Spinal Tech

Here are six updates from spine and orthopedic medtech companies since Feb. 1:

Altus Spine's Monaco pedicle screw system was used in its first complex deformity case at New York City-based NYU Medical Center, the devicemaker said Feb. 2.

In the first dozen cases using Kleiner Device Labs' KG Surge interbody system, surgeons could deliver an average 12cc of bone graft, the devicemaker said Feb. 7.

Orthopedic devicemaker Stryker plans to significantly increase its presence in the artificial intelligence space, CEO Kevin Lobo shared in a Feb. 6 television interview with Fox Business. 

Orthopedic fixation technology company Ossio has launched the world's first non-permanent compression staple for orthopedic fixation, the Ossiofiber Compression Staples. 

Here are seven updates from spine medtech companies since Jan. 26:

Stryker on Jan. 31 posted net sales of $5.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The FDA on Jan. 31 gave Alevio Spine additional 510(k) clearance for the devicemaker's SI-Cure sacroiliac joint fusion system.

More than 3,000 patients have had spine surgery with Augmedics' Xvision augmented reality system, the medtech company said Jan. 31.

ZimVie, Zimmer Biomet's spine and dental company, reached a milestone with its Mobi-C cervical disc implant, the devicemaker said Jan. 30.