General surgery is no more at Skokie (Ill.) Hospital, instead the facility will focus on orthopedic and spine care, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Stryker introduced its SpineMap Go software for intraoperative image guidance during spinal surgery.
Medical device company ulrich medical USA's surgical case volumes grew 19 percent in 2018.
Orthopedic surgeons in New York and Florida performed the first procedures using Exactech's InterSep calcium sulfate bone void filler.
The FDA ordered Boston Scientific and Coloplast to cease surgical mesh sales, saying the companies didn't demonstrate "a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness" for the devices, CNBC reports.
Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro will add neurosurgeon Mark White, MD, to its team May 1.
Charlottesville, Va.-based University of Virginia Health System is pioneering new technology in spine surgery operating rooms.
Johnson & Johnson reported a dip in worldwide orthopedics sales for the first quarter of 2019.
Brainlab AG issued a Class 1 recall of its Brainlab Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation 1.0 software.
Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes is the largest player in the minor orthopedic replacement implants market, according to The Business Research Company.
