Here are four key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:
The Latest
Three sports medicine physicians joined Greenwich, Conn.-based Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists.
The U.S. Department of Justice handed down two indictments involving physicians in the last 30 days.
Devicemaker Spinal Elements appointed two leaders to its commercial team, the company said Sept. 8.
Joimax's EndoLIF Delta cage and EndoLIF double wedge cage both received FDA clearance, the devicemaker said Sept. 7.
Jason Lowenstein, MD, performed New Jersey's first scoliosis surgery with a new FDA-approved, minimally invasive system.
St. Simons Island, Ga.-based medical device company Intelivation Technologies won FDA approval for the Advantage-C PEEK cervical interbody fusion device, the company said Sept. 8.
Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker, an orthopedics technology company, said Sept. 7 that it acquired Menlo Park, Calif.-based medical device company Gauss Surgical, developer of the Triton artificial intelligence platform.
New Zealand's healthcare system employs a single-payer model and offers universal coverage to its population of more than 5 million.
The demand for MRI scans is growing and the location of MRIs is shifting, with more scans taking place in physicians’ offices. At the same time, MRI technology is advancing, improving physicians’ diagnostic capabilities and enhancing the patient experience.