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The North American Spine Society on Oct. 5 announced the winners of its 2020 Recognition Awards.

Neurosurgeon James Lynch, MD, recently performed the first procedure with 4Web Medical's Stand-Alone Anterior Spine Truss System at Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nev., according to an Oct. 6 news release.

Orthopedic surgeons Tomas Pevny, MD, and Mark Purnell, MD, have been recruited to ValleyOrtho's new office in Aspen (Colo.), which is set to open in late fall.

Auckland, New Zealand-based medical device company OPUM Technologies has partnered with Tampa, Fla.-based surgical healthcare provider iProcedures, according to an Oct. 5 announcement.

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The U.S. Patent Office issued Aurora Spine a patent for its DEXA Technology platform, which is used to create bone density-matching implants, the company announced Oct. 5.

The North American Spine Society has named Eeric Truumees, MD, president during its 35th annual meeting, taking place virtually Oct. 6-9.

Spine device manufacturer Tyber Medical is investigating the use of its titanium interbody fusion devices in cervical and lumbar spine surgery in a new study.

Spine device company Alphatec has reported that physicians have completed more than 500 prone transpsoas surgeries in the U.S., and the company aims to launch the procedure early in the fourth quarter, according to an Oct. 6 news release.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is "gravely concerned" about CMS' proposal to eliminate Medicare's inpatient-only list, the industry group said in an Oct. 1 letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma.