Tarek Elalayli, MD, was the first surgeon to perform a spinal fusion using Amedica's Valeo C+CSC with Lumen Interbody Fusion Device.
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Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics promoted Jo-Ellen Converse, RN, its ambulatory surgery center director, according to Business Observer.
James Andrews, MD, will examine Carolina Panthers left tackle Matt Kalil's knee Aug. 21, SportsNaut reports.
Medtronic reported flat first quarter revenue at $7.3 billion and a slight increase in spine revenue to $652 million.
Medtronic reported a slight decrease in overall fiscal year 2019 first quarter revenue with a small increase in spine revenue, but CEO Omar Ishrak remains optimistic about the future.
DePuy Synthes, a Johnson & Johnson company, reported $2.2 billion in sales for the second quarter of 2018.
Xtant Medical appointed Kathie Lenzen CFO.
A federal appeals court decision last week will prolong the tax accounting dispute between Medtronic and the IRS, which is already more than a decade old, according to a Star Tribune report.
Scott Trenhaile, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who practices at Rockford-based OrthoIllinois, designed undergarments for patients wary about being uncovered on the operating room table, Rrstar reported.
ProPublica's "Dollars for Docs" dataset tracks payments device companies made to physicians between August 2013 and December 2016. The data was last updated June 28, 2018.