Stryker, Medtronic and DePuy Spine all announced plans to lay off employees this year.
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Xēnix Medical earned FDA clearance for its Solace sacroiliac fixation system with Nanoactiv nanotechnology, the devicemaker said Oct. 31.
DePuy Spine, part of Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes, is eliminating positions permanently at its Monument, Colo., facility, according to an Oct. 30 WARN letter.
Gregory Lopez, MD, on Oct. 30 completed the first U.S. case with ZimVie's 4.5mm Mobi-C cervical disc.
Medtech company RSB Spine is suing medical device company Orthofix, which merged with SeaSpine, and alleging patent infringement related to four implants.
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Cutting Edge Spine earned its third U.S. patent relative to trabecular screws for all orthopedic fixation, according to an Oct. 26 news release.
Aclarion partnered with Denver-based AdventHealth Porter Hospital to add the Nociscan system for identifying chronic lower back pain, according to an Oct. 25 news release.
ZimVie's Tether vetrebral body tethering system has been used in more than 2,000 cases, the company said Oct. 24.
The NuVasive Simplify cervical disc replacement implant was found to be superior to anterior cervical discectomy fusion after five years, Globus Medical said Oct. 24.
Aclarion has partnered to include its Nociscan technology within Alphatec's AlphaInformatiX for spine surgery decisionmaking, according to an Oct. 23 news release.