The FDA granted clearance of 40 orthopedic and spine devices in December.
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Norwood, Ohio-based Mayfield Brain & Spine CEO Mike Farrington will leave the practice Jan. 22 for an undisclosed healthcare-related job in New Jersey.
Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute named David Gazzaniga, MD, as division chief of sports medicine, according to a Jan. 8 news release.
Sioux Center (Iowa) Health purchased Stryker's Mako robotic arm, a first for Sioux County, according to a Jan. 8 report from Sioux Center News.
Pacira Biosciences reported a record revenue of $429.6 million last year, according to a Jan. 7 news release.
From two big-money acquisitions in the orthopedic space to a new CEO entering the fray, here is the latest device company news:
Full-year 2020 revenue for SI-Bone, a sacropelvic device company, increased 9 percent to between $73.1 million and $73.4 million year over year, according to a preliminary unaudited report on Jan. 7.
Hospital systems in metro Detroit are preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to patients aged 65 and older, with Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health reaching out to more than 200,000 patients in its database, the Detroit Free Press reports.
From research into how poor bone quality could lead to complications after spinal fusion to positive results of a single-position spine surgery clinical trial, here are five recent studies catching the eyes of spine surgeons:
Neurosurgeons at Naval Medical Center San Diego completed the facility's first spine surgery with a 3D surgical microscope, according to Dvids.