DePuy Synthes filed a complaint against a former employee who allegedly went on to solicit former customers with new employer Zimmer Biomet, the Penn Record reports.
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The FDA granted 52 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in November.
Medtronic appointed two executives in its Minimally Invasive Therapies Group and Asia-Pacific region.
Ali Mesiwala, MD, performed the first cases with Life Spine's SIMPACT Tri-Fin Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System.
The GOP tax reform bill is headed to President Donald Trump's desk, and at least one spine device company thinks it will be a boon for the industry.
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The global interventional spine devices market will likely grow at a 10.5 percent compound annual growth rate through 2021, according to Absolute Reports.
The global joint reconstruction devices market is set to grow at a 5.98 percent compound annual growth rate through 2025, according to a Credence Research report.
FH Orthopedics has sold more than 6,000 units of its Cervical Prosthesis and Lumbar Prosthesis devices.
K2M launched the first 3-D printed expandable corpectomy cage with cervical indications: CAPRI Cervical 3D Expandable featuring Lamellar 3D Titanium Technology.
Surgeons have performed 60,000 spine surgeries with SpineGuard's PediGuard and Dynamic Surgical Guidance devices.