Medtronic is closing a Portsmouth, N.H.-based facility that will affect around 150 employees, according to a New Hampshire Union Leader report.
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Globus Medical reported full-year sales increased 12.1 percent in 2018.
The FDA approved 21 spine-related devices in January.
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SeaSpine will commercialize Implanet's Jazz Spine portfolio in the U.S.
Intellijoint Surgical appointed Michael Alexiades, MD, to its scientific advisory board.
SpineGuard's DSG surgical guidance technology has been used in its 70,000th spine surgery, assisting surgeons in streamlining skeletal implant placement.
NuVasive reported a revenue increase for the fourth quarter and full year of 2018.
Dunes Surgical Hospital in Dakota Dunes, S.D., installed Medtronic's Mazor X for spine surgery, KTIV.com reports.