
Zimmer wins FDA clearance for updated knee robot
Competing with companies including Stryker and J&J, Zimmer has moved to strengthen its position by developing an updated robot.

Competing with companies including Stryker and J&J, Zimmer has moved to strengthen its position by developing an updated robot.

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Arctx Medical, Inc. (“Arctx,” “the Company”), a clinical-stage medical device company, announced today that it has achieved two additional significant milestones:

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that the Conformité Européenne (CE) Marked BD Onclarity™ HPV Assay for the BD COR™ System and the BD Viper™ LT System have been accepted for the World Health Organization (WHO) list of prequalified in vitro diagnostic products, further expanding access to high-quality cervical cancer screening tools in low- and middle-income countries.

FLOWOOD, Miss., Nov. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Zavation Medical Products, LLC (“Zavation”), a leading innovator in spinal device technology, announces the first successful implantations of the Varisync® ALIF NanoPrime™ System, a next-generation stand-alone ALIF system featuring Zavation’s proprietary titanium ion bond technology.

The clearance is based on data that included real-world evidence from 1,120 adolescents who received treatment at US TMS centres.

WARSAW, Ind., Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH), a global medical technology leader, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of ROSA® Knee with OptimiZe™, an enhanced version of its ROSA® Knee System that offers a more customized experience for surgeons to help deliver accurate and reproducible outcomes1 in robotic-assisted total knee replacement surgery.

The company will introduce the headset at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in the US on 14 November.

ViTAA’s FDA clearance on its AiORTA tool represents the first part of its planned full-suite aortic care platform.

ALTSTÄTTEN, Switzerland and BOSTON, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — icotec, the pioneer of implantable devices made from BlackArmor® Engineered Carbon/PEEK, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the CMORE® CT System for use in the cervicothoracic spine.

BREA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Rapid Nexus Nanotech Wound Solutions, Inc., a California-based med-tech company focused on advanced wound care, today announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Hemastyl gel device—marking a historic milestone as the first company to directly target the underlying reason chronic wounds fail to heal.