Paradromics, a neurotech startup based in Austin, Texas, has implanted its first brain-computer interface in a human, according to a June 2 report from CNBC. Physicians at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan implanted the interface in a patient who was…
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The 71st Fortune 500 ranks America’s largest companies by 2024 fiscal year revenue, with the newest list, including 12 companies specializing in medical facilities, seven health insurance and managed care companies and several healthcare tech, supply and pharmaceutical companies. Of…
Spine devicemaker Accelus closed an equity financing round led by Concord Health Partners. Details about the funding weren’t disclosed in a May 29 news release shared with Becker’s. The capital will support Accelus’ commercial growth. Accelus also named Bernie Haffey…
From acquisitions to FDA nods, here are 11 recent updates from Stryker. 1. Stryker CFO Glenn Boehnlein is retiring, and Preston Wells will succeed him as vice president and CFO. 2. Stryker was included on Fortune’s annual list of the World’s Most Admired Companies, which…
The Apple Vision Pro and eXeX surgical mapping software launched commercially at Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital, the hospital said. Neurosurgeon Robert Knego, MD, debuted the technologies at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, according to an April 28 news release. The software and…
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Here are five key updates from Orthofix since March 12. 1. Vickie Capps joined Orthofix’s board of directors. She has extensive experience in finance and executive leadership and is on the board for other companies including Amedisys, Janux Therapeutics and…
Aurora Spine saw revenues grow 10% year over year in the first quarter of 2025, according to financial results posted May 22. The company reported $4.42 million in revenue during the first quarter, largely due to more ASC and pain…
Onward Medical reached its fourth and fifth implantations of the Arc-brain-computer interface therapy implant for patients with spinal cord injuries. The new procedures were completed on a 48-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois in Lausanne,…
From new partnerships and launches, here are six developments from Globus Medical so far in 2025. 1. OsteoCentric Technologies entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Globus Medical. OsteoCentric’s MIS Bone Preservation Tapping Technology & Instant Interlocking Thread-form is the…
Stryker’s OptaBlate, the company’s first basivertebral nerve ablation system earned FDA 510(k) clearance. OptaBlate is used for a minimally invasive, target procedure for chronic vertebrogenic low back pain, according to a May 19 news release. It achieves at least a…