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NSpine · Issue 1 · November 2026
Spinal Frontiers
What matters to the working spine surgeon and the team around them this month. Ten minutes, with a link to every source. |
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This month in two minutes Safety: 8 spine devices recalled or under a safety notice since August, including Medos International (Johnson & Johnson MedTech / DePuy Synthes): VELYS Enabling Tech Robotic-Assist Station; Medtronic Navigation: NDI Passive Spheres; Innovasis: Anti-torque instrument LS-749. Check the official notice before acting. More → Research: In a 420-patient randomised trial after MIS TLIF with BMP, low-dose ketorolac reduced in-hospital opioid use; fusion rates did not differ from placebo. More → Trials: NervGen's phase 3 RESTORE trial of NVG-291 in chronic cervical spinal cord injury is recruiting at 23 US and Canadian sites. More → Industry: Stryker names Spencer Stiles CEO from 1 January 2027; press reports say Apollo is in talks over DePuy Synthes (not confirmed). More → Patents: 46 new spine patents from the US and Europe, among them a Globus robot that bends patient-specific rods and a lengthenable growing rod for early-onset scoliosis. More → Deadlines: EUROSPINE observership grants close 30 November; SpineWeek 2027 (with ISSLS) takes abstracts until 15 November. More → |
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| Preview: a reader who chose Patent Watch and Trials Watch when subscribing sees those two here first. Everything else follows below. |
| Patent Watch 46 new spine patents: 17 from the US (August and September) and 29 from Europe (October), each with its owner, main claim and drawing where released. |
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| Trials Watch 125 spine and spinal cord trials registered in October, with results posted, reports published and trials stopped. |
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| This month |
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| Regulatory Watch Recalls and safety notices, FDA and CE decisions and rule changes for spine devices, newest first, each linked to the regulator. |
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| For the Spine Team Courses, qualifications, societies and reading for spine nurses, theatre teams, anaesthetists, neurophysiologists and physiotherapists. |
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| For Trainees Exams by country, fellowships, abstract deadlines and free learning resources in one place. |
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| Research |
| Patent Watch 46 new spine patents: 17 from the US (August and September) and 29 from Europe (October), each with its owner, main claim and drawing where released. |
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| Literature Watch 265 spine articles added to PubMed in October, led by the editors' ten picks, then sorted by topic, one line each. |
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| Trials Watch 125 spine and spinal cord trials registered in October, with results posted, reports published and trials stopped. |
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| Books 19 spine books from 2026, and a Core Library of 186 standard texts in their current editions. |
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| Medtech & Innovation |
| Industry Roundup 36 headlines from August to early November, among them Stryker naming Spencer Stiles CEO from January 2027 and Carlsmed's full US launch of its posterior lumbar system. |
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| Implant Systems Where to find the IFU and technique guide for 181 manufacturers' pedicle screw systems, plus growth, disc, endoscopy and retractor systems. |
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| Spine Markets Share prices of 13 listed spine companies in one dashboard. |
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| Meetings & Societies |
| Conferences & Courses 103 dated spine meetings to December 2027, and 12 more awaiting dates, with programme and sponsor links. New: travel guides for NSpine's own meetings. |
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| Fellowships Travelling fellowships, grants and observerships, with a deadline radar. |
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| Jobs 154 open spine posts worldwide: 61 for surgeons, 39 for the wider spine team and 54 at medtech and industry companies. |
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| Get Involved Missions, teaching posts and ways to support global spine care. |
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| Wellbeing |
| Health & Nutrition Four quick, healthy dinners from credible sources, each with a shopping list to copy. |
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| Body & Mind Six picks: short workouts, stretches for theatre, strength training, sleep and calm. |
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