Spinal Tech

This week, 33 national and state organizations wrote a letter to Congress, asking them to push forward a bill that would delay CMS' competitive bidding prices for medical devices in different geographical areas, according to Morning Consult.

Orthofix will give a company presentation at the 2016 Jeffries Healthcare Conference on June 9 in New York City.

Wright Medical Executive Vice President and COO David Mowry is leaving his position, according to a Mass Device report.

Here are 18 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies over the past week.

A growing geriatric population with joint-related disorders will create opportunity for the East Africa knee and hip replacement market, according to a Reportlinker report.

The Medical Device Innovation Consortium created "best practice" guidelines for developing and conducting Early Feasibility Studies in the United States. The purpose of Early Feasibility Studies involves offering earlier and broader access to medical technology while simultaneously encouraging device innovation.

Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based medical device company TransEnterix named Theodore Pappas, MD, as its senior surgical officer.

Wells Fargo upgraded its rating on Mazor Robotics shares to "outperform," according to a Trade Calls report.

Zimmer Biomet completed its acquisition of Cayenne Medical.

Austin, Texas-based Ortho Kinematics received Health Canada authorization for its Vertebral Motion Analysis.