Spine surgery is well-positioned to benefit from robotics, which, when paired with next-generation navigation technologies, has the potential to augment the skills of spine surgeons to improve patient safety and outcomes and reduce complications and costs.
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Changes are afoot in the orthopedic device industry, as several medtech companies have appointed new CEOs in 2022.
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons developed a program aiming to standardize residency education, according to a March 22 news release.
Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics, armed with private equity investment, is calling its new orthopedic platform United Musculoskeletal Partners.
New York City-based Montefiore Orthopedics will open a Center of Excellence in West Nyack, N.Y., in partnership with Westport, Conn.-based Aspect Health, Montefiore Nyack Hospital and Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, according to a March 21 LinkedIn post.
Mercy Health's St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, added the Mazor X Stealth robot, the hospital said in a March 21 news release.
SpineGuard's first patent application for its dynamic surgical guidance technology was allowed by the U.S. patent and trademark office.
Becker's reported on five spine and orthopedic practices that have added regenerative medicine options in the last 90 days:
Pixee Medical's Knee+ system will be commercially launched in the U.S. more than a year after it debuted in Europe and Australia.
Orthopedic surgeon Donald Bittner, MD, is training Ukrainian surgeons in trauma care amid the country's conflict with Russia, ABC7 Los Angeles reported March 19.