OrthoPediatrics launched its VerteGlide system for scoliosis. The new spinal growth guidance system is the company’s 80th launch and is used for early onset scoliosis, according to an April 8 news release. VerteGlide is designed for patients younger than 10…
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OrthoLazer is moving its corporate headquarters to Warsaw, Ind., from Rochester, N.Y., the Warsaw Times-Union reported April 7. The Warsaw Common Council approved resolutions to provide a $75,000 forgivable loan for the orthopedic laser therapy company. OrthoLazer aims to have…
Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Centers plans to open an ASC in Tarzana, Calif., in the third quarter of 2025. The ASC will be part of a two-story, 19,936-square-foot medical building, according to an April 8 news release. The building…
Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires list was released April 1, and a retired spine surgeon was included among several healthcare leaders. Gary Michelson, MD, was ranked 1,947 of all 3,028 billionaires on the list. His net worth remained the same as…
Alfred Bonati, MD, founder of Hudson, Fla.-based Bonati Spine Institute, filed for Chapter 11 protection, the Tampa Bay Times reported April 7. Bankruptcy proceedings also were initiated for Gulf Coast Orthopedic Center, the practice’s business arm, and affiliate All American…
Exactech launched an update for its Predict+ machine learning tool for shoulder replacement. Predict+ leverages clinical outcomes data, CT images and machine learning to offer patient-specific outcome predictions for anatomic and reverse total shoulder replacement. The new version of the…
Prevea and HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital have expanded their orthopedic care offerings in Northern Wisconsin. Under the partnership, some Prevea physicians are working at St. Clare Memorial Hospital and other HSHS hospitals across Northeast Wisconsin, according to an April…
For Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, one of his best investments at Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics serves as a tool in and out of the operating room. Dr. Vaccaro, president of Rothman Orthopaedics, joined “Becker’s Spine and Orthopedic Podcast” to discuss tech…
Clinekt Health, a Birmingham, Ala.-based health tech company founded by orthopedic surgeon Kenneth Bramlett, MD, has inked a partnership with Mercedes-Benz, according to a March 26 report from The Birmingham Business Journal. Dr. Bramlett, a former Andrews Sports Medicine surgeon,…
Taking prescription sleep medications within 90 days of knee replacement surgery may be linked to dislocations of the prostheses, revision surgery, falls, wrist fractures and visits to the emergency department, according to an April 4 report from Medscape. The report…