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San Francisco-based SpineGuard received FDA 510(k) clearance for three products to complete its PediGuard platform of single-use drilling instruments for pedicle screw pilot holes.
Gainesville, Fla.-based University of Florida Health announced plans to construct a 240-bed specialty tower that will neuromedicine and cardiovascular services.
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