Bone Biologics filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its NELL-1 protein, according to a June 27 news release. The patent applies to rhNELL-1 polypeptide and its use for treating bone conditions. The protein is…
Author: Carly Behm
A 93-year-old woman underwent a successful 2-level lumbar decompression with spinal anesthesia, according to a case study published June 23 in the Journal of Neurosurgery. She had laminectomies at L4 and L5 simultaneously, and two surgeons used dual tubular retractors.…
Carlsmed, the company behind aprevo spine implants, filed for an Initial Public Offering, the company said June 26. The number of shares and price range are yet to be determined, according to a news release. The offering is subject to…
Endoscopic spine surgery is pushing past being a novelty in 2025. In the first half of 2025, hospitals including Martinsburg, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center, Cleveland-based University Hospitals, Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health Smith…
From new FDA nods to debuts, here are six key developments in spine and orthopedic biologics. 1. Physicians at Huntington (N.Y.) Hospital, an affiliate of Northwell Health, performed the first BEAR implant procedure and the first CartiHeal Agili-C implant procedure…
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OssDesign’s Catalyst nanosynthetic bone graft putty saw an 88.4% fusion rate in highly complex spine patients, according to results from its Propel study. The data comes from the first 108 patients in its Propel study, according to a June 26…
Greg Merrell, MD, of Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy was named as the next editor-in-chief of The Journal of Hand Surgery, the practice said June 25. Dr. Merrell’s clinical focus includes wrist arthritis, fracture care and minimally invasive upper extremity procedures, according to…
The first cases using Velys Spine were completed at Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minn.) and Medical City Frisco (Texas), Johnson & Johnson Medtech said in a June 26 LinkedIn post. Isador Liberman, MD, and Arjun Sebastian, MD, performed the debut surgeries.…
Daniel Choi, MD, performed the first Barricaid annular closure implantation with an endoscopic approach, Intrinsic Therapeutics said June 26. Dr. Choi used Amplify Surgical’s dualPortal system for the surgery and performed the case at Gramercy Surgery Center in New York…
Hospital partnerships come with benefits and tradeoffs for spine surgeons. Knowing how to approach these contracts can help physicians find their best match. Two spine surgeons discuss their strategies. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to…