Fziomed’s Oxiplex gel earned the FDA’s de novo classification and marketing authorization for lumbar spine surgery, according to a July 8 news release. Oxiplex is the first intraoperative gel of its ...

Sharad Rajpal, MD, performed the first U.S. case using Cerapedics’ PearlMatrix P-15 bone graft for lumbar spinal fusion since its FDA approval. The bone graft, the first of its kind for lumbar spinal ...

Leica Microsystems launched the ARveo 8x, a hybrid surgical microscope for spine, neurosurgery and plastic reconstructive procedures. The microscope combines Leica optics with 3D visualization ...

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, which recently opened HSS at NCH in Naples, Fla., is well-positioned to deepen collaborations and strengthen patient outcomes, Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, ...

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Gardner Orthopedics provided notice that it was the target of a cyberattack.  The practice determined that it was targeted April 29 and immediately engaged with a third-party ...

Xtant Medical is selling certain Coflex and CoFix spinal implants and all OUS entities of Paradigm Spine GmbH to Companion Spine. The assets sold for $19.2 million, and Xtant Medical plans to use the ...

Highridge Medical licensed the U.S. rights for the activL lumbar artificial disc implant, according to a July 8 news release. The company is “imminently” beginning production for the launch of its ...

Three of the most underrated and overlooked clinical innovations in orthopedics are the development of arthroscopic surgery, the ability for surgeons to view results on the move and the advancements ...

WellSpan has selected Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster (Pa.) to be a preferred orthopedic partner in its east region network.  Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster has provided bone, joint and muscle ...

As CMS gears up to implement its new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, one orthopedic surgeon is not too concerned about its day-to-day impact on the addition of prior authorization ...