News and Notes

OR Today recently held mixers in Lexington, Kentucky as well as Nashville, Tennessee and Knoxville, Tennessee promoting the upcoming OR Today Live Surgical Conference.

HFAP, America’s original healthcare accreditation program founded in 1945, recently announced its Joint Replacement Certification program with options for outpatient and inpatient settings seeking to achieve recognition and promote excellence in specialty orthopedic care to staff, patients and payers.

Minne Ties is a non-invasive solution that provides a steady force and secure bite to allow for closed reduction fracture management or stabilization for internal fixation.

Total Scope Inc. (TSI), a medical device repair company, recently acquired EndoCart from EndoChoice, a Boston Scientific company. This purchase, along with Total Scope’s recent entry into the used endoscopy equipment market further expands the company’s products and services.

Health Execs, physicians and diplomats were awed by the new medical devices presented by three Taiwanese companies that will enhance surgeon skills, accurately detect thyroid cancer and relieve patient bed sores.

Modus V, the cornerstone of the company’s automated robotic and imaging technology, sets a new standard for visual accuracy during surgery and advances minimally invasive cranial and spine procedures.