Spine

President Donald Trump on Nov. 12 signed a resolution to fund the government through Jan. 30, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and spine surgeons have their eyes on the next steps. The spending package extends Medicare telehealth,…

Captiva Spine earned the FDA’s clearance for flat-panel C-arm calibrators and AI-assisted registration for its WatchTower navigation system, according to a Nov. 13 news release. The clearance applies to 21cm and 31cm flat-panel C-arm image calibrators and AI-assisted 2D-to-3D image…

Switzerland-based Icotec received FDA clearance to expand use of its CMORE CT system in the cervicothoracic region.  The system includes polyaxial screws, rods and connectors designed for posterior stabilization of the upper spine. The implant is made from the company’s…

Happe Spine’s Integrate-C interbody fusion system has been implanted in more than 1,000 patients across 40 U.S. facilities.  The company said the milestone reflects growing clinical adoption of the bone-integrating implant platform, which is designed to enhance spinal fusion outcomes…

Hubly Surgical’s Auto-Stop drill earned the FDA’s 510(k)clearance for used in spinal laminectomy and laminotomy, according to a Nov. 12 news release. The single-use, cordless drill’s auto-stop technology halts rotation and prevents the forward plunge at the instant of skull…

Eminent Spine earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its 3D-printed titanium posterior sacroiliac joint system, according to a Nov. 12 news release. The in-line transfixion implant features a large central opening for bone graft material, a tapered nose and rounded edges…

More than 300,000 of Centinel Spine’s prodisc cervical and lumbar total disc replacement implantations have been performed worldwide.  The milestone marks over three decades of clinical use for the company’s prodisc-brand platform, according to a Nov. 13 news release.  Centinel…

Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, and Paul Celestre, MD, were the first surgeons to use Spine Wave’s new Testa TP pivoting spacer system, according to a Nov. 13 news release. Testa is for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, and it’s the first…

Of Healthgrades’ top 100 hospitals for spine surgery, more than 15 are in the Northeast. Here are the best hospitals in the Northeast by state. Connecticut Danbury Hospital  Maryland The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore) TidalHealth Peninsula Regional (Salisbury) UM Baltimore…

Expandable cage designs are effective in spinal fusion, but devices that address more than just disc height alone have additional benefits, according to a study published in the October issue of the International Journal of Spine Surgery. The study included…