From leadership appointments to product awards, here are six key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:
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Post Falls, Idaho-based Northwest Specialty Hospital is the first specialty hospital in the U.S. to provide spine surgery with the Aprevo device, according to a Sept. 28 news release.
The North American Spine Society released its "20 Under 40" list of spine care honorees under 40 years old Sept. 29.
The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City was named the best orthopedic hospital in the world by Newsweek in its "World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2022" list.
Here are four spine and orthopedic device companies that gained financial investments in the last 90 days:
Francisco Ponce, MD, completed the first cranial surgery with Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS navigation system, according to a Sept. 27 news release.
Centinel Spine launched new angled endplate implants for the Prodisc L total disc replacement system.
Intelivation Technologies launched its Golden Isles Pedicle Screw System for spine procedures, according to a Sept. 28 news release.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is awarding $1 million in grants to six recipients researching spinal cord injuries, according to a Sept. 27 news release.
Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System is suing a physician group claiming it withheld "lifesaving" neurosurgical trauma care "in an attempt to secure leverage over" Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center, according to a lawsuit filed Sept. 23.