Spinal Tech

Heraeus Medical brought Zimmer Biomet to court again recently to refute an initial decision over non-compete issues between the former partners and an employee, according to The Indiana Lawyer.

Miach Orthopaedics has hired Michael O'Hara as vice president of quality assurance and Rita Paparazzo as senior director of clinical operations.

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

The global medical ceramics market surpassed about $3.9B in value in 2015 and could reach $5.84 billion by 2022, according to an Allied Market Research report.

Stryker introduced its SpineMap Go software for intraoperative image guidance during spinal surgery.

Medical device company ulrich medical USA's surgical case volumes grew 19 percent in 2018.

Orthopedic surgeons in New York and Florida performed the first procedures using Exactech's InterSep calcium sulfate bone void filler.

The FDA ordered Boston Scientific and Coloplast to cease surgical mesh sales, saying the companies didn't demonstrate "a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness" for the devices, CNBC reports.

Johnson & Johnson reported a dip in worldwide orthopedics sales for the first quarter of 2019.

Brainlab AG issued a Class 1 recall of its Brainlab Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation 1.0 software.