Spinal Tech

Daniel Sciubba, MD, of Northwell Health was the first surgeon in New York to use augmented reality-guided technology in a spinal tumor surgery.

Surgeons with Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., performed the first robotic spine surgery using eCential Robotics' open spine platform with Spineart implants, according to a July 25 news release.

From quarterly financial updates to new FDA clearances, here are seven developments from spine and orthopedic medtech companies since July 17.

More spine cases are moving to outpatient surgery centers as procedures become less invasive and payers recognize the value. But unless surgery centers are aligned with vendors on implant pricing, they will lose money.

Alphatec launched EOS Insight, an end-to-end platform for spine surgery, the medtech company said July 24.

In May 2023, Stryker announced plans to lay off more than 500 employees by the end of December as it shuttered a facility in Lakeland, Fla.

ECential Robotics earned FDA 510(k) clearance for a device to help plan and instrument spinal fusions, the medtech company said July 22.

Accurate NeuroMonitoring acquired NeuroAlert.

Since revamping its top leadership, including a new CEO, Orthofix has added several new executives to its team.

Here are eight key developments from spine and orthopedic devicemakers since July 3.