From layoffs to quarterly updates, here are nine updates from spine and orthopedic medtech companies since April 24.
Spinal Tech
Stryker saw a 9.7% year-over-year increase in sales during the first quarter of 2024, according to financial results posted April 30.
Aurora Spine saw fourth quarter growth in 2023, according to financial results posted April 29.
Robotic spinal surgery navigation company SpinEM Robotics has closed a series A2 funding round, securing an $11 million investment from spine surgery innovator Spineart.
Medtronic is laying off 44 employees from its Carlsbad, Calif., facility, according to an April 25 WARN notice.
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Rebecca Whitney has been named CEO of spine devicemaker Highridge Medical, according to an April 29 LinkedIn post.
Technology and manufacturing company Curiteva, creator of the Inspired 3D-printed lumbar interbody fusion system, has appointed David Schmidt as chief commercial officer.
In the realm of spine surgery, an evolution is underway, propelled by the convergence of enabling technologies and shifting care paradigms.
Medtronic earned FDA approval for its Inceptiv closed-loop spinal cord stimulator, the company said April 26.
Brett Wall is executive vice president and president of neuroscience at Medtronic.