A lawsuit challenging Montana Blue Cross-Blue Shield over a claim denial for spine surgery is allowed to move forward, LegalReader.com reported June 20. The judge ruled that the case could be expanded into a class-action lawsuit, the report said. Attorneys…
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Cerapedics’ PearlMatrix P-15 peptide enhanced bone graft for lumbar spinal fusion earned FDA premarket approval, the company said June 23. The FDA granted it a Class III drug-device combination product for single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in adults for degenerative…
Spine robots are great when it comes to navigation and instrumentation, but surgeons have yet to fully tap into their potential, Katherine Wagner, MD, said at Becker’s 22nd Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference. Dr.…
The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery updated its 2025 policy recommendations for bone-anchored annular closure in high-risk discectomy patients. The updated position accounts for new five-year data showing significant reductions in symptomatic reherniation, reoperation, and device-related adverse…
The next advancements in endoscopic spine surgery that physicians should anticipate include improvements in instruments and the incorporation of regenerative medicine. Sanjay Konakondla, MD, and Albert Telfeian, MD, PhD, who operate New York City-based Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York,…
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Sacroiliac joint fusion technology is advancing, and the data shows it’s efficacy across different medtech companies. Five notes: 1. Tenon Medical earned FDA 510(k) clearance to use its Catamaran sacroiliac joint system for augmenting thoracolumbar fusion. The indication was first…
Spokane, Wash.-based Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists is the newest practice to join PELTO Health Partners. The practice has 23 physicians and five locations, according to a June 18 news release shared with Becker’s. Like other groups that have joined PELTO, the…
Michael Finn, MD, joined Midwest Spine & Brain Institute in Stillwater, Minn., according to a June 17 LinkedIn post. Dr. Finn has training in orthopedic and neurological spine surgery. His expertise includes minimally invasive spine surgery, decompressions, fusions and complex…
Smith+Nephew partnered with Standard Health to develop an orthopedic ASC in the United Kingdom, according to a June 18 news release. The ASC in Poole, a town in southern England, will have overnight stays. Smith+Nephew is following the ASC model…
The first patient was treated in ReGelTec’s Hydrafil FDA investigational device exemption trial, according to a June 18 news release. The Hydrafil system is for disc augmentation and is designed to treat pain without surgery. It delivers a permanent hydrogel…