Pedro Coutinho, MD, a spine and neurosurgeon with Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute Spine Wellness Center, was drawn to the minimally invasive spine technology in the U.S.
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Conformis received 510(k) approval from the FDA for patient-specific instrumentation developed under a license agreement and development agreement with a subsidiary of Stryker.
3D printing is growing in the spine device space, and companies have been capitalizing on the technology in recent months.
Spinal Elements received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Lucent 3D interbody device.
Kansas City, Mo.-based St. Joseph Medical Center debuted the 7D Surgical Flash navigation system.
South Bend (Ind.) Orthopedics is implementing protocols to limit the amount of opioids physicians can prescribe to patients who undergo surgery, NBC affiliate WNDU reported April 22.
McFarland Clinic broke ground April 22 on an $18 million facility in Marshalltown, Iowa, that will provide care for 15 medical and surgical specialties, the Times-Republican reports.
A 59-year-old New Jersey man was billed more than $700,000 after having complex spine surgery following a vehicle crash, exposing gaps between how auto and health insurers pay for medical treatments, Kaiser Health News reported April 22.
David Kaye, MD, is a spine surgeon at Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.
Some orthopedic surgeons say ASCs have significantly altered the technology and implant industry — a process that has accelerated during the pandemic.