NuVasive received FDA 510(k) clearance for the use of its Cohere Porous PEEK implant in eXtreme lateral interbody fusion procedures.
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Alexandria, Minn.-based Heartland Orthopaedic Specialists welcomed orthopedic surgeons Emily Monroe, MD, and Aaron Balgaard, MD, Voice of Alexandria reports.
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Barry Pollard, MD, was named to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation's board of directors, according to the Enid News & Eagle.
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Langston T. Holly, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and co-director at UC Los Angeles Spine Center in Santa Monica.
Spinal Elements received FDA clearance for claims related to its Ti-Bond titanium surface coating technology.
Imagion Biosystems is commercializing a form of medical imaging that uses biosafe nanoparticles to detect cancer, according to Proactive Investors Australia.
Regenerative medicine company SpinalCyte was issued new patents in Hong Kong and Europe.
Stryker first announced its plans to acquire minimally invasive spine company K2M for $1.4 billion in August.