Here are six key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:
The Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery in Lima, Ohio, introduced the NAVIO surgical system.
Additive Implants' 3D-printed, titanium alloy SureMAX Cervical Spacer was introduced to the U.S. market in March after receiving FDA clearance.
The U.S. Patent Office granted SpineFrontier a patent for Lesplasty, a laminoplasty device.
The FDA granted Intellirod De Novo approval for Loadpro, a disposable spinal rod strain sensor.
Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes business acquired a surgical robot prototype from Orthotaxy in 2018 and offered a first look at its features during the 2019 AAOS Annual Meeting, March 12-16 in Las Vegas.
The FDA cleared Ortho Clinical Diagnostics' Vitros XT MicroSlides simultaneous testing technology, granting laboratories the ability to run two tests on one slide.