Author: Alan Condon

The FDA on April 28 granted Life Spine 510(k) clearance to market implant and instrument additions to its ARx spinal system.

Oren Gottfried, MD, is professor of neurosurgery and clinical vice chair of quality in the department of neurosurgery at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. He is also past-president of the North Carolina Spine Society, 

Aurora Spine, a Toronto, Canada-based spinal implant manufacturer, on April 27 received loan proceeds of $450,877 under the Paycheck Protection Program, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

A Johnson & Johnson spinal engineer recently 3D-printed 350 face shields for healthcare workers in Pennsylvania, Chestnut Hill Local reports.

James Ficke, MD, director of orthopedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, is supervising operations at a 250-bed field hospital in the city.

Big Thunder Orthopedics in Ontario, Canada, is offering a nasal photodisinfection technology to protect staff from contracting COVID-19.

The FDA granted Carmell Therapeutics Fast Track designation on April 27 for its debut product, a bone healing accelerant, OA Online reports.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals recently opened an orthopedic facility in Oberlin, Ohio.

Orthopedic surgeon Elvis Francois, MD, recently launched his first EP, with all proceeds being donated to healthcare workers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Post-Bulletin reports.

Rahul Shah, MD, recently opened a drive-thru testing site in Deptford, N.J., to test first responders for COVID-19, KYW Radio reports.