Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery in Vancouver, Wash. agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to a 2024 data breach, The HIPAA Journal reported Feb. 26. The practice filed a notice of a data breach in…
Author: Carly Behm
In the first couple of months of 2026, the artificial disc landscape is shaking up with developments in the technology, new adoption and research. 1. Armen Khachatryan, MD, performed the first U.S. case with Dymicron’s Triadyme-C cervical disc replacement implant.…
Zavation Medical has acquired ChoiceSpine, and Derek Kuyper will be CEO of the combined company, according to a Feb. 26 news release. ChoiceSpine was founded in 2006 and develops spine implants and instruments. Zavation’s acquisition expands the company’s product portfolio…
CMS is addressing healthcare fraud in a multipronged crackdown that includes a nationwide moratorium on some orthopedic equipment, according to a Feb. 25 news release. Four things to know: 1. CMS will impose a six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollment…
Orthopedic surgeon Michael Taba, MD, was sentenced to 102 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $13 million restitution for his role in a $145 million scheme to defraud the Department of Labor, the Justice Department said Feb.…
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Carlsmed saw significant gains in fourth-quarter and 2025 revenue, according to financial results posted Feb. 25. Five things to know: 1. Full-year revenue was $50.5 million, an 86% increase from 2024. Fourth quarter revenue grew 61% with $15.2 million. 2.…
The Activ-L lumbar artificial disc is back on the U.S. market under Highridge Medical, and its first cases under the company were completed in February, Scott Blumenthal, MD, told Becker’s. Highridge announced plans in 2025 to introduce Activ-L after Aesculap,…
Gregory Gebauer, MD, of the Surgery Center of Greensboro (N.C.) is the first surgeon in Greensboro to offer Barricaid, Intrinsic Therapeutics said in a Feb. 25 LinkedIn post. He previously used the system for discectomy patients at his practice in…
The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to 4Web Medical’s SI joint truss system, according to a Feb. 25 news release. The system is indicated for sacroiliac joint fusion to address sacroiliac joint dysfunction including sacroiliac joint disruption and degenerative sacroiliitis. It…
With more and more spine technologies entering the market, the decision whether to invest can be met with challenges between physicians and other stakeholders. It’s a problem that Philip Louie, MD, said he wants to change. “Every time we bring…