More than three dozen lawsuits against fugitive neurosurgeon Allen Sossan, MD, have been settled, according to the Argus Leader.
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The FDA awarded Think Surgical FDA 510(k) clearance for its TSolution One Total Knee Application, which incorporates 3D presurgical planning software into a knee replacement procedure.
Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center created a "T-suite" operating room configuration for neurosurgery procedures, local NBC affiliate KARE 11 reports.
Durango, Colo.-based Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center and Mercy Sports Medicine became the new sports medicine provider for Fort Lewis College in Durango, The Durango Herald reports.
The FDA expanded its clearance for NuVasive's CoRoent Small Interlock system to allow for on-label use of the device at multiple contiguous spinal levels.
The FDA recently provided Life Spine 510(k) clearance for Longbow, its titanium lateral expandable spacer system.
Alexandre de Moura, MD, is a spine surgeon and founder of the New York Spine Institute in Westbury.
SpineOvations initiated a pilot clinical study of DiscSeal in patients suffering from lumbar spine pain after recently receiving Australian regulatory approval.
Here are three orthopedic and spine device companies that recently launched or released devices:
Eric Gordon, MD, returned to Georgia last month to join the orthopedic sports medicine practice at Piedmont Athens (Ga.) Regional's Oconee Health Campus in Watkinsville, reports The Oconee Enterprise.