Duke Hasson, MD, a total joint replacement specialist, recently joined Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports and Spine Center.
Robotics
The Great Falls (Mont.) Hospital has added a Stryker Mako robotic system for total knee, partial knee and total hip replacements.
Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health has added a Velys robot for hip and knee replacements, according to a Feb. 4 report from NBC affiliate KTVH.
Missoula (Mont.) Bone & Joint has added a joint replacement robot, according to a Feb. 3 report from NBC Montana.
Hospitals and practices have bolstered their surgical offerings with spine and orthopedic robots in January.
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MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center is the first hospital in California to add Stryker's Q Guidance system with Spine Guidance software, according to a Jan. 30 news release.
Stryker's Mako shoulder robot earned FDA approval in December, Jason Beach, vice president of finance and investor relations, said in a Jan. 28 earnings call.
Thomasville, Ga.-based Archbold Orthopedics has added a Mako robot for hip and knee replacements, according to a Jan. 28 report from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
Patrick Kim, MD, completed the first robotic case with the ExcelsiusGPS spine robot at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, according to a Jan. 27 LinkedIn post.
Australian-based medtech company Convergence Medical has secured $5 million in series A funding from U.S. investor Avicella Capital.