Spinal Tech

In the first quarter of 2019, NuVasive reported a 5.5 percent increase in revenue.

RTI Surgical completed its acquisition of Paradigm Spine in the first quarter and reported a net loss at $9.1 million.

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

The AnchorKnot Tissue Approximation kit from Anchor Orthopedics XT of Mississauga, Ontario, continues to see a rise in adoption by U.S. surgeons.

Life Spine's sacroiliac joint fixation system had a successful first quarter in 2019.

Central Medical, the foot and ankle division of Life Spine in Huntley, Ill., commercially launched its MTP Plating System today.

A judge's $23 million ruling against Medtronic will stand after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected the company's appeal request April 29, LSIPR reports.

Aurora Spine had a strong 2018, increasing its yearly revenues 45 percent from 2017.

Conmed posted first quarter 2019 sales of $218.4 million, an 8.1 percent year-over-year increase.

Artoss, a German company founded in 2005 to commercialize NanoBone technology in North American markets, announced that the FDA has cleared NanoBone SBX Putty for standalone use in posterolateral spinal fusion.