Richard Weiner, MD, a spine surgeon in Dallas, and John Czerwein, MD, a spine surgeon in Providence, R.I. were among the first to debut Life Spine's Trulift expandable spacer system.
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Surgalign's gross profit and revenue decreased in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year.
Here are six executive appointments from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last two months.
The FDA cleared 13 spine devices in April.
Juliet Cunningham was named vice president of investor relations at spine device company NuVasive.
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Orthofix received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its OrthoNext digital platform for pediatric orthopedic planning.
Confirmis' Identity Imprint knee replacement system received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.
Surgalign Spine Technologies has submitted a premarket notification 510(k) to the FDA for approval of its digital surgical guidance system.
The FDA cleared 36 musculoskeletal devices in April.
The first augmented-reality-assisted total knee replacement with Medacta's NextAR system was performed in December, and now the medtech company aims to expand the technology to spine, hip and shoulder surgery.