Trilliant Health is suing NuVasive for $1 million over allegations that the spine devicemaker breached a five-year agreement.

Medtronic hired Ashwini Sharan, MD, as chief medical officer of the company's neuromodulation operating unit.

Metal-based implants are expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the interbody spine implant market, according to research from business consulting firm Prescient & Strategic Intelligence.

Kambin's triangle, an access point in the spine, is commonly used to perform lumbar interbody fusions. A review of current and future uses of Kambin's triangle was published June 6 in Cureus.

Aurora Spine received FDA clearance for its Dexa Solo-LTM anterior lumbar fusion device on the heels of record first-quarter sales.

SMAIO got FDA clearance for the Balance Analyzer 3D planning software for spine realignment.

Intelligent Implants added Andy Forsberg as senior vice president of product development.

CTL Amedica Chief Technology Office Sean Suh was included on Spinemarket's top spine inventor list for the sixth year in a row.

Premia Spine's Tops spinal arthroplasty system was found to be more cost-effective than a  transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study published in the Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research.

Two companies see record quarterly sales and five more updates from spine devicemakers in the last week:

SI-Bone's iFuse Bedrock Granite implant system for sacroiliac fusion and sacropelvic fixation received FDA clearance.

Stryker's Q guidance system received FDA 510(k) clearance for spine surgery applications.

Two spine medtech companies saw their best first-quarter sales in 2022.

Medical technology company Accelus opened its new robotic research and development lab in Louisville, Colo., and clinical education and surgical training lab in Carlsbad, Calif., bringing it one step closer to its goal of making minimally invasive surgery the industry standard for spine care.

Zimmer Biomet named Keri Mattox as chief communications and administrator officer.

Medtronic on May 26 posted a dip in spine sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.

Spinal Simplicity's latest hire and five more updates from spine device companies in the last week:

Texas Spine Care Center in San Antonio has enrolled its 10th patient in a trial comparing the safety and effectiveness of Centinel Spine's disc replacement products to a similar FDA-approved product. 

Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, added the ProAxis spinal surgery table.

From CEO shifts to board of directors reshuffling, here are seven device company leadership appointments covered by Becker's since April 26: