Chicago-based Northwestern University researchers developed a synthetic bone with a 3D printer, according to wttw. The synthetic bone is able to stimulate new bone growth.
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Orthobiologics company Cerapedics completed a Series D financing round totaling $11 million.
The global market for cervical total disc replacement devices will surpass $1 billion by 2021, according to a Persistence Market Research report.
The Centers for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Englewood, N.J., installed Mazor Robotics' Renaissance system.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia approved AxioMed's Freedom Viscoelastic Disc Replacement technology.
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Zimmer Biomet Spine will present clinical data on its Aspen MIS Fusion System and the Timberline Systems at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons' annual meeting.
The global hip and knee surgical implants market is expected to hit $33 billion by 2022, based on a Researchmoz report, according to medGadget.
Nebraska will be the second state in the nation to cover minimally invasive SI joint fusions using the SI-BONE iFuse Implant System.
Jenson Investment Management cut its holdings in Stryker by 17,970 shares during the second quarter, The Cerbat Gem reports.
Medtech introduced their ROSA robot to the United States market initially for brain surgeries. Surgeons have embraced this robotic technology for brain surgery, and earlier this year ROSA was also approved for spine surgery in the U.S.