Here are 19 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies over the past week.
Medicare Administrative Contractor First Coast Service Options now covers MIS SI Joint Fusion, expanding SI-BONE's iFuse Implant System accessibility to 4.8 million consumers in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The FDA approved Spinal Elements' expandable interbody fusion devices.
Centinel Spine completed the first phase release of the STALIF L No-Profile lateral lumbar integrated interbody device.
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration cleared Centinel Spine's STALIF L No-Profile lateral lumbar integrated interbody device.
Surgeons have performed the first cases using Life Spine's LONGBOW Expandable Lateral Spacer System.
Spineology released its Elite Expandable Interbody Fusion System.
Exactech launched its Acapella One Cervical Spacer System.
Neurosurgery published a report outlining the first clinical implantation of InVivo Therapeutics' Neuro-Spinal Scaffold.
Xtant Medical appointed Paul Buckman, Eric Timko and Rudy Mazzocchi to its board of directors.
Fortune named Stryker to its list of top 10 companies within the Fortune 500 with the best workplace culture.
Stryker implemented a voluntary recall for some of its Target Nano neurovascular coils.
The U.S. Patent Office issued Aurora Spine the patent, "Dynamic and Non-Dynamic Interspinous Fusion Implant and Bone Growth Stimulation System."
The FDA cleared SpineGuard's PediGuard Threaded DSG device.
ConforMIS' iTotal PS posterior-stabilized total knee replacement system received The American Business Awards' Gold Stevie Award.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Predictive Technology Group a fundamental patent for treating patients with genetic spinal deformities.
Zimmer Biomet launched enhancements to its OSS Orthopedic Salvage System.
Gennady Gekht, MD, is the first provider on Florida's west coast to use St. Jude Medical's Axium Neurostimulator System.
PONTiS Orthopaedics launched its PONTiS Achilles System.
The first and sole hospital in the state, Bristol (Conn.) Hospital is now providing patients the Rotation Medical's Rotator Cuff Bioinductive Implant for treating rotator cuff injuries.