FDA on Tuesday approved Charite, a new spinal disc implant manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, to replace degenerated discs in the lower back, the Wall Street Journal reports (Hensley, Wall Street ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's artificial spinal disc, launched in the United States with great fanfare three years ago, is in for design adjustments, the company said. Sign up here.

As people get older, the intervertebral discs in their spine tend to deteriorate, some of which end up being surgically replaced with implants. A new patient-specific spinal model, however, could help ...

A first-of-its-kind surgery in the United States was recently performed by two Vail-Summit Orthopaedics surgeons at Summit Medical Center in Frisco. Dr. Ernest Braxton and Dr. Jonathan Schoeff ...

MetroHealth Medical Center replaced a diseased disc in a 36-year-old construction worker's upper spine with a newly approved chrome implant designed to relieve pain and improve mobility in patients ...

Landmark biomechanical study shows AxioMed's viscoelastic lumbar disc is the first implant to replicate the natural mechanical behaviors of a human disc, unlocking a new era of motion-preserving spine ...

Spinal implant specialist LDR has been held back by patchy insurance company reimbursement of its flagship device, demonstrating the challenges facing med tech companies as they navigate the tricky ...

HEIMSBRUNN, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Since its formation as a wholly independent company in late 2020, Spine Innovations has continued to expand sales of its ESP spinal disc replacements, with more ...

Johnson & Johnson received Food and Drug Administration approval for the first spinal-disc implant to replace deteriorated natural shock absorbers between the bones of the lower back. Degenerated ...

TriasMD, parent company of the DISC Surgery Centers, announced today that DISC Surgery Center at Tarzana is now open and ready to serve the San Fernando Valley. With a focus on advanced spine, joint, ...

DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (Calif.) was recognized by the Validation Institute for its complex spine outcomes. The Validation Institute used a data-driven approach to analyze the ASC’s ...