Switzerland-based Icotec received FDA clearance to expand use of its CMORE CT system in the cervicothoracic region. The system includes polyaxial screws, rods and connectors designed for posterior stabilization of the upper spine. The implant is made from the company’s…
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Medtech company Shoulder Innovations reported total revenue of $11.8 million in the third quarter, according to a Nov. 11 news release from the company. Here are five more notes on the company’s performance:
Happe Spine’s Integrate-C interbody fusion system has been implanted in more than 1,000 patients across 40 U.S. facilities. The company said the milestone reflects growing clinical adoption of the bone-integrating implant platform, which is designed to enhance spinal fusion outcomes…
Hubly Surgical’s Auto-Stop drill earned the FDA’s 510(k)clearance for used in spinal laminectomy and laminotomy, according to a Nov. 12 news release. The single-use, cordless drill’s auto-stop technology halts rotation and prevents the forward plunge at the instant of skull…
Orthopedic surgical device company Meduloc received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its intramedullary fracture fixation system. The system is designed to treat small, long bone fractures, combining a flexible nitinol implant with a deployable prong locking mechanism, according to…
Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy Hospital received five-star ratings from Healthgrades for five orthopedic services, including inpatient and outpatient total knee replacement, total hip replacement and spinal fusion surgery. The grades mark the hospital’s 19th consecutive year earning five stars for inpatient total…
Eminent Spine earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its 3D-printed titanium posterior sacroiliac joint system, according to a Nov. 12 news release. The in-line transfixion implant features a large central opening for bone graft material, a tapered nose and rounded edges…
More than 300,000 of Centinel Spine’s prodisc cervical and lumbar total disc replacement implantations have been performed worldwide. The milestone marks over three decades of clinical use for the company’s prodisc-brand platform, according to a Nov. 13 news release. Centinel…
Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, and Paul Celestre, MD, were the first surgeons to use Spine Wave’s new Testa TP pivoting spacer system, according to a Nov. 13 news release. Testa is for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, and it’s the first…
Of Healthgrades’ top 100 hospitals for spine surgery, more than 15 are in the Northeast. Here are the best hospitals in the Northeast by state. Connecticut Danbury Hospital Maryland The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore) TidalHealth Peninsula Regional (Salisbury) UM Baltimore…