With the rise in 3-D printed implants continuing, Zimmer Biomet earned FDA clearance for its Zyston Strut Open Titanium Interbody Spacer System.

Life Spine earned FDA clearance for it PRO-LINK Ti Stand-Alone Cervical Spacer System.

Patient-specific 3D-printed implant company Xilloc Medical acquired Orthopedie Technologie Nijmegen for an undisclosed sum.

Frank Phillips, MD, director of the spine surgery division at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, examines the key trends in spinal technology and implant material today.

Xtant Medical earned FDA approval for its InTice-C Porous Titanium Cervical Interbody System.

Spine technology is always evolving to provide better value-based care options.

Additive Orthopaedics received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Patient Specific 3D Printed Bone Segments for internal bone fixation in the ankle and foot.

K2M launched the Mojave PL 3D Expandable Interbody System in the U.S.

ChoiceSpine launched the Tiger Shark porous interbody device at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons' Annual Scientific Meeting May 1.

David DeWitt, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at the NeuroSpine Center of Wisconsin in Appleton. Dr. DeWitt recently spoke with Becker's Spine Review about spinal implants, barriers to adopting nanosurface technology and how to overcome them to transform spine care.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee developed an orthopedic implant technology for sustained drug release, pharmabiz.com reports.

DePuy Synthes entered into an exclusive agreement with Prosidyan to promote the Fibergraft product family for spine fusion surgery.

A group of researchers conducted a study to gain further insight on the effects of implant coating. The animal experience was designed to investigate the efficacy of combined magnetic fields treatment and nano-hydroxyapatite coating in posterolateral lumbar fusion.

Researchers developed a procedure called Activated Vapor Silanization to reduce metallic biomaterial implant rejection and extend prosthesis life, according to an article in Scientific Reports.

Emerging Implant Technologies' EIT Cellular Titanium Scaffold provides greater primary stability, less subsidence and similar fusion results to PEEK in combination with autograft, according to the results of the EFFECT trial.

The global plasma-sprayed coatings for medical use market will reach $3.2 billion by 2022, according to an Absolute Markets Insights report.

Meditech Spine received an additional 510(k) clearance for the Cure Lumbar Plating System.

Medtronic launched TiONIC Technology, a titanium 3D printed platform for spinal implants, at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in New Orleans May 1.

Shanghai, China-based orthopedic 3D printing company Arigin Medical completed its series A investment round, www.3ders.org reports.

The global medical device coating market is expected to grow at a 5.16 percent compound annual growth rate, reaching $10.1 million by 2023, and the orthopedic market segment is expected to see the fastest growth, according to a Market Research Future report.