Here are 16 key notes on 3D-printed devices for orthopedic and spine companies in 2018 so far:
Stryker Spine's Tritanium TL Curved Posterior Lumbar Cage received FDA 510(k) clearance.
Benvenue Medical presented positive interim results of a retrospective analysis of its Luna 3D Multi-Expandable Interbody Fusion System.
The China Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance on registration rules for 3D printed medical devices.
CoreLink fully launched its Foundation 3D Interbody Cage Systems for cervical and lumbar fusions.
Surgeons reported using 4Web Medical's Truss Implant Technology in more than 30,000 procedures.
Orthopedic 3D printing company Arigin Medical completed its series A investment round.
Medtronic launched TiONIC Technology, a titanium 3D printed platform for spinal implants.
K2M launched the Mojave PL 3D Expandable Interbody System in the U.S.
Additive Orthopaedics received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Patient Specific 3D Printed Bone Segments for internal bone fixation in the ankle and foot.
Patient-specific 3D printed implant company Xilloc Medical acquired Orthopedie Technologie Nijmegen for an undisclosed sum.
Oxford Performance Materials partnered with JSR Corp. to advance its PEKK 3D printed orthopedic device line in the Asian market.
Centinel Spine received FDA 510(k) clearance for its FLX Platform of 3D printed titanium devices.
Zimmer Biomet earned FDA clearance for its 3D printed Zyston Strut Open Titanium Interbody Spacer System.
UC San Francisco partnered with 3D printer manufacturer Intamsys to develop PEEK implants for orthopedic surgery.
WASPmed launched the Digital Orthopedic Laboratory to expand its footprint in the 3D-printed orthopedic devices industry.
Renovis Surgical Technologies received FDA 510(k) clearance for the 3D printed Tesera SA Hyperlordotic Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion System.
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