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COVID-19 cases among health care workers top 62,000, CDC reports

May 26, 2020 / By Erika Edwards More than 62,000 doctors, nurses and other health care providers on the front lines of the U.S.’s COVID-19 crisis have been infected, and at least 291 have died, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. The last time the CDC reported on infections among health care personnel was about six weeks …

Centinel Spine Announces FDA Approval for the Manufacturing Transfer of prodisc® Technology

NEW YORK, May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine®, LLC, the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior column reconstruction, today announced FDA approval for the manufacturing transfer of both the prodisc® C Cervical Total Disc Replacement and prodisc® L Lumbar Total Disc Replacement systems to new strategic vendors. The FDA approval for manufacturing transfer is a critical milestone for Centinel Spine …

On the Road to Taking Bioprinting to Preclinical and Clinical Applications

by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Engineering researchers from Texas A&M University are furthering the move toward patient-specific 3D constructs. Their recent research, “Nanoengineered Osteoinductive Bioink for 3D Bioprinting Bone Tissue,” appears in the April 8, 2020 edition of ASC Applied Materials and Interfaces. Co-author Akhilesh K. Gaharwar, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department …

Precision Spine® Announces the National Release of the Reform® Ti HA Coated Pedicle Screw System

May 26, 2020  PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Precision Spine, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to Made-in-the-USA manufacturing, has introduced nationally the Reform® Ti HA Coated Pedicle Screw System, which provides surgeons with the increased flexibility and versatility that is required during today’s challenging degenerative and trauma spine procedures. The patent-pending Reform Ti HA Coated Pedicle Screws have a hydroxyapatite …

RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc.® Appoints Stuart F. Simpson to Board of Directors

DEERFIELD, Ill., May 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTIX), a global surgical implant company, today announced the appointment of Stuart F. Simpson as an independent member of its board of directors. Mr. Simpson most recently served as the President of the Joint Replacement Division of Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), a …

Stryker announces pricing of $2.3 billion senior notes offering

Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stryker (NYSE:SYK) (the “Company”) announced today that it has priced the following senior notes: (i) $650 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.150% Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”), (ii) $1 billion aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.950% Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”), and …

Live updates: WHO warns of second coronavirus peak; some states see uptick in hospitalizations

May 26, 2020 / By Lateshia Beachum, Marisa Iati, Miriam Berger, Siobhán O’Grady, John Wagner, Kim Bellware, Felicia Sonmez, Meryl Kornfield, Candace Buckner and Samantha Pell The World Health Organization warned that countries could face a second peak of coronavirus cases, even before a presumed second wave of infections months from now, echoing concerns expressed by opponents of rapid reopening in countries around the world. Mike …

NuVasive, Inc. Announces Proposed Offering Of $400 Million Of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023

SAN DIEGO, May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA) announced today that it intends to offer (the “Offering”), subject to market and other considerations, $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Convertible Notes”) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act …

Orthofix Announces Sponsorship of Olympic Gold Medalist and Spine Patient Laura Wilkinson

May 26, 2020 Orthofix patient – Laura Wilkinson – Olympic Diver LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal products and therapies, today announced its sponsorship of Olympic Gold Medalist and Orthofix Spine Patient Laura Wilkinson. Wilkinson, a three-time Olympian, is currently training for the Tokyo Olympics, now postponed until summer …

SpineCraft announces the introduction of Sacral Alar-Iliac (S2AI) screws to the ASTRA SPINE SYSTEM platform

May 26, 2020 Westmont, Ill., SpineCraft announces the introduction of Sacral Alar-Iliac (S2AI) screws to the ASTRA SPINE SYSTEM platform. The ASTRA SPINE SYSTEM is designed for complex spine, deformity, revision and degenerative procedures. The popularity of S2AI fixation continues to expand, but traditional implants lack important features required for the demands of the technique.  …

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