Medical device company Boston Scientific launched its WaveWriter Alpha spinal cord stimulator systems in the U.S., according to a Jan. 14 news release.
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From a surgeon's company suing a big orthopedic device company to a new sports medicine chief at a California practice, here are the latest orthopedists making the news:
Spine device company Spineology appointed Matt Cronin senior vice president of sales.
Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island's Robert Marchand, MD, praised the effect of robotics on his practice 10 years after he completed his first robotic-assisted joint replacement at South County Hospital in South Kingstown, R.I., The Independent reports.
The FDA granted clearance of 17 spine devices in December.
Sites Medical and sister orthopedic company Mach Medical opened a new headquarters in Columbia City, Ind., Inside Indiana Business reported Jan. 13.
A hacker accessed the email account of a Tyler, Texas-based Precision Spine Care employee and attempted to commit payment fraud.
The Center for Bone & Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches in Royal Palm Beach, Fla., entered into a new partnership to develop a musculoskeletal platform in southeast Florida.
From adding endoscopic techniques to increased safety protocols and the continued push toward outpatient surgery, five spine surgeons discuss their primary focus areas for 2021:
Longview-based Spinal Decompression Clinic of Texas agreed to pay CMS $330,898 to settle False Claims Act allegations related to the implantation of neurostimulators, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.