Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS® robotic navigation system demonstrated a 99% success rate in pedicle screw placement in the first 100 cases at a single center.
Data collected using the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model suggests that if Smith & Nephew's OXINIUM bearing surface was used in all U.S. primary hip procedures in 2020, it could yield ~$296MM in savings to the nation's health system.
Of the 20 OEM-related M&A announcements we've covered in 2019 thus far, seven have related to the spine market. Of those, three were announced in rapid succession within this quarter. Let's see who bought whom, and what they got: Medtronic/Titan Spine, Boston Scientific/Vertiflex and WishBone Medical/CSpine.
Results from a retrospective, multicenter study with Treace Medical's Lapiplasty® 3D Bunion Correction procedure revealed a 96.8% maintenance of 3-plane correction at 13.5-month follow-up with an early weight-bearing protocol.