Johnson & Johnson affiliate Ethicon kept most of its robotic surgical tool patent after Intuitive Surgical attempted to get it thrown out, Mass Device reports.
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CMS' bundled payment program for joint replacements hasn't limited sicker patients' access to hip and knee replacements, according to a Feb. 19 study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
In the past five months, several orthopedic practice mergers have created groups with dozens of physicians. Here are five to know:
NuVasive posted $310.4 million in total revenue for the fourth quarter, an increase of 7.6 percent year over year.
Globus Medical reported an 8 percent sales increase in the fourth quarter of 2019, and an even larger increase for the full year.
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Here are 12 facilities that installed robotic surgical devices this year:
Intraoperative neuromonitoring services provider Assure Holdings entered into an agreement with a spine-focused practice in Central Michigan, according to a Feb. 20 announcement.
Orthopedic groups in Texas and Kansas are among the 41 healthcare entities that have reported data breaches since the beginning of the year, according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights Breach Portal.
A laptop was stolen from Arizona Pain and Spine Institute, according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights Breach Portal.
Smith+Nephew reported single-digit revenue growth for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2019.