Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger and Medacta are extending their lifetime guarantee for total hip and knee replacement surgeries to include revision knee surgeries. By Alan Condon - 11/11/19

An artificial intelligence-powered ultrasound-guided automated spinal landmark identification system improves the accuracy and effectiveness of first-time needle insertion for spinal anesthesia, according to a study conducted in Singapore. By Eric Oliver - 11/11/19

OsteoRemedies launched its Remedy Spectrum GV hip spacer and Spectrum GV bone cement systems. By Alan Condon - 11/8/19

Carslmed appointed Sharon Schulzki as COO in September. By Alan Condon - 11/8/19

Here are two spine device company mergers and acquisitions last month. By Alan Condon - 11/8/19

Here are five spine and neurosurgeons in the news this week. By Alan Condon - 11/8/19

Orthopedic devicemaker Ortoma is expanding its Ortoma Treatment Solution with a module for spine surgery, the company announced Nov. 8. By Eric Oliver - 11/8/19

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration on Nov. 4 revamped its price transparency tool to provide citizens access to facility-specific cost information. By Eric Oliver - 11/8/19

Providence, R.I.-based Brown University is partnering with Intel to investigate the use of artificial intelligence to restore signals above and below spinal cord injuries, reports EE News Europe. By Alan Condon - 11/8/19

Oren Gottfried, MD, is president of the North Carolina Spine Society as well as professor of neurosurgery and clinical vice chair of quality in the department of neurosurgery at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. By Alan Condon - 11/8/19

Dennis Burke, MD, a former orthopedic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, will receive a $13 million settlement following his wrongful termination lawsuit, The Boston Globe reports. By Alan Condon - 11/8/19

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is enrolling patients for a 3D imaging to develop maps of the spine in scoliosis patients. By Alan Condon - 11/7/19

Portland-based Maine Medical Center received approval for a $59 million investment for a new center featuring spine and neurosurgery on Nov. 4, reports Portland Press Herald. By Alan Condon - 11/7/19

The Spine Center at MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center acquired an ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation system from Globus Medical, reports P&T Community. By Alan Condon - 11/7/19

Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush welcomed two new orthopedic surgeons in October. By Alan Condon - 11/7/19

Brian Gantwerker, MD, is a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of brain tumors, as well as degenerative diseases and injuries of the spinal cord. By Alan Condon - 11/7/19

A jury delivered a verdict of $101 million to be awarded to a family after their son failed to receive the medical attention he needed, resulting in severe brain damage when he was born, CBS 2 reports. By Alan Condon - 11/7/19

ThedaCare is merging with Appleton-based Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin and Neenah, Wis.-based Neuroscience Group to form a spine, orthopedic and pain hospital in Appleton, reports Fox 11 News. By Alan Condon - 11/7/19

During the third quarter earnings call, Zimmer Biomet President CEO Bryan Hanson touched on several areas of growth for the company, as well as progress on the remediation efforts at its Warsaw (Ind.) North Campus. By Laura Dyrda - 11/7/19

Globus Medical reported a 16 percent increase in worldwide sales for the third quarter. By Laura Dyrda - 11/7/19