A Delaware jury handed down a $16 million favorable judgment to Johnson & Johnson's DePuy-Synthes in its patent infringement suit against Globus Medical, according to a Mass Device report.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 15 spine-related medical device clearances in May.

Globus Medical, based in Audubon, Pa., has launched the FORTIFY I, an expandable corpectomy spacer with integrated screws for further stability in addition to supplemental fixation.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 19 510(k) clearances in April.

The Food and Drug Administration issued 13 spine-related device clearances in March.

Here are five recent financial reports from spine device companies or the spine business lines from orthopedics-focused device companies.

The implantable medical device market in the United States is expected to grow annually by 8 percent over seven years, according to Med City News.

Aurora Spine, a minimally invasive regenerative technologies company, recently announced the completion of the ISO stage one and two audits and is now certified by the British Standards Institute.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 16 spine-related clearances in November.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 36 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in November.