Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) unveiled its next-generation robot-assisted surgery system and Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) for the 1st time showcased the functional prototype of its Excelsius platform at the NASS 2016 meeting in Boston last week, signifying an increased interest in robotic surgeons among major players. Mazor developed 3 generations of products over 15 years and does 95% of its business in […]
North American Spine Society
NASS 2015 Roundup: Spine trends stabilizing, new fields taking center stage
The spinal med device market appears to be stabilizing with growth in 3 key areas, according to a letter to investors published this week from Leerink Partner’s Richard Newitter, who attended the North American Spine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago last week. Newitter said the meeting was “neutral-to-positive” for firms in the spinal market, and said […]
DePuy Synthes Spine, Brainlab expand collaboration
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes Spine said it’s expanding its collaboration with Brainlab on surgical navigation and imaging devices, in addition to co-marketing Brainlab’s Airo Mobile Intraoperative CT.
Biomet units lose $2.7M royalty dispute with spine surgeon
Two Biomet subsidiaries are on the hook for some $2.7 million in royalty payments to a prominent spine surgeon it stopped paying in 2008, after a New Jersey appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling in Dr. Neil Kahanovitz’s favor.
