HONG KONG – Israel and U.S.-based Rsip Vision Ltd. unveiled an advanced joint segmentation tool to assist with the planning of revision arthroplasty and other orthopedic procedures for patients with pre-existing metal implants. The detailed, noninvasive artificial intelligence (AI)-based software module enables quick and accurate segmentation of different joints from CT scans of hips, knees, shoulder and spines.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: TKR a cost-effective treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis; Nonsurgical treatment quickly reduces arthritis knee pain and improves function; Inflammation and pressure-sensing leads to 'feed-forward' loop in osteoarthritis.
Thirteen months after establishing a strategic alliance to distribute 7D Surgical Inc.’s machine-vision, image-guided surgery platform, Seaspine Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SPNE) signed an agreement to acquire the Toronto-based company. 7D Surgical shareholders will receive $27.5 million in cash plus $82.5 million in Seaspine stock and will hold approximately 13% of Seaspine’s shares at completion. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Examining the value of lumbar spine surgery; Hip fracture outcomes worse during busy periods; Predicting the likelihood of bone fractures in older men.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Injectable porous scaffolds promote better, quicker healing after spinal cord injuries; Researchers grow most lifelike bone yet from woven cells; Rapid 3D printing method moves toward 3D-printed organs; Study links kidney stones with bone problems.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Treating rheumatoid arthritis with micromotors; Bioengineered hybrid muscle fiber for regenerative medicine; Immunosuppressive cell and cytokine response linked to bone nonunion.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Scientists repair injured spinal cord using patients' own stem cells; ALS neuron damage reversed with new compound; Nexus Spine reports availability of implants for spine surgery.
The U.S. FDA has given a green light to Brainlab AG for two new additions to its robotic surgery systems. The agency granted 510(k) clearances for the Loop-X mobile imaging robot and the Cirq Robotic Alignment module for spine procedures, paving the way for U.S. market entry.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Radioactive bone cement may be safer in treating spinal tumors; Unlocking the mystery behind skeletal aging; Sweet coating for sour bones.
Blue Ocean Spine GmbH has won a major investment from SHS GmbH, also from Tuttlingen in Germany, to develop its next-generation functional spinal implant. The two companies are declining to disclose the size of the series A investment.
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