The global hip and knee reconstruction market is expected to grow in emerging economies in Brazil, India and China, according to a GlobalData report.
Spinal Tech
Dallas-based CTL Medical entered a General Services Administration partnership with Firehouse Medical.
Medical device manufacturers will pay the FDA about $1 billion in user fees starting 2018 through 2022, according to HealthcareDIVE.
Hewatt McGraw Sims, MD, of Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga., collaborated with Amendia to develop the Syzygy Stabilization System for spondylolisthesis patients, according to The Douglas Enterprise.
Medtronic reported a slight decrease in first quarter revenue for the 2017 fiscal year, which ended July 29, 2016.
The FDA granted 42 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in July.
The FDA and device companies, through three trade associations, came to an agreement that will increase the user fees paid to the FDA to nearly $1 billion, according to a Politico report.
RNR Market Research released an analysis of the global spinal fixation industry between 2016 and 2021, according to WhaTech.
Researchers published the two-year results from San Jose, Calif.-based SI-BONE's INSITE study comparing the iFuse Implant System to non-surgical management for sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
The Denver-based spine device company TranS1 was recently celebrated as Colorado's "Most Innovative Workplace," according to the Denver Post.
