Former CommonSpirit Health CEO Kevin Lofton is joining Medtronic's board of directors, effective Sept. 15.

Spine device manufacturer Xtant Medical on Aug. 24 launched Matriform Si, a silicated synthetic bone graft strip for spinal fusion.

Spinal implant manufacturer Atlas Spine introduced its HiJAK SA expandable cervical interbody system Aug. 19.

Here are six key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:

Here's how Medtronic, Stryker and Johnson & Johnson's shares have fluctuated over the last five days.

Spinal implant manufacturer Centinel Spine has named Varun Gandhi as CFO Aug. 17.

After a brief period of inactivity since the COVID-19 pandemic, the M&A market in the medical device industry is beginning to pick up again. 

Orthopedic implant manufacturer Wishbone Medical appointed Jeff George to its board of directors on Aug. 12.

Following is a list of five key Zimmer Biomet developments that Becker's Spine Review has reported on since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March:

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on first- and second-quarter revenues of medical device companies, with the spine and orthopedic industry taking a particularly seismic blow. 

Here are five key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week:

Spinal implant developer SeaSpine has launched its Explorer TO system, an expandable cage for spinal fusions.

Here's how Medtronic, Stryker and Johnson & Johnson's shares have fluctuated over the last five days.

Spine device manufacturer Joimax received FDA approval Aug. 6 for Intracs, an electromagnetic navigation tracking and control system for spine surgery.

Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo said the pandemic accelerated innovation with virtual conferencing and connections during The Constellation Forum on Aug. 6, and he plans to lean into these trends as well as the company's social responsibility in the future.

Orthopedic implant manufacturer Wishbone Medical has strengthened its portfolio with the acquisition of two spine device companies — Back 2 Basics Direct and Orbbö Surgical.

Medical device company Life Spine has received FDA clearance for its Plateau-A Ti anterior lumbar spacer system, according to an Aug. 5 news release.

Zimmer Biomet paid $2 million upfront for the rights to distribute electrodes used in brain surgeries related to epilepsy treatment, according to Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Here are four key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies: 

In NuVasive's second-quarter earnings call Aug. 4, CEO Chris Barry said the spine device company remains uncertain whether its business will return to growth by the end of the year, according to Seeking Alpha.