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Hopkinton, Mass.-based Facet Solutions, a developer of surgical devices for spinal disorder treatments, has acquired Redmond, Wash.-based Archus Orthopedics, a spine disorder implants manufacturer, according to a Facet release.

Sukhdarshan S. Bedi, MD, of Energy, Ill., and his three healthcare clinics pleaded guilty to various charges related to illegally distributing controlled substances, according to a news release from the United States District Court in Benton, Ill.

As Congress gets close to voting on health reform legislation, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and 19 other surgical and surgery-related organizations signaled that they are "prepared to oppose" the Senate bill, according to a release by the AAOS.

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US Spine received a second patent on its facet fixation system, providing the company more protection for its method of facet fixation using the Facet Gun and Facet Bolt, according to a release from US Spine.

Wilson Asfora, MD — Sanford Clinic Neurosurgery & Spine (Sioux Falls, S.D.). This Brazilian-born neurosurgeon developed the Bullet Cage, a lumbar intervertebral body fusion device to treat degenerative disc disease. It recently won FDA 510(k) market clearance and Dr. Asfora's…

Charles Roth, MD, and Robert Snowden, MD, orthopedic surgeons at two-physician Gulf Coast Orthopaedics are joining 40-physician Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., according to a release from Andrews Institute.

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