The number of breakthrough device designations granted by the FDA has seen a gradual increase and peaked in recent years, according to new data. The breakthrough device designation provides sped-up processes for development, assessment and review for clearance for selected…
Author: Carly Behm
A new orthopedic partnership in Tennessee is giving Campbell Clinic the opportunity to work in tandem with a health system while strengthening ties with another private practice. The Germantown, Tenn.-based practice recently announced its partnership with Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad…
Xenix Medical earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its Lux expandable lumbar interbody fusion system, and the device is available in a full commercial launch. The Lux system allows for significant post-expansion bone graft packing and features Xenix Medical’s NanoActiv surface,…
Dr. David Prior, MD, joined OrthoArizona in Phoenix, according to a June 8 LinkedIn post. Dr Prior is an orthopedic spine surgeon, and his expertise includes minimally invasive and robotic-assisted spine surgery, complex revision surgery, spinal deformity correction and motion-preserving.…
SpinaFX Medical earned the FDA’s investigational device exemption for Triojection, an intradiscal ozone/oxygen injection, according to a June 9 news release. Triojection will be evaluated in a U.S. clinical trial comparing it and nerve root block with nerve root block…
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Surgeons have performed the first cases with Smith+Nephew’s Croi XT platform, according to a June 8 news release. Cori XT is a handheld robotic platform with a footprint suited for hospital and ASCs. It has a compact footprint and is…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Excelsior Orthopaedics bought a property in Amherst, N.Y., for $2.7 million, WGRZ reported June 5. The property currently houses an Ethan Allen furniture store. The location is near Buffalo Surgery Center, which the practice anchors. Excelsior Orthopaedics has…
Multiple large orthopedic groups have grown in recent years with new offices, surgery centers and ancillary services. Here is a list of 10 large orthopedic groups by the number of locations they have. If you would like to recommend an…
Indianapolis-based Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, an OrthoIndy practice, is the first site to enroll a patient in the first U.S. clinical study of Keri Medical’s total thumb replacement implant. Keri Medical’s Touch CMS 1 prosthesis will be studied in…
Houston-based OrthoLoneStar is launching an initiative to strengthen how patient referrals are coordinated across its divisions in Texas, according to a June 8 news release. The initiative includes leveraging QuickOrtho, a direct-to-employer program and Hatch for referral coordination technology. “OrthoLoneStar…