BoneSmart and Maxx Orthopedics partnered to develop educational initiatives for joint replacement patients.
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FundamentalVR partnered with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic to jointly develop surgical virtual reality simulation and education products.
Chicago-based Medical Sales College partnered with virtual reality surgical training technology company Osso VR, becoming the first medical device educational institution to offer the technology, according to a LinkedIn post.
Last week Zimmer Biomet reported that its third quarter net sales increased 1.3 percent year-over-year, hitting $1.8 billion.
Centric Medical, a division of Life Spine, received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Saturn External Fixation System.
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Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network neurosurgeon Donald Whiting, MD, is developing an artificial spinal joint, according to CBS Pittsburgh.
The global surgical robots market is expected to increase at a 22.75 percent compound annual growth rate through 2023, according to a Market Research Future report.
Biedermann Motech launched the first injection screw that can be used with its polyaxial locking plate systems at the 2018 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, Oct. 17-20.
Principal investigator Elizaveta Kon, MD, PhD, of Humanitas Orthopedic Center of Milan, Italy, enrolled the 100th patient in CariHeal's Agili-C Investigational Device Exemption pivotal study.
Zimmer Biomet reported $1.8 billion in net sales for the third quarter of 2018, a 1.3 percent increase over the same period last year.