All News

HSS Sports Medicine Institute Expands to NYC West Side

NEW YORK, July 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ –The nation’s top-ranked hospital for orthopedics today announced a major new location opening in New York City in August 2019. The new facility will extend the HSS Sports Medicine Institute to Manhattan’s west side, with comprehensive care in an environment designed for athletes of all levels. Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has been nationally ranked No. …

NuVasive Announces Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results

SAN DIEGO – June 30, 2019 – NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Second Quarter 2019 Highlights Revenue increased 3.7% to $292.1 million, or 4.7% on a constant currency basis;GAAP operating profit …

Medacta Enters U.S. and Australian Sports Medicine Market with Dynamic Lineup of Surgical Solutions

CASTEL SAN PIETRO, 30 July 2019 – Building on 20 years of innovation in joint replacement and spinal surgery, Medacta International will enter the United States and Australian sports medicine markets. Medacta is actively expanding upon its products and building out what will become a robust portfolio. Its most recent sports medicine offerings, the Mecta®Lock …

Intuitive Appoints Amy L. Ladd, M.D. to its Board of Directors

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intuitive (Nasdaq: ISRG), a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, today announced the appointment of Amy L. Ladd, M.D., from Stanford University Medical Center to its board of directors, effective Aug. 1, 2019. “Dr. Ladd brings deep surgical and medical perspective to …

Medical-device reprocessing saved providers $470 million last year

JESSICA KIM COHEN  / July 29, 2019 Reprocessing medical devices originally labeled for single use saved hospitals and surgery centers nearly $500 million in 2018, according to survey findings released by an industry trade group Monday. For hospitals, reprocessing a device after patient use typically involves sending it to a third-party reprocessor, which cleans, sterilizes …

Camber Spine Technologies Announces First Implantation Of SPIRA®-O Open Matrix OLIF

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Camber Spine, a leading innovator in spine and medical technologies, today announced the implantation of their first oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) specific device from the SPIRA® family using the company’s proprietary SPIRA®-O Open Matrix OLIF, a unique, interbody fusion implant consisting of spiral support arches and Surface by Design™ …

HD LifeSciences Launches New Implant Footprints at State of Spine Surgery Meeting

BOSTON (PRWEB) JULY 30, 2019 HD Lifesciences launched 3 new implant footprints at the State of Spine Surgery Meeting in Aruba last month, including a Hyperlordotic TLIF, Hyperlordotic ALIF, and Curved TLIF. This expands the Soft Titanium® portfolio to 14 product lines and accommodates a variety of surgeon preferences and patient anatomies for PLIF, TLIF, ALIF, …

Hospitals May Be Forced to Disclose Discount Rates Negotiated With Insurers

By Stephanie Armour / July 29, 2019 Hospitals would have to disclose the discounted prices they negotiate with insurance companies under a Trump administration rule that could upend the $1 trillion hospital industry by revealing rates long guarded as trade secrets. Hospitals that fail to share the discounted prices in an online form could be …

TJR Compensation…Lord of the Flies?

“It’s a zero-sum game,” says one concerned joint surgeon regarding the actions by the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC). “Under the guise of controlling costs, they are contemplating shifting reimbursement away from total joint surgeons and giving it to other parties who don’t perform procedures. Specifically, it’s like the internists are ganging up on …

Life Spine’s Statement Pertaining to Civil Litigation With Manhattan U.S. Attorney

July 25, 2019 HUNTLEY, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Life Spine, Inc., a medical device manufacturer dedicated to improving the quality of life for spinal patients, has recently become aware of a series of allegations made in a civil complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York. The parties are engaged in discussions …

© 2025 MedDeviceJobs.com Powered by Careerleaf
v.4.6.1