Here are eight spine medtech products earning FDA approvals and clearances in the third quarter of 2023:

Alphatec's CEO, Patrick Miles, disposed 179,375 company shares for about $12.46 to $13 per share, Seeking Alpha reported Sept. 28.

Centinel Spine's Prodisc C Vivo and C SK cervical disc implants reached 2,500 U.S. cases, the devicemaker said Sept. 28.

CTL Amedica recently landed electronic catalog government contract approval from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency.

Onward's ARC-IM spinal stimulator was implanted in the first human patient, the devicemaker said Sept. 27.

The FDA gave ZimVie's Mobi-C cervical disc hybrid investigational device exemption, the devicemaker said Sept. 26.

Large spine and orthopedic mergers have closed this year, and smaller device companies have sought to get their own slice of the pie during the third quarter.

The artificial disc replacement market is expexted to surpass $1.3 billion by 2030, according to Vantage Market Research.

Patrick Miles, CEO of Alphatec, sold 180,000 shares of the company for about $2.42 million, Seeking Alpha reported Sept. 20.

Carlsmed received its second FDA breakthrough device designation for Aprevo, the medtech company said Sept. 20.

ChoiceSpine recently received FDA clearance to market its Blackhawk Ti 3D-printed cervical spacer system.

Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain chip company, is recruiting for human trials, according to a Sept. 19 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Medical Metrics' Spine Camp platform earned FDA 510(k) clearance, the medtech company said Sept. 19.

Boston Scientific plans to acquire Relievant Medsystems, the company behind the Intracept intraosseous nerve ablation system.

Two spine surgeons with Plano-based Texas Back Institute debuted DeGen Medical's Solar AM implant, the medtech company said Sept. 18.

Becker's reported on two key spine and orthopedic recalls so far this year.

The FDA has issued a Class I recall of Abbott Medical's implantable Abbott Proclaim neurostimulation systems, designed to deliver low-intensity electrical impulses to nerve structures for spinal cord stimulation. 

Two separate presentations held at the 2023 Congress of Neurological Surgeons have vouched for the effectiveness of OnPoint Surgical's augmented reality and artificial intelligence platforms for use in spine, neurosurgical, orthopedic and robotic procedures. 

Medical device company Tenon Medical has expanded its use of the JIB instrument kit for the company's Catamaran SI joint fusion system. 

Globus Medical and NuVasive's merger made waves in the spine industry. Now that the deal has closed, spine surgeons and investors are awaiting the company's next steps.