchmark constructs, according to a study published in BMJ Open.

Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth Edition, a robotic arm that holds surgical instrumentation in place during spine procedures, launched in January.

The FDA sent a warning letter to Orchid Orthopedics CEO Jerry Jurkiewicz concerning its operations in Farmington Hills, Mich.

Researchers are urging the healthcare industry to stop rewashing, resterilizing and touching pedicle screws after new research showed high levels of contamination remained, both after sterilization and intraoperative handing, Medscape reports.

Becker's Spine Review reported the following orthopedic and spine device company executive moves so far in 2019:

A state court unanimously ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Synthes in a product liability suit over the company's Synthes Matrix Screw Rod System, the Connecticut Law Tribune reports.

Camber Spine grew its sales 22 percent in the first quarter of 2019, according to recently released unaudited sales figures.

Holland (Mich.) Hospital's recently added trifecta of medical devices will increase the hospital's minimally invasive spine surgery capabilities, local news affiliate WHTC reports.

Global medical technology company Masimo found its device Masimo SpHb effectively determines when to coordinate invasive hemoglobin measurement to detect potential anemia in patients undergoing spine or cytoreductive surgery.

Medacta plans to move its U.S. headquarters from Chicago to Tennessee, according to a Fox 17 Nashville report.