Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Miss., is the first hospital in the area to use MAKOplasty RIO robotic arm system, according to WTOK-TV.
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Minneapolis' KSTP-TV Channel 5 featured North American Spine's AccuraScope procedure.
Spine Pain Management, a healthcare device and solutions company for spine injuries, changed its name to Spine Injury Solutions.
The first surgery using ECA Medical Instruments' Revolution Spine System lumbar implant from the Intelligent Implant Systems was a success.
Here are eight recent mergers, acquisitions and partnerships that took place among spine and orthopedic companies.
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The United States currently dominates the global orthopedic braces and supports market and is expected to grow 4.6 percent from 2014 to 2020, according to Physical Therapy Products.
MicroPort Orthopedics has issued a voluntary class 1 recall of its PROFEMUR Long Cobalt Chrome 8 Degree Varus/Valgus Modular Neck (Part 1254), according to an FDA notice.
Orthopedic Innovations entered into a patent license agreement with DJO Global, according to a Street Insider report.
Vertebral Technologies' InterFuse S interbody device was approved and used for the first time in Taiwan.
The Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology awarded Xtant Medical subsidiary Bacterin $100,000 for new product development and commercialization.