As treatment capabilities in the orthopedic space evolve, it is up to surgeons to ensure that patients have access to the most advanced methods available. These new treatments can sometimes come at a high cost, especially when they are not…
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Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute has become one of two systems in the Northeast to offer elbow joint replacements. Until the advent of this procedure, there had been no way to treat proximal radioulnar joints when they became damaged…
Medical technology company Treace Medical Concepts has filed a lawsuit against Zimmer Biomet and Paragon 28 alleging infringements of four patents. The suit, related to Treace’s Lapiplasty 3D Bunion Correction technologies, was filed in a Delaware federal court seeking to…
Maxx Orthopedics has successfully completed the first U.S. cases using Invibio’s Peek-Optima femoral component. The cases were performed during a staged investigational device exemption clinical study, according to a June 19 news release. The cases used Maxx Orthopedics’ Freedom total…
Conversational AI platform RevelAi Health has closed on a $3.1 million seed funding round from Ulu Ventures and Symphonic Capital, with participation from Orthopedic VC, Sand Hill Angels and a consortium of orthopedic surgeons. The AI platform, specifically built for…
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Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics has partnered with the Hurt! app to launch its own 24 hour care service, RothmanNow. Powered by Hurt!, RothmanNow will offer patients orthopedic injury care virtually 24 hours of the day, 365 days a year, according to…
Smith+Nephew partnered with Standard Health to develop an orthopedic ASC in the United Kingdom, according to a June 18 news release. The ASC in Poole, a town in southern England, will have overnight stays. Smith+Nephew is following the ASC model…
Athanasios Manole, MD, is an interventional pain management and occupational medicine specialist at Modern Pain and Spine in Albuquerque, N.M. During his time in medical school, Dr. Manole was awarded the American College of Physicians Health Policy Internship for his…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health launched Leah, an artificial intelligence tool designed to support patients through the full spectrum of orthopedic care. Leah’s features include 24/7 access to orthopedic information, personalized conversations and support from diagnostics through surgery and recovery,…
Hospital for Special Surgery at NCH in Naples, Fla., opened in early June, and the facility is offering benefits to the community within the operating room and beyond. The new center is making an estimated $54 million impact on the…