Spinal Tech

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.

Marietta, Ga.-based Amendia introduced its new spondylolisthesis reduction system for commercial launch.

The global market for wearable medical devices will more than double by 2020, according to a Zion Research report. The report includes an analysis of wearable devices developed to monitor individuals in fitness, hospital and home healthcare application settings.

The global market for surgical microscopes is expected to grow through 2020, according to WhaTech.

St. Paul, Minn.-based Spineology expanded its relationship with Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, a tissue bank. Spineology offers anatomy-conserving spinal technologies.

Houston-based Rice University researchers developed graphene nanoribbons, intended as a treatment for spinal cord injuries, according to Tech Times. The researchers tested the ability of Texas-PEG, a compound of customized graphene nanoribbons in polyethylene glycol, to heal a rodent's damaged…

The American Medical Association's CPT 2017 Codebook included the first endoscopic spinal surgery code no. 62380.

The global spine surgical robots market is expected to hit $2.77 billion by 2022, based on a MarketResearchReports.biz analysis, according to medGadget.