Author: Carly Behm

OrthoLoneStar added Allen, Texas-based Legacy Orthopedics to its network, according to a Sept. 8 news release. The addition of the six-physician group brings OrthoLoneStar to more than 190 total physicians. Legacy Orthopedics will be integrated into OrthoLoneStar over the coming…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock added spine surgeon Mark Ferger, MD, PhD, and sports medicine physician Hamilton Newhart, MD. Dr. Ferger has more than 35 peer-reviewed publications and is a manuscript reviewer for various journals,…

Several hospitals added spine robots to their arsenals so far this year. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center became the first hospital in California to add Stryker’s Q Guidance system with Spine Guidance…

Onward’s Arc-Ex spinal cord stimulator earned the European Union’s CE Mark, according to a Sept. 8 news release. The company expects to begin commercial sales of the Arc-Ex in the fourth quarter beginning in Germany. The spinal cord stimulator is…

Lenoss Medical’s OsteoPearl biologic allograft for spine earned two new U.S. patents and one European patent, according to a Sept. 4 news release shared with Becker’s. In the past three years, OsteoPearl earned six patents, and now the biologic has…

VB Spine, the company formed from Stryker’s sold-off U.S. spine business, became an industry sponsor for the AAOS’ American Spine Registry, according to a Sept. 5 news release. The ASR is a collaboration between the American Association of Neurological Surgeons…

Here are three updates in spine patent cases since April. 1. NuVasive infringed five patents from a spine surgeon, a jury determined. The jury ruled that screw assemblies from the Reline, Armada and VuePoint lines infringe combinations of five patents…

UNC Health Pardee’s Pardee NeuroSpine Associates opened a new location in Asheville, N.C. The Asheville location opened Sept. 3, and neurosurgeons Matthew Brown, MD, and Kelsey Walsh, MD, work there, according to a Sept. 4 news release shared with Becker’s.…

Fresno, Calif.-based Sierra Pacific Orthopedics added spine surgeon Devan Higginbotham, MD. Dr. Higginbotham’s expertise includes cervical disc replacement, spinal fusions, disc herniation treatment and revision surgery, according to a Sept. 4 news release shared with Becker’s. He earned his medical…

Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company added more than 110,000 new members to its musculoskeletal population health program in Arizona with a new payer. HOPCo’s platform includes provider and patient platforms for digital engagement, a comprehensive evidence-based care delivery infrastructure and value-based…