News and Notes

The Medline UNITE Foot & Ankle Division announced today it will launch the REFLEX Nitinol Dynamic Disc System at the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Annual Scientific Conference 2022 in Austin, Texas at booth #414. This new technology...

Ambu has announced 510(k) regulatory clearance of the Ambu aScope Gastro and Ambu aBox 2 in the United States. aScope Gastro is Ambu’s first sterile single-use gastroscope and includes new advanced imaging and design features in a combined solution with...

There is considerable variation in how doctors prescribe opioids to children and adolescents following removal of the appendix. A quality improvement project involving 10 pediatric hospitals in the Western United States and led by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has...

Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, announces 510(k) clearance of the Equinoxe Planning App (v. 2.0). The latest version reveals many new features, including: The ability to...

Following an eight-month search, the AAMI Board of Directors has announced Pamela Arora as its next president and CEO. Arora, who serves on the AAMI Board, most recently served as senior vice president of strategic technology at Children’s Health System of Texas,...

The President of the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency Macky Sall has announced that the Africa Mercy has returned as promised to continue the surgical operations and training that were interrupted in March 2020 by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...