Life Spine is suing its former CEO, Michael Butler, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty, trade secret misappropriation and tortious interference. However, Mr. Butler described the litigation as retaliation for legal action he filed in April. The medtech company said in…
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Carlsmed, the company behind aprevo spine implants, filed for an Initial Public Offering, the company said June 26. The number of shares and price range are yet to be determined, according to a news release. The offering is subject to…
Curiteva’s Inspire Trabecular PEEK standalone anterior lumbar interbody fusion system earned FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a June 24 news release. The 3D-printed PEEK standalone implant is the first of its kind, and its FDA milestone was driven by Curiteva’s…
Sacroiliac joint fusion technology is advancing, and the data shows it’s efficacy across different medtech companies. Five notes: 1. Tenon Medical earned FDA 510(k) clearance to use its Catamaran sacroiliac joint system for augmenting thoracolumbar fusion. The indication was first…
Spine company Expanding Innovations has earned FDA clearance for its N-Gage lumbar plate system. The system is the company’s first spinal-fixation platform, according to a June 18 news release. The plate system offers a flexible fixation solution for lateral and…
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The InSpan interspinous fixation device was found to be a stronger and more reliable alternative to traditional interspinous designs for spinal fixation, according to a study. Kingsley Chin, MD, led the study published in the Journal of Spine Surgery, according…
Aurora Spine’s DEXA-C technology has been used in more than 1,500 cervical spine surgeries, according to a June 16 news release. DEXA technology is designed to match a patient’s bone density across the entire BMD continuum. Aurora Spine also plans…
Tenon Medical’s Catamaran sacroiliac joint fusion system was used under its new indication for the first time by Andrew Trontis, MD, according to a June 12 news release. Catamaran earned the new indication, to augment spinal fusion, in March. It…
Accelus’ FlareHawk interbody fusion device was FDA-cleared for use in MRI scanning under certain conditions, according to a June 12 news release. THe FDA’s 510(k) clearance was based on safety testing that found FlareHawk implants met established ASTM standards for…
Medical device company NanoHive Medical has earned exclusive sublicensing rights for DirectSync Surgical’s piezoelectric implantable sensor technology for use in spinal fusions. DirectSync Surgical previously licensed the technology from the University of Kansas, according to a June 10 news release. …