Spinal Tech

Lumbar spinal stenosis patients experienced an 85 percent decrease in opioid use five years postoperatively when treated with Vertiflex’s Superion Indirect Decompression System, according to a study in the Journal of Pain Research.

One of the first surgeries was completed with Integra LifeSciences Holdings’ Integra XT Revision Total Ankle Replacement System.

Here are eight orthopedic and spine device companies who recently launched or released devices.

Medtronic reported flat spine sales for the second quarter of the 2019 fiascal year, with revenue hitting $656 million.

Here are nine key players in the global vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty devices market, according to a Market Research Store report.

Orthopedic trauma company OrthoXel received CE mark clearance for its Apex Femoral Nailing System.

Industrial technology company Colfax will acquire orthopedic surgical device company DJO Global for $3.15 billion.

Mazor Robotics shareholders approved its merger with Medtronic.

Medtronic reported $7.5 billion in second quarter revenue for the 2019 fiscal year, a 6.1 percent increase over the same period last year.

Investment firm Altus Capital Partners acquired ChoiceSpine, a spinal instrumentation and biologics company.