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We Built a Spine Company. Here's What We Learned. Marty Altshuler and Rick Henson were given an opportunity to acquire spinal products and transition from a distributorship to a full line implant manufacturing company. There was only one option: they made the deal and founded ChoiceSpine in 2006. Today, they are prioritizing ASCs and continued growth in Europe.

NASS Review: Executive Insights, Enabling Technologies, 3D Printing We spoke to leadership at Camber Spine, NuVasive, SeaSpine and Spinal Elements and saw debuts from Brainlab, Globus Medical, Medtronic and Zimmer Biomet. Here's what we learned on the floor this year.

3 Questions on the Spine Reimbursement Environment: Answered! In light of an evolving landscape that can be difficult to navigate, reimbursement expert Kim Norton offered a high-level view of the shifts occurring today.

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ORTHOKNOW and BARE BONES to Combine on Next Issue We've made progress on the popular suggestion to combine BARE BONES® and ORTHOKNOW® into one publication. Come learn what improvements await!

ADAM Project to Launch Clinical Trials of 3D-Printed Synthetic Bone The Advanced Development of Additive Manufacturing project will complete pre-clinical trials by month-end, and begin first human trials within 2019. The startup seeks to reduce costs of production by half.

Smith+Nephew CEO Stepping Down Smith+Nephew CEO Namal Nawana will exit from his 18-month tenure on October 31, by mutual agreement, to pursue opportunities outside of the U.K. Roland Diggelmann will take the role in November.

FDA 510(k) Clearance Highlights: Garwood Medical Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Biofilm Tool  THINK Surgical Gains FDA Clearance for Robotic Knee Replacement Application Nanovis Gains FDA Clearance for Bioceramic Nanotube Surface Epica Gains FDA Clearance for SeeFactorCT3 Imaging Platform  Brainlab's Cirq Robotics Gains FDA Clearance for Spine

Does your company plan to exhibit at OMTEC 2020? If yes, complete and return your booth application today. To date, 120 companies have confirmed their participation. The exhibit floor is 75% reserved. A newly-enhanced searchable exhibitor list is now availble on OMTECexpo.com! 2019 Presentations | 2019 Agenda

Zimmer Biomet Launches TrellOss-TC Porous Titanium Interbody System TrellOss-TC, TrellOss-C and TrellOss-TS comprise the company's first porous titanium implant platform manufactured through a 3D printing/additive manufacturing process. Lateral, anterior and stand-alone designs will come in 2020.

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This eNewsletter is published by ORTHOWORLD Inc. and is available to Members of ORTHOWORLD or by email subscription . Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved. Carolyn LaWell, Chief Content Officer | carolyn@orthoworld.com Julie A. Vetalice, Editorial Assistant | julie@orthoworld.com