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.
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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.
Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes is the largest player in the minor orthopedic replacement implants market, according to The Business Research Company.
Sintx Technologies hired Donald Bray as new vice president of business development, effective April 22.
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Globus Medical launched the Fortify VA, a variable angle corpectomy device.
UC San Diego Health invested in robotic technology for spine surgery, according to a Newswise report.
The robotic surgical systems market will undergo significant growth in the next decade, and Intuitive Surgical will be the company to beat, according to The Motley Fool.
Spine surgery solutions provider Alphatec Holdings promoted David Sponsel to executive vice president of sales and secured $30 million in financing.
SI-Bone received FDA clearance for a new device, the iFuse Bedrock technology, according to a press release published by Seeking Alpha.