Spinal Tech

Matthew T. Hummel, MD, of Edgewood, Ky.-based Commonwealth Orthopaedic Centers performed a total knee replacement surgery with Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker's Mako robotic-arm system, according to North Kentucky Tribune.

Here are 10 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.

Malden, Mass.-based AxioMed released a video highlighting its Freedom Disc's viscoelastic properties.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Alphatec appointed two new executives to its senior leadership team.

Hancock, Mich.-based UP Health System-Portage embarked on a journey to streamline orthopedic implants to make their department more efficient and cost-effective: standardizing implants, according to a report from The Mining Gazette.

Here are five recently launched or released devices.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Alphatec Holdings entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement to raise around $18.9 million in private placement of common stock, Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants exercisable for common stock.

Washington, D.C.-based Association of Medical Device Reprocessors has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Charleston, W.Va.-based Impression Products.

Dublin, Ireland-based Mainstay Medical reported its full-year 2016 results.

St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital's Washington University Pain Center is offering spinal cord stimulation to treat back pain, sans opioids, according to Medical Xpress.