Stryker, Johnson & Johnson and Zimmer Biomet posted their first-quarter financial results for 2025 and data on their spine orthopedic sales. Here is how they compare: Stryker Total sales: $5.9 billion (+11.9%) Orthopedics: $2.3 billion (+9.7%) Hips: $443 million (+12.7%)…
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Zimmer Biomet’s ROSA knee robot has been used in 350,000 cases since it launched, and it is the No. 2 player in the U.S., CEO Ivan Tornos said in a May 5 earnings call. Now the company is eyeing the…
St. Peter’s Orthopedics, a new practice of Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, has added Imran Ahktar, DO, to its staff. Dr. Ahktar is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in treating diseases and conditions of the hip and knee,…
Orthopedic surgeon and practice founder Don Vowell, MD, has died at 85, according to a May 6 report from the Sentinel-Record. Dr. Vowell, originally from Jonesboro, Ark., died in Hot Springs, Ark., on April 25. He completed his orthopedic residency…
Norwich, Conn.-based Backus Hospital has earned a gold seal of approval from The Joint Commission for spine surgery, according to a May 6 report from The Bulletin. The certification is part of a collaboration between the commission and the American…
Orthofix saw first quarter 2025 sales grow, according to financial results posted May 6. Five things to know about Q1: 1. Orthofix’s sales, including its recently discontinued M6-C and M6-L disc, were $193.6 million. Excluding M6 sales, Orthofix’s quarterly revenue…
A woman who had a spinal cord stimulator implanted in 2020 is suing devicemaker Boston Scientific and the FDA over complications she experienced with the device. Dena Lawler received the Spectra WaveWriter spinal cord stimulator to manage chronic lumbar postlaminectomy…
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has received President’s Choice Awards from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, recognizing two of its pain control approach studies. The first study sought to determine the prevalence of cannabidiol…
Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, will be the new chief medical officer at Hospital for Special Surgery Florida, and David Backstein, MD, will be medical director of the upcoming HSS at NCH Health System. Dr. Qureshi, who is also co-chief of HSS…
Eric Berkson, MD, performed knee surgery on Triston Casas, a first baseman for the Boston Red Sox, according to a May 4 report from espn.com. The surgery was to repair a ruptured tendon in Mr. Casas’s left knee. Mr. Casas…