Here are 11 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.
Author: Staff
Dartmouth, Mass.-based Hawthorn Medical Associates sports medicine physician Chad Beattie, MD, was hospitalized Feb. 19 after sustaining serious injuries from a snowmobile crash, South Coast Today reports.
James Andrews, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Institute.
Caroline Park is a medical student at New York City-based Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She's also a Korean women's ice hockey team player at her first Olympic games, amNewYork reports.
According to a study in Radiology, about half of all patients and caregivers seek information about upcoming imaging examinations on their own.
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Johnson & Johnson, through French affiliate Apsis S.A.S, acquired Orthotaxy, a privately-held developer of software-enabled surgery technologies, including a robotic-assisted surgery solution.
Medtronic reported $7.3 billion in third quarter 2018 revenue, a 1 percent increase over he same period last year.
A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery compares outcomes for athletes who undergo spine surgery.
On Feb. 13, 2018, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, released the FDA's budget request, which includes about $400 million in additional funding to support the development of medical technology and devices.
R.B. Annis School of Engineering students at the University of Indianapolis participated in Design Spine projects during the 2017-18 academic year and recently presented their projects to clients. One student team developed a custom wrist orthosis.