Minneapolis-based Medtronic is developing a robotic surgical system which the leading device company anticipates will make a significant contribution to the company's overall revenue in fiscal 2019, according to Reuters.
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Nearly 43 percent of physicians reported their organization found it challenging to "understand and meet goals of value and quality," according to DRG's "Taking the Pulse U.S. 2016." The survey polled 2,994 physicians.
Ramon Cugat, MD, PhD, will present the results from a 20-patient, single-arm, open-label pilot study on Cytori Cell Therapy use in ACL reconstruction at The Orthobiologic Institute 7th Annual PRP and Regenerative Medicine Symposium on June 10 in Las Vegas.
Richard K. Kahmann, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Santa Barbara (Calif.) Orthopedic Associates. He performs surgeries at Santa Barbara Surgical Center and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
Mark S. Duffield, DO, practices with OrthoAtlanta. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Osteopathic Association and Cobb Medical Society. His hospital affiliations include Wellstar Douglas Hospital in Douglasville, Ga., and WellStar Cobb Hospital…
Oneonta, N.Y.-based A.O. Fox Hospital named Reginald Knight, MD, MHA, an orthopedic spine surgeon, vice president of medical affairs, according to an All Otsego report.
Baltimore-based MedStar Health appointed Zeena Dorai, MD, the new chief of neurosurgery at MedStar Union Memorial and MedStar Good Samaritan hospitals, both in Baltimore.
Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute laid off approximately 70 employees, according to Tampa Bay Times.
Medtronic has acquired Responsive Orthopedics, a start-up aiming to sell lower cost knee and hip devices, according to a Star Tribune report.
On June 7, LDR stock price jumped 64 percent to $37.03, and NuVasive stock also spiked to an all-time high of $59.71, according to an Investor's Business Daily report.