Oxford Performance Materials recently published a study in The Spine Journal comparing the characteristics of 3D-printed PEKK with PEEK and titanium-coated PEEK. By Alan Condon - 2/17/20

CTL Amedica was recently granted a patent for a screw offset blocking mechanism designed for its Monet anterior cervical fusion system. By Alan Condon - 2/11/20

German company Evonik recently unveiled its Resomer PrintPowder material to create 3D-printed implants for spine and orthopedics, reports 3D Printing Industry. By Alan Condon - 2/6/20

German company NGMedical on Feb. 5 reported the first implantations of its Move-C cervical disc prosthesis. By Alan Condon - 2/5/20

Joshua Rovner, MD, is the first spine surgeon to implant Globus Medical's Hedron IA, a 3D-printed anterior lumbar interbody fusion spacer. By Eric Oliver - 2/5/20

Osseus Fusion Systems on Feb. 4 launched Aries-TS, its 3D-printed transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion device. By Alan Condon - 2/4/20

Conformis recently sold its 100,000th knee joint replacement implant. By Alan Condon - 1/30/20

Samuel Joseph Jr., MD, of Tampa-based Joseph Spine Institute recently performed the first procedure with Osseus Fusion Systems' Aries-L Titanium Spinal Implant. By Alan Condon - 1/30/20

Nexxt Spine continues to make additions to its 3D-printing fleet, installing its seventh laser beam printer. By Eric Oliver - 1/28/20

Orthopedic implant company LimaCorporate is opening two facilities dedicated to 3D printing, according to 3D Printing Media Network. By Angie Stewart - 1/17/20

Spine developer CoreLink recently surpassed 5,000 implants with its 3D-printed Mimetic Metal technology. By Alan Condon - 1/16/20

OrthoCarolina's first total talus replacement with a 3D-printed implant was recently completed by Kent Ellington, MD. By Alan Condon - 1/13/20

Orthopedic spine surgeon Edward Smith, MD, performed Mississippi's first surgery using a patient-specific spinal rod implant, according to a Jan. 2 press release from Rush Health Systems. By Angie Stewart - 1/3/20

Startup device company FossiLabs is using a new form of 3D printing to create fully porous PEEK bone-like structures within implantable devices, Medical Plastics News reports. By Eric Oliver - 1/2/20

The next decade of orthopedics will be defined by technologies like 3D printing and robotic navigation systems. By Eric Oliver - 12/23/19

Life Spine received FDA 510(k) clearance Dec. 23 to market its Titanium Stand-Alone ALIF System. By Alan Condon - 12/23/19

In a 129-patient study, Australian device company Anatomics evaluated the efficacy of its 3D-printed SpineBox kit in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion procedures, reports 3D Printing Industry. By Alan Condon - 12/19/19

SeaSpine reported the 25,000th implantation of its NanoMetalene interbody device Dec. 18. By Alan Condon - 12/18/19

An October study in The Spine Journal compared the in vivo characteristics of RTI Surgical's 3D-printed PEKK Tetrafuse 3D Technology with PEEK and titanium-coated PEEK. By Alan Condon - 12/17/19

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently published an article outlining key observations about 3D printing technology. By Laura Dyrda - 12/13/19