From new clinical data to product launches, here are five key developments from spine and orthopedic devicemakers since Nov. 27.
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Zimmer Biomet earned FDA clearance for its Persona SoluTion porous plasma spray femur total knee implant component, according to a Dec. 4 news release.
Denver neurosurgeon Brent Kimball, MD, is among three people and a neuromonitoring business resolving kickback allegations for more than $2 million total, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado.
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has named Mitchel Harris, MD, as chair of orthopedic surgery.
Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin is expected to be away from play for four to six months following surgery to repair issues to his left side hip labrum and a femoral acetabular impingement, according to a Dec. 4 report from…
Tim Walbert, former CEO of biopharmaceutical company Horizon Therapeutics, and his wife, Keli Walbert, have donated $8.25 million to Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center's orthopedics department.
John Dorman, MD, a neurosurgeon at Medical Center Health System in Odessa, Texas, has begun using the Apple Vision Pro AR headset for procedures, according to a Dec. 3 report from OA Online.
Three-year data for the Discseel spine procedure found it was effective and could replace most spine surgeries, Discseel Technologies said Dec. 4.
Carlsmed earned FDA clearance for aprevo cervical anterior cervical discectomy and fusion interbody system, the company said Dec. 4.
Jason Lowenstein, MD, of Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center performed the first surgery using Stryker's Mako Spine System.