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Stryker has unveiled its Q Guidance System for spine applications. The system combines new optical tracking options provided by a redesigned, state-of-the-art camera with sophisticated algorithms of the newly launched Spine Guidance Software to deliver more surgical planning and navigation capability than ever before.

DrySee, a medical technology company dedicated to improving wound care, created the first patented wound dressing that will change colors to indicate it should be changed.

Olympus Corporation (Olympus) has announced the release of the Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw Type X surgical energy device for open surgery.

Lazurite and Minnetronix Medical have announced that the ArthroFree Wireless Surgical Camera System has achieved its final major milestone on the way to market: its first successful human use and the completion of its transfer to manufacturing.

The Florida State University College of Nursing has been awarded more than $1 million from a Florida Department of Education program that aims to combat the state’s growing nursing shortage through innovative academic industry collaboration. The funding came via two...