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Medtronic earned FDA approval for its Inceptiv closed-loop spinal cord stimulator, the company said April 26.
Here are four notes on orthopedic surgeon compensation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Lexington-based University of Kentucky has broken ground on a $781 million project that will house its comprehensive spine center, according to an April 25 report from NPR affiliate WUKY.
John Sperling, MD, of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic completed the first surgery with Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Shoulder robot.
Brett Wall is executive vice president and president of neuroscience at Medtronic.
Spine medtech company 4Web Medical earned regulatory clearance to market its anterior spine truss system with anchor fixation, according to an April 25 news release.
Medical technology company Conmed has promoted its president of international and global orthopedics, Patrick Beyer, to chief operating officer.
R. Bruce Heppenstall, MD, former chief of orthopedic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and professor emeritus of orthopedic surgery at the university's Perelman School of Medicine, has died at 82.
Fort Myers-based Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida has completed construction on its new, 60,000-square-foot medical office building and corporate headquarters.