Spinal Tech

Here are eight developments in spine and orthopedic medtech since Jan. 18:

Princeton, N.J.-based Regenerative Spine and Pain Institute has become one of the first clinics in the state to offer the WaveWriter Alpha Spinal Cord Stimulator System to treat patients with chronic pain, according to a Jan. 9 report from Princeton…

Acrotec acquired Axial Medical, a spine and orthopedic devicemaker based in Warminster, Pa.

The FDA cleared Icotec's Vader pedicle system to include 4.5 mm pedicle screws and extended carbon/PEEK rods, the devicemaker said Jan. 24. 

DePuy Synthes, Johnson & Johnson's orthopedic company, is paying $9.75 million to resolve allegations that it gave an orthopedic surgeon free spinal implants that were used in overseas cases, the Justice Department said Jan. 20.

New York City-based devicemaker Companion Spine acquired Backbone SAS, a medtech company in Bordeaux, France.

Here are four updates in orthopedic and spine medtech since Jan. 11:

The American Medical Association issued a CPT add-on code for the second level in lumbar total disc procedures, devicemaker Centinel Spine said Jan. 18.

A long-term study of Saluda Medical's Evoke spinal cord stimulator found most patients had significant pain reduction and no explants, the devicemaker said Jan. 17.

VySpine's LumiVy NanoVy Ti lumbar interbody fusion system earned FDA clearance, the devicemaker said Jan. 17.