Here are three spine devices earning coverage from payers in 2023:
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Spine devicemaker Surgalign announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Here is a timeline of the company in the last year:
Cigna implemented a positive coverage policy for Intrinsic Therapeutics' Barricaid bone-anchored annular closure device, the medtech company said June 21.
GE HealthCare and DePuySynthes inked a distribution agreement to grow the OEC 3D imaging system in the U.S.
Cigna, a payer that provides health benefits for 19 million Americans annually, will now cover Relievant Medsystems' Intracept procedure for the treatment of vertebrogenic low back pain.
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Surgalign has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is selling its assets to Xtant Medical Holdings, the spine devicemaker said June 20.
At the 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, attendees gathered to explore the powerful topic of interventional spine technology.
The Premia Spine TOPS system for lumbar facet joint replacement earned FDA premarket approval, the devicemaker said June 20.
Orthofix's WaveForm A interbody device has been released in a full commercial launch, the devicemaker said June 19.
Kamaldeep Momi, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in neck and spine procedures, has performed the world's first procedure using Altus Spine's lumbar standalone interbody fusion system at the Fellowship Surgical Center in Mount Laurel, N.J.