A federal appeals court vacated a $20 million jury verdict in a knee surgery device patent suit, according to an Oct. 7 report from Vital Law. The court determined that Rasmussen Instruments did not have standing in its patent infringement…
Orthopedics
Zimmer Biomet has completed its $177 million acquisition of Monogram Technologies, an orthopedic robotics company. The acquisition expands Zimmer’s suite of orthopedic robotics by adding Monogram’s semi-autonomous robotic technologies, according to an Oct. 7 news release from Zimmer Biomet. Monogram…
Over three years unnecessary back surgeries have cost Medicare an estimated $1.9 billion, according to an analysis from the Lown Institute. Six things to know: 1. The Lown Institute evaluated Medicare fee-for-service claims from 2021 to 2023 and Medicare Advantage claims…
Orthopaedic Solutions Management, a management services organization, inked its 10th partnership and added Deland-based Florida Orthopaedic Associates. FOA was founded in 1969, according to an Oct. 2 news release shared with Becker’s. OSM now has 187 physicians across Florida and Georgia. FOA…
Memphis, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic is launching a first-of-its-kind endoscopic spine fellowship in the U.S. Chad Campion, MD, is leading the program which will offer high-intensity, hands-on experience over up to three months, according to an Oct. 9 news release shared…
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Leaders in the orthopedic field spoke with Becker’s about a number of industry topics in September, from continued consolidation to excitement around ASC growth. Here is what eight orthopedic industry leaders told us in September: How 1 orthopedic group tackles…
Medtech company Smith+Nephew’s CFO has relocated to the U.S. to enhance executive leadership and operational oversight, according to a Sept. 30 news release from the company. Here are five things to know:
Improving scheduling, keeping up with coding and billing changes and combatting data fragmentation are three inefficiencies orthopedic surgeons are fixing and enhancing day to day. Three orthopedic surgeons connected with Becker’s to talk about the efficiencies that they are working…
Lewiston, Idaho-based St. Joseph Regional Medical Center is acquiring Lewiston Orthopedics, part of Lewiston, Idaho-based Catalyst Medical Group. Until the transition is completed, which is expected to be in late 2025, the organizations will continue to operate independently, according to…
Christian Zimmerman, MD, has seen several transformations in spine surgery and how physicians work. Dr. Zimmerman, of Saint Alphonsus in Boise, Idaho, spoke with Becker’s about ideas that he wants to see change in the future. Note: This response was lightly edited. …