The case against building an endoscopic spine program usually comes down to arithmetic. The disposable instruments cost more per case than open surgery. And on paper, every patient steered toward a minimally invasive decompression is a patient who did not…
Author: Sophie Eydis
Healthcare leaders have spent the last two years asking what AI can do. Can it write notes? Analyze research? Predict outcomes? Improve efficiency? At Becker’s 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, a panel of spine…
Life Spine received FDA 510(k) clearance for its VersaLift Expandable Interbody System, a device designed for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and posterior lumbar interbody fusion procedures. The system features a 6-millimeter starting height, which is among the smallest available for…
Researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio are developing a nanoparticle-based therapy designed to address irreversible muscle degeneration that often follows rotator cuff tears. The project received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and is…
OrthoPediatrics Corp. has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with Ossio to bring a bio-integrative, metal-free fixation technology to U.S. children’s hospitals. The agreement gives OrthoPediatrics exclusive distribution rights for Ossiofiber implants, which are designed for the treatment of fractures and…
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Three former surgical services leaders at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Ill., have filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging patient safety violations within the hospital’s neurosurgery service line and retaliation for reporting concerns, according to a June 23 report…
When healthcare leaders talk about technology in orthopedics, the conversation usually starts in the same place. A robot assisting with spine surgery. A navigation system guiding implant placement. An AI platform helping surgeons make decisions. The operating room has become…
Healthcare loves metrics. Wait times. RVUs. Patient volumes. For Erica Taylor, MD, MBA, an orthopedic hand and upper extremity surgeon at Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health and vice president of health equity for Duke Health Integrated Practice, those numbers are not…
Historically, growth in spine care was relatively straightforward. Perform more procedures. Build more operating rooms. Expand access to new technologies. Increase volume. A growing number of spine leaders believe that formula is becoming outdated. At Becker’s 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic…
Solenic Medical received FDA approval of its investigational device exemption application, allowing the company to launch a pivotal clinical trial of its Sola-2 alternating magnetic field system for patients with periprosthetic joint infections. The study will evaluate the safety and…