Circleville, Ohio-based Adena Health System is planning its largest main campus expansion to date: a $70 million robotics and orthopedic center, the Circleville Herald reports.
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Globus Medical reported its U.S. spine business grew by more than 8 percent, adjusting for the negative impact of its biologics business, and the international spine business was up 25 percent in the first quarter of 2019.
Novant Health's orthopedic program includes 55 surgeons and musculoskeletal service providers dedicated to growing the program.
Dave Anderson, vice president and General Manager of Enabling Technologies at medical device company Medtronic, reveals how the Mazor X Stealth surgical robot can improve spine surgery outcomes, according to The Robot Report.
UnityPoint Health - Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Ill., installed the new Mazor X Stealth Edition Spinal Robot that will increase the precision of spinal fusions, reports GateHouse Media affiliate Journal Star.
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Zimmer Biomet reported net sales dropped 0.7 percent in the first quarter, but CEO Bryan Hanson was optimistic about several aspects of the company heading into the future.
Mike Lobinsky, CEO of EOS imaging, discusses the key trends in the orthopedic imaging space and where EOS is headed in the next year.
Despite reporting worldwide declining sales for the first quarter of 2019, Johnson & Johnson executives were optimistic about the future of orthopedics during the financial progress conference call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha.
Smith & Nephew is moving its Pittsburgh location to a new site, opening a research and development as well as education training facility for robotics in 2020, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The spinal robotics market is growing, with more companies releasing robots and more surgeons training on the technology.