The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted orthobiologics company Kuros Biosciences a patent March 18 for the use of parathyroid hormone containing matrices for spinal fusion.
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Moody's expects to see slow global economic growth and healthcare expenditure diversion due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a March 17 outlook report.
Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes received the European CE Mark for its Bi-Mentum Dual Mobility System used in hip surgeries, according to Med-Tech Innovation.
Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center recently installed 7D Surgical's Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system for spine and neurosurgery, reports Your Observer.
A Stryker employee "has reason to be tested for" COVID-19, the company confirmed March 11 to CBS affiliate WWMT.
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The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to 32 orthopedic devices last month.
NuVasive's Attrax Putty was shown to be an effective bone graft substitute for autograft in instrumented thoracolumbar posterolateral lumbar fusion.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held March 6 for Integrity implants' new 15,000-square-foot headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., The Palm Beach Post reports.
Smith+Nephew CEO Roland Diggelmann is approaching his sixth month as head of the medical device company and turning his attention to the growing orthopedic ASC market this year.
Parvizi Surgical Innovation made a minority investment in Navbit Holdings, an Australian surgical devicemaker.