Spinal Tech

Here are 17 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.

The European total ankle replacement market encompasses 21 countries, and is expected to increase to $84.6 million by 2023, according to GlobalData.

The global cervical total disc replacement device market is set to expand through 2021, according to a Reportlinker analysis.

Artificial disc replacement is gaining popularity, proving to be a safe and effective motion-sparing alternative to spinal fusion. Approved for cervical and lumbar regions, the procedure involves replacing a degenerated disc with a prosthesis.

Idaho Falls-based Bingham Memorial Hospital has advanced its spine surgery program by purchasing Israel-based Mazor Robotics' Mazor X, according to East Idaho News.

Paris-based EOS imaging has sold an EOS x-ray system to Orlando, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Hospital after two previous sales to the Jacksonville, Fla.-based health system.

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Simplify Medical develops the Simplify cervical artificial disc, which is currently an investigational device in the U.S. The Simplify disc has earned the CE Mark, with surgeons treating 600 patients outside the United States so far.

Los Angeles-based Keck Hospital of University of Southern California enrolled a new patient in the INSPIRE Study.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 27 orthopedic and spine device-related clearances in February.

El Dorado Hills, Calif.-based Consensus Orthopedics has announced the upcoming debut of TracPatch, a wearable device to monitor patients' post-surgical recovery.