It's never a shock to hear healthcare is changing. All aspects of the industry continue to advance, grow and develop. Orthopedic and spine device companies are currently contemplating and handling various shifts in the industry.
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Dror Paley, MD, became the first physician to use NuVasive's Precise Stryde System for stature lengthening.
The global spinal fusion market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 3.92 percent through 2022, based on a WiseGuyReports analysis, according to Medgadget.
Globus Medical appointed Daniel Gregoris vice president of sales of the orthopedic trauma division.
The Department of Homeland Security issued a vulnerability warning for Medtronic's N'Vision Clinician Programmer, a device used to program neurostimulator implants, Healthcare Analytics News reports.
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In a recent press release, SpineCraft announced the launch of the PANORAMA retractor for minimally invasive spine surgery.
Medtronic is expected to release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018 financial results May 24, according to Zacks.
U.S. District Judge William H. Walls (N.J.) awarded Zimmer Biomet $13.3 million in attorneys' fees and more than $500,000 in costs after a polymer-patent dispute with Howmedica Osteotonics led to the invalidation of four Howmedica patents, Law360 reports.
DJO appointed W. Mark Dorris president of bracing and supports, the company's largest business unit.
Zimmer Biomet and Beaverton, Ore.-based Oregon Surgical Institute teamed up to implement the Zimmer Biomet Signature Solutions Outpatient Program at the outpatient center.