Lanx, a Broomfield, Colo.-based spine device company, has formed the Surgeon Advisory Board, which will be chaired by Andrew Cappuccino, MD, of Buffalo Spine Surgery in Lockport, N.Y., according to a Lanx news release.
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Spineology, a St. Paul, Minn.-based spine device company, has received FDA clearance for its Rampart line of interbody fusion implants, according to a Spineology news release.
A researcher in the department of engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology recently studied and presented his findings on treating patients with spinal cord injuries with micro-electrical stimulators, according to an NJIT news release.
Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital in Charlotte, N.C., part of Charlotte-based Presbyterian Healthcare, has submitted a certificate of need to build a replacement hospital at a cost of approximately $84 million, according to a health system news release.
Here are 15 executive changes among orthopedic and spine device companies over the past two months.
Starting today, Florida physicians can now look up patients on the statewide prescription drug database, according to a My Fox Orlando report.
Kentucky is beginning a pilot project with Ohio to prevent prescription drug abuse by sharing electronic prescribing data, according to a Courier-Journal report.
David Hay, MD, a sports medicine physician at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed hand surgery on Anaheim Ducks left winger Jason Blake, according to a Ducks news release.
There will be a Senate committee hearing on the marketing on football helmets and other sports-related equipment designed to reduce the risk of concussions, according to a report from Yahoo Sports.
This article was written by Blair Rhode, MD, Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon and owner, RoG Sports Medicine.Thinking of going abroad for medical care because of cost…think again.