
Centinel Spine gets FDA nod for two-level use of prodisc C Nova
The FDA clearance permits the motion-preserving device to be implanted across two levels in the cervical spine.

The FDA clearance permits the motion-preserving device to be implanted across two levels in the cervical spine.

Stryker (NYSE: SYK) earned an FDA 510(k) clearance for its latest ultrasonic bone and soft tissue removal platform, the Sonopet 3.

CORUS incorporates integrated screw fixation as a nonsegmental posterior instrumentation tool.

ALTSTÄTTEN, Switzerland and BOSTON, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — icotec, the global leader in radiolucent implants for spine tumors and other complex spinal surgery patients, today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) for icotec’s spine implant system, CMORE® CT, effective October 1, 2026.

What if cells that form scars after a spinal cord injury could become part of the repair process? Researchers have developed a genetic system that converts certain scar-forming cells into neurons, improving movement in mice and rats with spinal cord injuries.

Xenix Medical has announced FDA 510(k) clearance for its Riva Anchor Spinopelvic Fixation System, designed to facilitate fusion of the sacroiliac joint at the base of a posterior lumbar or thoracolumbar fusion construct.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics business launched its next-generation Maxframe Autostrut with Bluetooth Multi-Axial Correction System, the company announced today.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Shoulder Innovations, Inc. (“Shoulder Innovations”, or “the company”) (NYSE: SI), a commercial-stage medical technology company exclusively focused on transforming the shoulder surgical care market, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the N-22 Humeral Head, a titanium implant option for patients with metal hypersensitivity. Alongside the clearance, the company also announced the product’s full commercial launch.

For many in the workforce, spending hours at a computer is an unavoidable part of daily life. Sitting for prolonged periods in the same position can contribute to low back pain (LBP), which affects up to 80% of people over their lifetime and remains a leading cause of disability worldwide. A group of French researchers decided to find out whether wearing a soft, flexible lower-back support belt can help people with common, unexplained lower back pain feel better and move more easily.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery have discovered the unspecialized stem cells that give rise to the body’s tendons and ligaments, the tissues connecting muscles and bones.