As treatment capabilities in the orthopedic space evolve, it is up to surgeons to ensure that patients have access to the most advanced methods available. These new treatments can sometimes come at a high cost, especially when they are not…
Author: Claire Wallace
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute has become one of two systems in the Northeast to offer elbow joint replacements. Until the advent of this procedure, there had been no way to treat proximal radioulnar joints when they became damaged…
Ascension’s Dell Children’s Medical Center North Campus in Austin, Texas, has become the first pediatric hospital in the world to perform spine surgeries with an advanced active robotic-assisted and navigation platform. Procedures will be done exclusively at the Dell Children’s…
Panama City-based HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital has become the first hospital in the region to add a surgical robotic navigation system for spine surgery, according to a June 19 report from MyPanhandle.com. Robotic guidance helps surgeons to improve accuracy…
Medical technology company Treace Medical Concepts has filed a lawsuit against Zimmer Biomet and Paragon 28 alleging infringements of four patents. The suit, related to Treace’s Lapiplasty 3D Bunion Correction technologies, was filed in a Delaware federal court seeking to…
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Maxx Orthopedics has successfully completed the first U.S. cases using Invibio’s Peek-Optima femoral component. The cases were performed during a staged investigational device exemption clinical study, according to a June 19 news release. The cases used Maxx Orthopedics’ Freedom total…
Conversational AI platform RevelAi Health has closed on a $3.1 million seed funding round from Ulu Ventures and Symphonic Capital, with participation from Orthopedic VC, Sand Hill Angels and a consortium of orthopedic surgeons. The AI platform, specifically built for…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System opened a new orthopedic and sports medicine facility in Mankato, Minn., according to a June 18 report from the Mankato Free Press. Mayo Clinic Health System-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine opened to patients in May. …
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics has partnered with the Hurt! app to launch its own 24 hour care service, RothmanNow. Powered by Hurt!, RothmanNow will offer patients orthopedic injury care virtually 24 hours of the day, 365 days a year, according to…
Spine company Expanding Innovations has earned FDA clearance for its N-Gage lumbar plate system. The system is the company’s first spinal-fixation platform, according to a June 18 news release. The plate system offers a flexible fixation solution for lateral and…