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Orthopedics and Spine

MicroPort Navibot Receives 510(K) Clearance for its SkyWalker™ Robot-Assisted Platform for Orthopedic Applications

MicroPort Navibot has received 510(K) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States for the SkyWalker™ System, the company’s first robot-assisted platform for orthopedic applications. The SkyWalker™ System will initially offer a robotically assisted total knee replacement solution...

August 8, 2022

Orthopedics and Spine

Spineology® Launches First Fully Endoscopic, Single-Tubular Retractor Fusion System: OptiLIF® Endo

Spineology Inc., the longtime leader in ultra-minimally invasive spine surgery, announces another milestone with the limited launch of OptiLIF® Endo. This innovative, ultra-MIS system requires only one tubular retractor to seamlessly integrate endoscopes and endoscopic equipment into lumbar interbody fusion procedures....

August 4, 2022

Orthopedics and Spine

Xenco Medical Expands its Ambulatory Surgery Center Device Portfolio with FDA Clearance and Launch of its Multilevel CerviKit

Xenco Medical has expanded its ASC surgical device portfolio through the FDA clearance and launch of its Multilevel CerviKit™, an expansion of Xenco Medical’s breakthrough single-use cervical spine technology to include a comprehensive suite of implants and single-use instruments for...

June 14, 2022

Orthopedics and Spine

Exactech Announces FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for JointMedica’s Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing System

Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Breakthrough Device Designation for JointMedica’s Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing System. Exactech, a minority...

May 17, 2022

Orthopedics and Spine

VirtaMed Announces New Inclusive Knee Simulation Model

VirtaMed, the world leader in medical simulation training, has announced the release of enhanced simulation training modules for arthroscopic knee surgeries. In a first for VirtaMed, these latest training modules will now be available on simulators with two different skin...

March 18, 2022

Orthopedics and Spine

4WEB Medical Launches Hyperlordotic Lateral Implant Portfolio

4WEB Medical, an orthopedic device company focused on developing innovative implants with an Advanced Structural Design utilizing its proprietary Truss Implant Technology™, announced the company’s launch of a comprehensive array of hyperlordotic lateral implants. The first procedure was performed by Brad...

February 28, 2022

Orthopedics and Spine

Spino Modulation Vertebral Body Tethering Device Wins FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

Spino Modulation Inc., a subsidiary of Spinologics Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company a Breakthrough Device Designation for its MIScoli™ system, an innovative vertebral body tethering (VBT) device to treat scoliosis in...

June 20, 2021

Orthopedics and Spine

Cerapedics Announces FDA Breakthrough Device Designation Granted for P-15L Bone Graft for the Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease

Cerapedics Inc., an ortho-biologics company dedicated to enhancing the science of bone repair, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device designation for its investigational P-15L Bone Graft for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD). The...

May 2, 2021

Orthopedics and Spine

SeaSpine Acquiring 7D Surgical for $110M

SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNE), a global medical technology company focused on surgical solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of 7D Surgical, Inc.,...

March 28, 2021