SpineGuard's DSG surgical guidance technology has been used in its 70,000th spine surgery, assisting surgeons in streamlining skeletal implant placement.
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NuVasive reported a revenue increase for the fourth quarter and full year of 2018.
Dunes Surgical Hospital in Dakota Dunes, S.D., installed Medtronic's Mazor X for spine surgery, KTIV.com reports.
SeaSpine Holdings Corp., added Kim Commins-Tzoumakas and Renee Gaeta to its board of directors Feb. 19, after Cheryl Blanchard, PhD, announced her resignation.
Medtronic reported $7.5 billion in 2019 third quarter revenue, a 2.4 percent increase year over year. However, the company's spine revenue was flat at $655 million.
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Dual-threaded pedicle screws provided the strongest primary pull-out strength for spinal fixation, according to a study published in Spine.
David Flanigan, MD, implanted the first Moximed's Calypso Knee System in an osteoarthritis patient at Columbus-based The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, according to The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register.
NuVasive's Precice Bone Transport System received FDA 510(k) and European CE mark approval.
Royal Philips launched Philips Zenition, a mobile C-arm imaging platform used in orthopedic, trauma and vascular procedures.