Between 2021 and 2024, the share of spine surgeries performed in the ASC setting has grown 8% year over year nationwide, but one ASC is doubling that volume. Gautier, Miss.-based Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, which partnered with U.S. Orthopaedic Partners in…
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A Kentucky woman is suing Medtronic and the FDA alleging that the devicemaker’s spinal cord stimulator made her pain worse and that the agency didn’t diligently review updates to the implant. Angela Yates had a Medtronic spinal cord stimulator implanted…
Neurosurgeon and founding partner of Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates, Jerry Petty, MD, died at age 90, the Charlotte, N.C.-based practice said in an April 22 Facebook post. During his 53-year career he pioneered the use of CT in Charlotte…
Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has received a $1 million grant to expand its spinal cord injury recovery facility, according to an April 22 report from ABC affiliate WHAS. The investment will go toward renovating the fourth floor of UofL’s Frazier…
Monterey (Calif.) Spine and Joint is joining Monterey-based Montage Health starting April 28, Monterey County Now reported. The practice will also work under the name, Montage Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, the report said. The decision to join the health system…
Atlanta-based Resurgeons Orthopaedics is opening a new office in Braselton, Ga., according to an April 22 news release shared with Becker’s. The Braselton office, which is Resurgens’ 25th location in the Atlanta metro area, is scheduled to open on May…
Pixee Medical, an orthopedic, surgery-focused, augmented-reality technology company, has earned FDA clearance for its Knee+ NexSight AR guidance system for total knee arthroplasty. The technology is expected to be specifically marketed to ASCs, according to an April 22 news release. …
The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Jabaley-Songcharoen Center for Hand, Upper Extremity and Nerve Surgery in Jackson has become the first facility worldwide to earn a hand surgery center of excellence designation from the Surgical Review Corp., according to an…
Ten thousand patients have been treated with Augmedics’ Xvision augmented reality spine system, the company said April 22. The milestone comes as Augmedics began the U.S. commercial launch of its CT-Flouro registration method, according to a news release. Isaac Moss,…
The highest-paid CFO of orthopedic medtech companies in the U.S. saw more than $12 million per year in total compensation in 2024. Here is how much five devicemaker CFOs were paid in 2024, according to their company’s most recent proxy…