Spinal Tech

OrthAlign, a privately held medical device company, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market its ORTHALIGN PLUS system.

Mazor Robotics reported a net loss of $3.5 million during the third quarter of 2013 and ended the quarter with 30 Renaissance Systems installed in the United States and 56 installed globally.

The 100th robotic-control assisted partial knee replacement surgery with the Navio Orthopedic Surgical System from Minneapolis-based Blue Belt Technologies was performed this week.

Renovis Surgical received FDA clearance for its Tesera Standalone anterior lumbar interbody fusion cage.

Johnson & Johnson, owners of the DePuy Articular Surface Replacement hip implant, has agreed to pay a $2.5 billion settlement to resolve lawsuits with patients injured by the metal-on-metal device, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Here are seven key notes on major spine and orthopedic device companies.

Former Group Finance Director Steve Barrow has stepped down from the Victrex board of directors after 19 years, effective Jan. 31, 2014.

Vexim recently conducted a study of the effectiveness of SpineJack for treating vertebral compression fractures.

NLT Spine received FDA 510(k) approval for its second generation PROW FUSION implant and eSPIN discectomy tool, according to a Med Gadget report.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 46 spine- and orthopedic-related device clearances in October.