The spinal implant company and two executives have agreed to pay almost $6m to resolve a health-care fraud case. Life Spine Inc. reportedly paid out almost $7m in illicit consulting and licensing fees between 2012 and 2018.

This month's edition of Device Debuts includes new product launches from Medtronic, Cochlear, Qualcomm, Titan Spine, Stryker, Philips, Nuance, Nevro, Siemens, Vortex BioSciences, ResMed, Respircardia, and others.

This edition of Device Debuts covers the innovative devices introduced into commercial markets since the mid-April, typically a busy time for product launches as it coincides with spring's big medical meetings. This includes a series of spine-surgery technologies showcased at the AANS meeting and devices that support blood circulation during interventions that were featured at EuroPCR and SCAI.

According to a "Gray Sheet" tally of FDA data, Medtronic PLC has gained more than double the number of 510(k) clearances in the first five months of this year than any other device firm.