Monterey, Calif.-based Elevation Spine, a spinal medtech company, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for Saber-C AVIA, a complete anterior cervical fixation system. Saber-C AVIA is designed as a zero-profile anterior cervical discectomy and fusion construct and includes a…
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SurGenTec received FDA 510(k) clearance for its ION-L navigation instruments for use with the company’s ION-L lumbar facet fixation system. The instruments are designed to work with Medtronic’s StealthStation navigation platform during posterior lumbar facet fusion procedures. The navigation instruments…
The CORE Institute in Phoenix has earned Boston Scientific’s Intracept Center of Excellence designation after interventional spine and pain management specialist Eric Feldman, MD, surpassed 100 completed Intracept procedures, according to a July 22 news release shared with Becker’s. The…
Biotronik Neuro debuted Embrace One Proactive Intelligence, an AI capability that identifies spinal cord stimulation patients who may benefit from additional support using data collected through its Prospera system. In a prospective pilot study presented at the American Society of…
Patients across the U.S. have filed lawsuits in federal court against Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Nevro alleging spinal cord stimulator devices caused injuries including electric shocks, worsening pain, neurological injury and repeated corrective surgeries. The lawsuits, filed in…
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Surgical workflow and operations software company eXeX appointed Max Reinhardt president of healthcare. Mr. Reinhardt will lead commercial execution for the company’s surgery intelligence platform, Canopus, as eXeX expands deployments across hospital systems in the U.S., the U.K. and other…
The Synergy Disc, a cervical disc replacement device from Synergy Spine Solutions, has been used in 100 cervical disc replacement procedures in the U.S. following FDA approval earlier this year. The milestone came within 100 days of the first commercial…
Medtronic has completed its acquisition of SPR Therapeutics, a pain management medtech company, for $650 million. SPR Therapeutics develops percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation therapies for chronic and acute pain management. Nearly 50 million adults in the U.S. are affected by…
MedEdge Holdings has named Craig Gaffin, former president of Smith+Nephew’s approximately $2 billion global orthopedics business, as partner, the Greenwich, Conn.-based surgical technology platform said in a July 16 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Gaffin brings more than 25…
Aurora Spine and CornerLoc formed a strategic commercial alliance to expand physician access to minimally invasive spine and sacroiliac joint technologies across the U.S. The partnership combines Aurora Spine’s portfolio of minimally invasive spine technologies, manufacturing capabilities and regulatory resources…