Reliance Medical reached a $1 million settlement over allegations of paying kickbacks to surgeons, the devicemaker's attorney Patric Hooper told Becker's. 

SI-Bone on May 9 posted $22.4 million in first-quarter 2022 sales, a 10 percent increase year over year.

Zimmer Biomet's artificial intelligence technology for its Omni Suite operating room platform debuted.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech named Kurt Van den Bosch as CFO.  

Jeffrey A. Goldstein, MD, completed the world's first case with Globus Medical's new spine system, Excelsius3D.

Stryker, Zimmer Biomet and DePuy Synthes are key players in the orthopedic medical device space.

Orthofix on May 6 posted a slight revenue increase in the first quarter of 2022.

More than a decade after the first spine surgical robot was launched, Medtronic is still considered the market leader, but smaller device companies could chip away at its market share as they launch their own platforms and adoption increases among surgeons.

Alphatec saw a revenue leap in the first quarter of 2022, according to financial results posted May 5.

Zimmer Biomet's spine and dental spinoff company, ZimVie, dipped in its first quarter revenue and spine sales, according to results posted May 5.

Preston Wells, vice president of investor relations at Stryker, was appointed vice president and group CFO for the devicemaker's spine and orthopedic business.

Surgalign's artificial intelligence and augmented reality surgical guidance system was debuted at Indiana Spine Hospital in Carmel, Ind.

Accelus launched its TiHawk7 interbody cage for endoscopic and minimally invasive lumbar fusions.

NuVasive's Pulse integrated spine surgery system was a key growth driver in the first quarter and has been used in more than 500 commercial cases, the company said in its first-quarter earnings call May 4, according to Seeking Alpha.

Stryker promoted two members of its board of directors to leadership positions.

NuVasive on May 4 posted revenue growth in the first quarter of 2022 and almost $20 million in net profit.

Camber Spine's latest patent and eight more updates from spine and orthopedic devicemakers in the last week:

SeaSpine's first-quarter sales grew across its spinal implants and orthobiologics, and the company named new leadership.

Innovation continues to pick up steam across the spine industry as surgeons look for more minimally invasive methods to operate on their patients, reduce the risk of complications and accelerate recovery.

Wenzel Spine appointed William Wilson as CEO almost two months after the devicemaker's former CEO died.