AxioMed is progressing toward FDA approval for its viscoelastic for lumbar and cervical disc replacement, the devicemaker said April 19.

Johnson & Johnson saw first-quarter revenue rise 5 percent, with growth in its orthopedics sales.

SI-Bone's iFuse Bedrock Granite spine implant received a CMS new technology add-on payment.

Carlsmed raised $30 million in series B funding to ramp up commercialization of its personalized spine implants, the devicemaker said April 19.

The FDA granted several spine-related device approvals last month.

Accelus, a minimally invasive spine device company, and CHP Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, have terminated a previously agreed-upon merger of the companies because of market conditions.

SeaSpine's newest product launch and four more updates in spine and orthopedic medtech in the last week:

SeaSpine launched its Reef TA interbody system, the devicemaker said April 11.

Medical device company Fuse Medical has appointed Lawrence Yellin as CFO and member of its executive board.

Stryker will lay off 88 employees from its Lakeland, Fla., production facility by the end of May, The Ledger reported April 11.

An investment management company's claims about Stryker's acquisitions, robotics guidance and other business operations sparked an investigation from a stockholder rights law firm.

Kimberley Elting on April 8 was appointed president of global orthopedics for implant developer Orthofix.

The FDA granted several orthopedic-related device approvals last month.

Four spinoff companies in the orthopedic medtech industry have been completed or announced in the past year, and analysts predict that Medtronic's spine business might soon follow suit.

Innovation moves at a rapid pace in spine surgery, but hype and marketing around new technologies can sometimes get in front of the science, resulting in less than optimal outcomes for patients and significant steps backward for the technology.

NuVasive's court win, payer approval of artificial disc replacement and four more updates from spine devicemakers in the last week:

Restor3d, a musculoskeletal devicemaker, raised $23 million to expand the delivery of personalized 3D-printed implants and to develop software for engineers.

SpineGuard's PediGuard threaded instrument was cleared by the FDA for anterior approach spine procedures, the devicemaker said April 4.

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Interest in augmented reality has spiked over the past decade, stemming from a desire to limit complications associated with instrumented spine surgery and improve procedural efficiency.