Author: Carly Behm

Zebra Medical received its seventh FDA clearance, this time for artificial intelligence technology to pull bone measurements from X-ray scans for planning orthopedic surgery, according to a Dec. 8 press release.

Allegheny Health Network Orthopaedic Institute has marked 1,500 surgeries with Stryker's Mako robot at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny General Hospital, according to a Dec. 9 press release.

Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based Spine Center at Valley View is welcoming spine surgeon Stanley Gertzbein, MD, according to a Dec. 9 press release.

Zimmer Biomet and New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery have partnered to deploy a remote care management platform for the Apple Watch, according to a Dec. 9 press release.

Tim Micek, MD, has joined MercyOne Clinton (Iowa) Medical Center, according to a Dec. 8 report from the Clinton Herald.

Joshua Li, MD, PhD, is a spine surgeon and associate professor at University of Virginia Health in Charlottesville.

Executives from Stryker, Smith+Nephew and Medtronic spoke about mergers and acquisitions and strategy at a virtual panel for this year's Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference in October, according to a Dec. 4 report by the Memphis Business Journal. 

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  SeaSpine announced the limited commercial launch of its Meridian anterior lumbar interbody fusion system with Reef A interbody with NanoMetalene surface technology, according to a Dec. 7 press release.

Ensemble Orthopedics received FDA clearance for an implant to treat early-stage osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint, according to a Dec. 4 press release.