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The Supporting Roles of Enabling Tech in Orthopedics

 
The Supporting Roles of Enabling Tech in Orthopedics

Enabling technologies have become key to preoperative planning, precise implant placement, and surgical efficiency.
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Financial/Business

VB Spine Acquiring Augmented Reality Tech From Augmedics

The xvision Spine System combines the benefits of navigation with the ease and utility of open surgery.

OEM News

Medtronic Wins FDA Nod for Stealth AXiS Robot for Spine Surgery

The Stealth AXiS platform merges planning, navigation, and robotics into one intelligent system for spine surgery.

OEM News

Karl Storz, Smith+Nephew Team Up on Sports Med Surgery Tech

They will align Smith+Nephew’s sports med portfolio with Karl Storz’s visualization, video management, and OR integration technologies.

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OEM News

Patent Awarded to Advita Ortho for AI-Enabled Surgical Planning Technology

Patented framework prioritizes key clinical factors to support more consistent, personalized joint replacement planning.

OEM News

FDA OKs Encora X1 Wrist-Worn Device for Essential Tremor

Encora X1 is designed to sensor tremor rhythm and deliver customized stimulation that disrupts the tremor signal.

OEM News

Carlsmed Reaches New Surgical Milestone with Bilateral aprevo PLIF

Company is launching the Bi-lateral Posterior Fusion System later this year.

OEM News

Patient Enrollment Complete in Cell Therapy Trial for Chronic Lumbar Disc Disease

The mesenchymal stem cell therapy is engineered for delivery into low-oxygen, low-nutrient disc environments.

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