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ConforMIS, a Burlington, Mass.-based medical device manufacturer, has released the iDuo G2, the second generation of the company's patient-specific bicompartmental knee resurfacing system, according to a company news release.
Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, Ohio, is planning a $51 million expansion of its obstetrical care, medical surgical care and orthopedics department to be finished by 2012, according to a WHIO local news report.
Synthes acquired the privately-owned Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based surgical power tools manufacturer Anspach, according to a company news release.
The Rothman Institute in Philadelphia recently opened a new facility in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and is celebrating its 40th anniversary throughout November, according to a practice news release.
Six orthopedic physicians from OrthoIndy will now treat patients at St. Vincent Indiana as a result of the partnership between the practice and the hospital, according to an OrthoIndy news release.
Cindy Chang, MD, a University of California Berkeley sports medicine physician, has been selected as the chief medical officer for the 2012 United States Olympic team, according to a report from The Daily Californian.
Alphatec Spine, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based spinal device manufacturer, has reported third quarter total revenue at $44.8 million, a 49 percent growth over the revenue for the third quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.