Medtronic's 23 percent increase in quarterly revenue and three more updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:
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Three spine surgeons recall investments that did not work out in their careers and share what they learned from their choices.
From fighting CMS policy proposals to challenges with rising COVID-19 cases, spine surgeons have faced multiple hurdles since 2020.
Orthopedic surgeons are sounding the alarm regarding the latest social media challenge, The Washington Post reported Aug. 24.
A jury awarded a woman $3.8 million Aug. 13 after a botched spine surgery that she had more than five years ago, according to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Taro Kaibara, MD, had unique training during his residency at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine in Canada.
Medtronic has plans to get more neurostimulation products approved by the FDA and is continuing to increase its smaller mergers and acquisitions.
Elon Musk's surgical robot company Neuralink has made great progress since it was founded in 2016. The surgical robot will be used for neuroscience and is expected to help medical issues affecting the brain.
Norton Healthcare has completed almost 350 spinal fusion surgeries using Medtronic's Mazor X robotic-assisted technology, with one surgeon saying the tech has the potential to "revolutionize the future," according to an Aug. 23 news release by the health system.
Surgical robots continue to make noise in the spine industry and are expected to pick up steam in the coming years as more devicemakers launch systems to compete with the Medtronic, Globus Medical and Zimmer Biomet systems that control most…