Conformis has entered into a settlement with Stryker to resolve a patent dispute against Wright Medical, which Stryker acquired for $4 billion in November.
Author: Alan Condon
Seven key developments at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery in the past seven months, including the new president of its Florida operations and director of an inaugural augmented reality spine program:
Nathan Skelley, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, has been selected to serve on the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine council of delegates.
Expanding revenue streams through ancillary services is becoming a larger part of the orthopedic practice business model as reimbursement continues to decline and many practices wait for pre-pandemic patient volumes to return.
Virtual reality surgical training company Osso VR has raised $27 million in series B funding, led by investment firm GSR Ventures.
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From a milestone lumbar disc replacement to the first augmented reality-assisted pediatric spine surgery completed in the U.S., here are five spine surgery "firsts" that Becker's has reported on in the past 30 days:
As spine surgery continues to accelerate to the outpatient setting, five spine surgeons recommend essential technologies for ASCs to invest in.
Integrity Implants and Fusion Robotics have merged to form Accelus, which plans to accelerate the adoption of minimally invasive surgery as the standard of care in spine.
From a $150 million acquisition to the EU approval of its robotic spine surgical application, here are six key developments from NuVasive this year:
Lauren Ostling, MD, a specialist in minimally invasive spine surgery and image-guided neurosurgery, has joined Norwood, Ohio-based Mayfield Brain & Spine, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported July 6.