Today's Top 20 Stories
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Clifton Orthopedic Associates owner charged with illegally prescribing 1.4M+ opioid tablets
Federal prosecutors charged Evangelos Megariotis, MD, the owner and operator of Clifton (N.J.) Orthopedic Associates, with prescribing large quantities of controlled substances "outside the usual course of medical practice and without a legitimate purpose," the Justice Department announced. - 9/27/19 -
DeGen Medical gains clearance of new modular pedicle screw for spine procedure
DeGen Medical recently received FDA clearance for its F1 MPS modular pedicle screw system for the Joust minimally invasive procedure. - 9/27/19 -
Life Spine receives FDA clearance for new laminoplasty system — 3 things to know
The FDA recently granted 510(k) clearance for Life Spine's Hinged laminoplasty system. - 9/27/19
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Surgical Affiliates partners with California hospital
Management group Surgical Affiliates partnered with Susanville, Calif.-based Banner Lassen Medical Center to enhance the hospital's emergency orthopedic care. - 9/27/19 -
Drs. Evalina Burger, Jorge Eller & more: 10 spine, neurosurgeons making headlines
Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week. - 9/27/19 -
Dr. William Sullivan succeeds Dr. Jeffrey Wang as NASS president — 4 things to know
Physiatrist William Sullivan, MD, was appointed president of the North American Spine Society at the organization's annual meeting in Chicago from Sept. 25 to 28. - 9/27/19 -
PrinterPrezz welcomes Dr. Steven Garfin to board of advisors — 4 things to know
Spine surgeon Steven Garfin, MD, joined the board of directors at 3D printing company PrinterPrezz. - 9/27/19
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Canadian 3D printing company to open $88M facility in New York — 3 insights
Thinking Robot Studios, a Nova Scotia, Canada-based 3D printing company, is planning to open a $84 million manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., reports Buffalo News. - 9/27/19 -
Maryland Historical Society appoints Dr. Neal Naff to board of trustees — 3 things to know
Neurosurgeon Neal Naff, MD, recently joined the board of trustees at Maryland Historical Society, reports The Daily Record. - 9/27/19 -
NuVasive aims to grow in robotics with new application
NuVasive featured its X360 Pulse platform at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Chicago and plans to unveil its Pulse Robotics application at an exclusive event. - 9/27/19 -
Dr. Noah Porter joins OrthoNebraska — 3 insights
Omaha-based OrthoNebraska brought aboard orthopedic spine surgeon Noah Porter, MD, the Omaha World-Herald reports. - 9/27/19
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Brainlab unveils mobile intraoperative robot for spine surgery — 3 insights
Brainlab launched Loop-X, its mobile intraoperative imaging robot, at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Chicago on Sept. 25. - 9/26/19 -
Ohio health system to expand with 2 orthopedic, sports medicine clinics
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is expanding with two new orthopedic and sports medicine centers in Lorain and Oberlin, Ohio, reports Morning Journal. - 9/26/19 -
FDA approves Abbott's spinal cord stimulation system for chronic pain — 4 insights
Abbott received FDA approval for Proclaim XR, a neurostimulation device for people suffering from chronic pain. - 9/26/19 -
Comprehensive Spine Institute welcomes Drs. James Osborn, Garrick Cason
Spine surgeons James Osborn, MD, and Garrick Cason, MD, joined Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Comprehensive Spine Institute, reports The Chattanoogan. - 9/26/19 -
Clarifying patient, provider goals before surgery and robotics in spine: Q&A with Dr. Kris Radcliff
Kris Radcliff, MD, is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon with Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute, focusing on minimally invasive spine surgery and artificial disc replacement. - 9/26/19 -
Stryker publishes SpineJack System trial results — 5 takeaways
The Spine Journal published the results of Stryker's SAKOS pivotal trial for the SpineJack implantable fracture reduction system. - 9/26/19 -
Orthopedic device industry disrupters are upending tradition — 5 examples
Disruptive medical device companies are shaking up the status quo in orthopedics, according to OrthoStreams. - 9/26/19 -
HSS appoints new co-chiefs of spine service
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Harvinder Sandhu, MD, and Andrew Sama, MD, the new co-chiefs of HSS Spine, effective in October. - 9/26/19 -
Medtronic aims to expand Infuse use to TLIF with FDA-backed clinical trial
Medtronic has received FDA approval to move forward with a prospective, randomized pivotal clinical trial that will examine the use of Infuse in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions. - 9/26/19
