Stryker reached a settlement agreement with the National Plaintiff's Leadership in its MDL 2768 proceeding, according to the Atlanta Legal Examiner.
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David Hovda, CEO of Simplify Medical, discusses the company's history with artificial disc replacement development and where he sees the motion preservation market headed in the future.
DJO introduced the OaraScore, the industry's first outpatient arthroplasty risk assessment tool, at the 2018 American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting in Dallas, Nov. 1-4.
Three paralyzed patients regained movement in their lower limbs after receiving an electrical spinal cord stimulator, according to results published in Nature Neuroscience and detailed in Scientific American.
Cleveland Clinic is among numerous hospitals, health systems and private practices who are using robotic-assisted technology.
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The global spinal fusion devices market is predicted to increase at a 3 percent compound annual growth rate through 2024, according to a Research and Markets report.
EOS Imaging will display its 2- and 3D-imaging technology EOS Solution at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting in Dallas, Nov. 1-4.
The orthopedic prosthetics market is expected to increase at a 5.1 percent compound annual growth rate, topping $3 million by 2028, according to a Future Market Insights report.
Smith & Nephew reported a 2 percent revenue increase in the third quarter of 2018.
To further establish itself in the spine market, RTI Surgical plans to acquire Paradigm Spine in an up to $300 million deal.