Spinal Tech

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

The Department of Justice charged 24 individuals in connection with a massive kickback scheme that resulted in more than $1.2 billion in losses.

Independent general surgeon William Norwood, MD, performed his 5,000th da Vinci robotic surgery April 9, the Bossier Press reports.

Sean Lennon will succeed Mike Hedges as Medtronic's CIO.

The 62 highest-paid healthcare CEOs in the U.S. — including executives from Stryker, NuVasive and Boston Scientific — made a combined $1.1 billion in 2018, according to Axios.

Additive Implants' 3D-printed, titanium alloy SureMAX Cervical Spacer was introduced to the U.S. market in March after receiving FDA clearance, MD+DI reports.

The FDA cleared Ortho Clinical Diagnostics' Vitros XT MicroSlides simultaneous testing technology, granting laboratories the ability to run two tests on one slide.

The Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery in Lima, Ohio, introduced the NAVIO surgical system, limaohio.com reports.

NYSE American informed orthopedic and spinal device company Xtant Medical Holdings it was noncompliant with certain aspects of the stock exchange's continued listing requirements.

The FDA granted 19 spine-related device clearances in March.