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The augmented reality surgical pioneer, Augmedics, raises $36M
“If you want to truly understand the future of orthopedic surgery, learn more about Augmedics.” –Tiger Read Q&A with Augmedics
SeaSpine acquires 7D Surgical for $110M
Website – https://7dsurgical.com/ Website – https://www.seaspine.com/ SeaSpine to buy 7D Surgical for $110M (MassDevice) Spine surgery tech company SeaSpine Holdings (NASDAQ: SPNE)
NuVasive acquires Simplify Medical for $150M cash upfront and future milestones for regulatory approvals
Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc provides NuVasive most clinically effective technology in the cervical total disc replacement (cTDR) procedure segment Expands
Spinal Elements acquires the Luna assets from Benvenue Medical
Spinal Elements, a spine technology company, announced the acquisition of the assets of Benvenue Medical Inc., a developer of MIS
Curiteva raises $20.5M from private investors
CURITEVA RAISES $20.5 MILLION IN FUNDING ROUND (Orthopedics This Week) Huntsville, Alabama-based Curiteva, Inc., a spinal device company, has closed
After a pause, ATEC acquires EOS Imaging for $177M cash.
ATEC Continues To Advance Clinical Prowess With Renewed Agreement To Acquire EOS Imaging (press release) Improves clinical performance in spine
How motion capture is revolutionising spinal care
How motion capture is revolutionising spinal care (Spinal Surgery News) Kim Duffy, life sciences product manager at Vicon, looks at
Newsflash for the spine world: PEEK & Titanium – you’re not alone!
ZFUZE™ has arrived and the technology is currently being applied to the Xiphos™ ZFUZE™ Interbody Fusion System used in spine
Gutsy move by Spinal Elements. Is this the best time to go public?
Implant system maker Spinal Elements files for $100M Nasdaq IPO (Fierce Biotech) Spinal Elements, maker of a wide range of
Spineology wins clearance for OptiMesh expandable IB fusion system
Spineology® Announces FDA De Novo Grant of Minimally Invasive OptiMesh® Expandable Interbody Fusion System (press release) –Spineology Inc., an innovator in anatomy-conserving
A look back at the kyphoplasty story, a true “game-changer” in orthopedics
Kyphon Inc. (Encyclopedia) “kyphoplasty is today a minimally invasive procedure used to treat vertebral compression fractures by inflating a balloon to restore bone
Likely the most important new technology to know about before NASS this year
Modifiable polymer promotes a pro-osteogenic, M2-like macrophage phenotype and osteoblastic differentiation of progenitor cells Joseph G. Bartolaccia,b, Arthi Shridharb, Stephen
Carlsmed raises $2.5M to bring machine learning into complex spine surgery
website – https://carlsmed.com/ Carlsmed Raises $2.5 Million to Improve Complex Spine Surgery (Business Wire press release) Carlsmed Inc., a San
Wenzel Spine acquires Statera for spine diagnostics and analytics
Wenzel Spine Statera Spine Today is an exciting day for Wenzel Spine as it announces the acquisition of Statera Spine,
Be the first to learn about the new “game changer” material in spine
New materials in orthopedics are rare. “Game Changer” materials in orthopedics are even rarer. ZFuze(TM) is a “game changer” material.
Startup to watch – Carevature Medical
The untold story of Carevature Medical Carevature Medical is an Israeli startup that is changing the game in spinal decompression.
Medtronic acquires Medicrea for its spinal surgery technology for $140M
Medtronic acquires Medicrea and its spinal surgery tech (MassDevice) Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today said it acquired France-based spinal surgery technology company Medicrea.
SpineArt acquires Meditech Spine
Spineart reaches definitive agreement to acquire Meditech Spine LLC (press release) Spineart, a global spine player with headquarters in Geneva,
Intellirod Spine announces the sale of its assets
Read also – Intellirod Spine launches wearable sensor to solve the compliance issue Ric Navarro, CEO of Intellirod Spine, announced
OrthoPediatrics acquires ApiFix for the Non-Fusion Scoliosis Technology for $35M stock + $2M cash + earnouts in the future
OrthoPediatrics Corp. Announces Acquisition of ApiFix Ltd. with FDA-Approved Non-Fusion Scoliosis Technology (press release) OrthoPediatrics Corp. (“OrthoPediatrics” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:KIDS),
This is a slam dunk. Virtual home PT will slowly replace in-person PT in the clinic.
Virtual physical therapy after knee replacement brings similar outcomes, lower costs (OrthoFeed) A virtual system for in-home physical therapy (PT)
RTI becomes a pure spine company after selling OEM business off (60% of total business) to PE for $490M (2.5 X Sales)
websites – RTI Surgical Montagu RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc.® Announces Sale of OEM Business and Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full
Whoops! Mazor robots can unexpectedly detach from OR table
Certain Mazor X robots could unexpectedly detach from OR table, Medtronic warns (MassDevice) Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that some of its Mazor
6 Questions with Nissan Elimelech, founder of Augmedics, who is leading the way in AR surgery.
This is the 15th in a series of 6-Question interviews with leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics (read
Augmedics launches x-ray vision for US spine surgeons
Augmedics launches its Xvision Spine AR nav system in U.S. (MassDevice) Augmedics announced today that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for
Really? Brainlab’s new intraoperative imaging robot
Does anyone really believe that the future of spine surgery includes a “giant ring” that wraps about the patient on
Pssss… There is a “game-changer” biomaterial happening in spine.
The material is called ZFUZE. The secret: the team behind ZFUZE has cracked the code on the immune response. Translation: no inflammatory reaction =
Who might end up owning most of the spine outcomes data in the US next decade? The American Spine Registry.
Announcing the American Spine Registry (Newswise) The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today announced a
Intellirod Spine launches wearable sensor to solve the compliance issue
INTELLIROD SPINE: LAUNCHING ILINK WEARABLE SENSOR (press release) Microsoft Word – Intellirod Spine – iLink PR w image 8-21-19 FINAL
Vertebral Body Tethering to become a mainstream Scoliosis Treatment
FDA Approval Recognizes Vertebral Body Tethering as a Mainstream Scoliosis Treatment (TMG Pulse) FDA Description of The Tether A first-of-its-kind
The short history of Titan Spine from 2006 to 2018
Titan Spine ‘turns it to eleven’ (BizTimes) With a proprietary surface technology and a runway of private equity investment, Titan Spine
New spine robotics startup surfaces with a serious leadership team and funding
LUKIANOV AND FOLEY HELP FUND FUSION ROBOTICS (Orthopedics This Week) Fusion Robotics website Fusion Robotics. LLC is a bit more
3 spine surgeons share their early robotic surgery experiences
SPECIAL EDITION: SURGICAL ROBOTS EXCELSIUSGPS® (MID-COURSE NOTES FROM USERS) (Orthopedics This Week) Globus Medical, Inc.’s ExcelsiusGPS® and Medtronic’s Mazor X
Finally, Annular Closure is being used in the US, again
FINALLY, ANNULAR CLOSURE IS BEING USED IN THE U.S., AGAIN (Orthopedics This Week) Barrachaid website More than 500 patients have
Celling Spine acquires Link Spine’s assets
Celling Spine Acquires Assets of Link Spine to Further Develop and Promote a Cell Centric Spine Platform (press release) Celling
First awake spine fusion surgery performed by surgeon in Vail
Doctor performs first awake spine fusion surgery at Vail Health (Vail Daily) Dr. Ernest Braxton, a neurosurgeon at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics
A quick analysis of Mako versus Rosa
Look Out Mako, Here Comes Rosa (MDDI) An industry analyst expects Zimmer Biomet’s Rosa Knee robotic system to represent a
The robots are coming to medtech: Where’s the value?
The robots are coming to medtech: Where’s the value? (Medical Design & Outsourcing) As each medtech manufacturer gears up to
Medtronic acquires Titan Spine
Medtronic Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Titan Spine (press release) Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in medical technology,
Boston Scientific enters spine with the Vertiflex acquisition for $465M
Boston Scientific gets into spine with $465 Vertiflex buy (MassDevice) Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) moved into the orthopedics space with a $465
Q&A: Medtronic Mazor robot-assisted spine surgery
Medtronic has big plans for robot-assisted spine surgery (Medical Device and Outsourcing) Officials at the world’s largest medical device company
FDA recall of Brainlab software used in spinal navigation
BRAINLAB ISSUES CLASS 1 RECALL OF ITS SPINAL NAVIGATION SOFTWARE (Orthopedics This Week) Definition: A Class I Recall is a situation in which
The inside story of Tiger Woods lumbar fusion and recovery
CREDIT GUYER AND TEXAS BACK FOR TIGER WOOD’S HISTORIC COMEBACK (Orthopedics This Week) Tiger Woods made an historic and jaw-dropping
Intellirod Spine Receives First-Ever Spine FDA De Novo Approval
Intellirod Spine Receives First-Ever Spine FDA De Novo Approval (press release) MCRA Assists Intellirod Spine™ with 1st ever Spine De
The ROSA Robot system is cleared in the US for spine
Zimmer Biomet Receives FDA Clearance for Robotic ROSA One Spine System (press release) Zimmer Biomet becomes first company in the
MIS spine surgery provider abruptly shuts its doors
Laser Spine Institute to Close its Doors, Citing Lack of Financing for Continuing Operations (press release) PRNewswire/ — Tampa-based Laser
Spine device to prevent spinal disc herniation wins PMA after setback
Device to prevent spinal disc herniation wins PMA after setback (MedTechDive) Barricaid Website – Intrinsic Therapeutics Dive Brief: Intrinsic Therapeutics has
Will Smith & Nephew acquire NuVasive for more than $3B?
FT: Smith & Nephew In Talks To Buy NuVasive For Over $3 Bln (FT.com) Smith & Nephew (SN.L) has held talks
AMB SURGICAL – Getting Smart about Pediatric Orthopedics
written by Medtech Strategists by Colin Miller, shared on LinkedIn AMB Surgical website A child with spinal deformity may undergo as many as