Here are four devices launched in January:
The Latest
Ali Mesiwala, MD, a neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery, joined Newport Beach, Calif.-based Disc Sports & Spine Center Feb. 22.
SeaSpine, a global spine device company based in Carlsbad, Calif., launched a 3D-printed interbody implant system Feb. 22.
Here are the most-read articles from Becker's Spine Review during the week of Feb. 15-19:
The chief of sports medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine faces federal charges of conspiring to obtain and distribute unapproved human growth hormone.
The FDA cleared 17 spine devices in January.
Butte-based Montana Orthopedics' Anthony Russo, MD, became the first spine surgeon in the U.S. to implant Kore Fiber, a demineralized cortical fiber allograft.
Ohio had the most centers that adopted surgical robots for spine and orthopedic procedures in 2020, with seven hospitals and health systems adding technology.
Nandan Lad, MD, PhD, is a spine and neurosurgeon at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health.
Additive Orthopaedics' Patient Specific Talus Spacer was approved by the FDA for use in the U.S. as a humanitarian use device, meaning it treats a condition affecting fewer than 8,000 patients per year.