Patients treated with Orthofix's M6-C artificial cervical disc reported higher pain, function and quality of life scores than patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, according to results of a U.S. Investigational Device Exemption study.
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Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes business acquired a surgical robot prototype from Orthotaxy in 2018 and offered a first look at its features during the 2019 AAOS Annual Meeting, March 12-16 in Las Vegas, Medical Design & Outsourcing reports.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama issued a positive coverage decision for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion.
The U.S. Patent Office granted SpineFrontier a patent for Lesplasty, a laminoplasty device, Virtual Strategy Magazine reports.
Arthrex expanded its partnership with Clemson (S.C.) University to provide 10 students scholarships.
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Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon closed its acquisition of robotic technologies company Auris Health on April 1.
The FDA granted Intellirod De Novo approval for Loadpro, a disposable spinal rod strain sensor.
Smith & Nephew acquired Leaf Healthcare, a patient monitoring system developer focused on pressure injury prevention.
Xtant Medical reported a slight drop in fourth quarter revenue as well as a net loss in 2018.
The FDA issued a final rule cementing posterior cervical screw systems as a class 2 device and will maintain the premarket notification requirement.