Life Spine has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its Prolift Wedge Expandable Spacer System.

Catalyst OrthoScience received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its reverse shoulder system and expects to commercially launch the shoulder system later this year. 

Zimmer Biomet named Ivan Tornos, its group president of global businesses and the Americas, as COO.

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake St. Louis became the first hospital in Missouri to implement 7D Surgical's Flash navigation system for spine surgery, Fox 2 News reported March 18.

Boston-based medical technology company Implanet has received approval from its founding shareholders to acquire a majority stake in French implant manufacturer Orthopaedic & Spine Development, the company reported March 17. 

Devicemaker Camber Spine has launched a set of devices and tools that surgeons can use to perform oblique lateral interbody fusion.

4Web Medical received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its Lumbar Plating Solution.

Devicemaker Surgalign Holdings reported global spine revenue of $26.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, its first full quarter since rebranding in July.

Devicemaker 7D Surgical has launched its Flash navigation system in Germany and Switzerland and recorded more than 30 spine procedures with the device this year.

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The FDA issued a safety communication on risks associated with the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement device, manufactured by Stryker.

NuVasive has expanded its partnership with the International Spine Study Group Foundation and will participate in two clinical trials focusing on improving outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery.

Spine devicemaker Alphatec is seeking a tax abatement to build a distribution and repairs facility that will bring 95 jobs to Memphis, Tenn., the Memphis Business Journal reported March 15.

Nine surgeons at three pediatric hospitals in the U.S. have performed 25 cases with the nView s1 imaging system, designed for safer and faster surgical procedures.

Medical device company Alphatec Holdings launched the InVictus Occipital-Cervical-Thoracic Spinal Fixation System.

Musculoskeletal startup Hinge Health acquired Enso, a company that produces electric stimulation machines for back and joint pain, the San Francisco Business Time reported March 11.

Two new publicly traded orthopedic device companies are expected to enter the market in 2022, according to announcements from Zimmer Biomet and Colfax Corp. in the last month:

Here are six updates from spine and orthopedic device companies over the past week:

The first quarter saw several big-money acquisitions in the orthopedic device industry.

The FDA cleared 10 spine devices last month.