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Steven Shin, MD, performed surgery on the right hand of the Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker Sept. 10, AZcentral.com reports.

Olivia, Minn.-based RC Hospitals and Clinics was the first facility in Minnesota to use robotic-assisted surgery, according to Inforum.com.

Nanovis entered a licensing agreement with Reno-based University of Nevada to receive a patent for its nanotechnology implant.

Genesys Spine received FDA clearance for its AIS-C Stand-Alone System.

Amedica Corporation received a U.S. patent for its silicon nitride technology.

The MRI team at Kantonsspital Winterthur in Switzerland has been using Phillips' Compressed SENSE technology to speed up scans of various body parts, according to Imaging Technology News.

Nikhil Verma, MD, diagnosed Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, MLB.com reports.

Former U.S. gymnastics trainer Debra Van Horn was arrested in connection to her work with Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison in January after hundreds of girls and women said he sexually abused them, NPR reports.

William Meyers, MD, will perform season-ending groin surgery on Arizona Diamondback's outfielder Jarrod Dyson, MLB.com reports.

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina issued a policy covering interspinous and interlaminar stabilization/distraction to treat lumbar spinal stenosis.