Spinal Tech

Stryker has set aside around $18 billion for the acquisition of Smith & Nephew, a person with knowledge of the situation has said, according a Street Insider report.

Here are four devices that were recently launched or released.

Nextremity Solutions received FDA clearance for the Axi+Line Proximal Bunion Correction System.

Pinnacle Spine Group received a patent titled "Intervertebral Implants and Related Tools," the third covering the company's InFill fusion technology.

The first surgical procedure of Xtant Medical's Aranax Cervical Plating System has been successfully completed.

Shares of Alphatec Holdings, parent company of Alphatec Spine, have dipped 4.39 percent during the past week, according to a News Watch International report.

In a two-year study, researchers found chondroitin sulfate outperformed the COX-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent celecoxib for the long-term management of knee osteoarthritis patients, according to Practical Pain Management.

CGS Administrators, a Medicare Administrative Contractor, is on covering minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusions.

Wellbe, a provider of technology guiding patients through their episodes of care, is collaborating with Kiio, an innovator in physical therapy automation, to provide patients customizable, automated rehab exercises, according to Fierce Medical Devices.

Huntley, Ill.-based Life Spine received FDA clearance for its GRUVE Anterior Cervical Plate System.