Medical device manufacturer Highride Medical, one of the world’s largest privately held spine companies, is selling its bone healing division to focus exclusively on spine. Highride has completed the sale of the division to private equity-backed firm Avista Healthcare Partners,…
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Jackson-based Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center will add Oxford (Miss.) Ortho & Sports Medicine and the Orthopaedic Institute of North Mississippi in Tupelo under its brand on Aug. 4. The new partnership will form the largest network of orthopedic…
Ronjon Paul, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Endeavor Health Medical Group in Schaumburg, Ill. He specializes in minimally invasive spine surgical techniques, providing patient care globally. Previously, he served as chair emeritus of Duly Health and Care’s spine…
Independent orthopedic practice Arkansas Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will cut the ribbon on a new facility in Harrison on June 16. Arkansas Orthopedics & Sports Medicine has been serving patients in the area for 20 years, providing surgical and nonsurgical…
Robert Norton, MD, founded West Palm Beach-based Florida Spine Associates in 2015 with Brian Burrough, MD. Dr. Norton, a spine surgeon, met Dr. Burrough during their residencies at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Dr. Burrough, an interventional pain management physician,…
Amber Implants’ VCFix spine system for vertebral compression fractures showed clinical improvements in one-year follow-ups in its first human clinical trial. No trial participants had device-related adverse events after a year, and there were “significant” improvements in key clinical performance…
Johnson and Johnson launched its Kincise 2, an automated surgical impactor for hip and knee revisions, according to a June 3 news release. The next-generation system has acetabular cup extraction and added capabilities to complex procedures. Other features include increased…
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery honored surgeon-in-chief emeritus Todd Albert, MD; physiatrist-in-chief Joel Press, MD, and chair emeritus Kendrick Wilson, III, at a tribute dinner according to a June 3 news release. Dr. Albert and Dr. Press earned…
Neuralink, a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk, has earned $650 million in Series E funding from several key investors. The company will use the funding to “accelerate our efforts to expand patient access and innovate future devices that deepen…
Opp, Ala.-based Mizell Memorial Hospital will shutter its orthopedic surgery department June 20, according to a June 3 report from The Andalusia Star News. The move is part of a cost-reduction plan from the hospital’s board of directors to decrease…