Spine

Lanx, a biomedical company based in Colorado, will launch its Lumbar Motion Monitor Commercialization project in Columbus, Ohio, according to an Ohio Business Development Coalition news release.

Surgeons at Bon Secours St. Francis Neuro-Spine Center in Charleston, S.C., are now using the O-arm, a 3D imaging device, while performing spinal surgery, according to the hospital's news release.

Matthew Geck, MD, used the CD Horizon Longitude Multi-Level Percutaneous Fixation System to perform a new scoliosis correction procedure in Austin, Texas, according to a Seton Family of Hospitals news release.

CELLING Treatment Center, based in Austin, Texas, has announced it will now provide stem cell treatments and therapies to patients with common back and spinal disorders as an alternative to standard orthopedic surgery, according to a news release.

Ben Shappley is president, CEO and director of Amedica Corp., an orthopedic implant company focused on using silicon nitride ceramic technologies to develop spine and total joint implants.  Mr. Shappley has more than 26 years of orthopedic and neurosurgical implant…

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New technology in the spine market is expanding faster than the size of the universe. There are three main areas of focus.