Michael Barbella, Managing Editor04.29.23
Product news won the weekly website pageview contest this past week on ODT.
Taking the top spot was an exclusive, in-depth look at Honeywell's Spectra fiber and its applications, followed by OrthoPediatrics Corp.'s market released of its new Cannulated Screw System for the RESPONSE Scoliosis portfolio. The RESPONSE 5.5/6.0 Cannulated Screw system is a complete portfolio of instruments and implants and represents the company’s 47th surgical system.
Seattle-based Proprio drove traffic as well by sharing news that its surgical navigation platform, Paradigm, received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. Paradigm uses an advanced approach to replace traditional surgical navigation technologies that pull attention away from the patient and disrupt workflows in the process. Proprio’s Paradigm platform leverages light field technology to create a real-time 3D view of anatomy and the surgical scene. The system uses an advanced sensor suite to capture high-definition multimodal intraoperative images and fuses that information with preoperative scans. With this technology, surgeons can access helpful data including intraoperative imaging and powerful visualization capabilities without any harmful radiation or impediment to their workflow.
Non-product news that made the cut included CyMedica Orthopedics' rebranding, and the punishment two Florida doctors face for their respective roles in a $31 million Medicare fraud scheme. Dean Zusmer, 54, is going to jail for eight years and one-month, while Lawrence Alexander, M.D., 45, will spend the next two years and nine months in prison. Zusmer also must pay $1.4 million in restitution; authorities have yet to determine Alexander's restitution.
Zusmer and Alexander submitted more than $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not want or need and were procured through kickbacks, according to court documents. A federal jury convicted Zusmer earlier this year of multiple healthcare fraud-related offenses and for making a false statement relating to healthcare matters; Alexander was found guilty of making a false statement relating to healthcare matters.
Taking the top spot was an exclusive, in-depth look at Honeywell's Spectra fiber and its applications, followed by OrthoPediatrics Corp.'s market released of its new Cannulated Screw System for the RESPONSE Scoliosis portfolio. The RESPONSE 5.5/6.0 Cannulated Screw system is a complete portfolio of instruments and implants and represents the company’s 47th surgical system.
Seattle-based Proprio drove traffic as well by sharing news that its surgical navigation platform, Paradigm, received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. Paradigm uses an advanced approach to replace traditional surgical navigation technologies that pull attention away from the patient and disrupt workflows in the process. Proprio’s Paradigm platform leverages light field technology to create a real-time 3D view of anatomy and the surgical scene. The system uses an advanced sensor suite to capture high-definition multimodal intraoperative images and fuses that information with preoperative scans. With this technology, surgeons can access helpful data including intraoperative imaging and powerful visualization capabilities without any harmful radiation or impediment to their workflow.
Non-product news that made the cut included CyMedica Orthopedics' rebranding, and the punishment two Florida doctors face for their respective roles in a $31 million Medicare fraud scheme. Dean Zusmer, 54, is going to jail for eight years and one-month, while Lawrence Alexander, M.D., 45, will spend the next two years and nine months in prison. Zusmer also must pay $1.4 million in restitution; authorities have yet to determine Alexander's restitution.
Zusmer and Alexander submitted more than $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not want or need and were procured through kickbacks, according to court documents. A federal jury convicted Zusmer earlier this year of multiple healthcare fraud-related offenses and for making a false statement relating to healthcare matters; Alexander was found guilty of making a false statement relating to healthcare matters.