Spinal Tech

Medtronic launched Spine Essentials in the United States at the Ambulatory Surgical Center Association annual meeting in Dallas.

Nintendo included health and medical devices in its updated Articles of Incorporations, according to MCV.

Salt Lake City-based Predictive Technology Group's Predictive Biotech beta launched its molecular diagnostic test for spinal deformities, according to Digital Journal.

Medtronic Spine President Douglas King wrote U.S. senators a letter stating the misplacement of data on its Infuse product was not intentional, according to a Minneapolis Star Tribune report.

Following on the heels of the commercial and investment agreement with Medtronic, Wells Fargo upgraded Mazor Robotics to an "outperform" rating, according to a report by The Market Digest.

Bone Solutions received $1.7 million in a recent private placement memorandum.

The first spine surgery using MEDTECH’s ROSA Spine surgical assistance robot in Spain is now complete.

Richard Field, MD, professor of orthopedic surgery at St. George’s University of London, reported clinical results for Medacta’s AMIStem hip implant. The results come from a multi-center study to comply with the UK Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel recommendation.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 25 spine-related device clearances in April.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued InVivo Therapeutics a Notice of Allowance for the U.S. Patent Application, "Methods and Compositions for the Treatment of Open and Closed Wound Spinal Cord Injuries."