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OUTPATIENT
SURGERY
Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery
Center completes 15th robotic
surgery case—3 highlights
By Angie Stewart
A
tlanta-based Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Cen-
ter completed its 15th robotically navigated spine
surgery.
Here are three highlights:
1. The procedure was performed in the outpatient surgery
center Nov. 20.
2. Christopher Tomaras, MD, scrubbed in on the procedure.
3. He joined Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery in 1998. n
4. The company expects more proprietary sales growth in
2019 with additional product launches and three new prod-
ucts outside of the core platforms. n
SeaSpine expands board
of directors
By Eric Oliver
S
eaSpine Holdings Corp., added Kim
Commins-Tzoumakas and Renee Gaeta to
its board of directors Feb. 19, after Cheryl
Blanchard, PhD, announced her resignation.
What you should know:
1. Dr. Blanchard has been with the company
since its spin-off in July 2015. She intends to re-
sign May 30.
2. "I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with Sea-
Spine and believe it is well-positioned to con-
tinue to innovate and take market share," Dr.
Blanchard said. "I'm proud of what we've built
and the benefits we provide to surgeons and
their patients."
3. Ms. Commins-Tzoumakas is 21st Century On-
cology's CEO.
4. Ms. Gaeta is Establishment Labs Holdings'
CFO. n
Camber Spine reports
36% growth in 2018: 4
things to know
By Laura Dyrda
C
amber Spine released preliminary financial results
for 2018.
e primary unaudited proprietary sales results
show:
1. Fourth quarter sales grew 38 percent year over year, while
full-year sales were up 36 percent over 2017. e compa-
ny attributed growth to increased use of SPIRA and ENZA,
Camber's proprietary technology platforms.
2. In 2018, SPIRA and ENZA sales grew 271 percent, and
Camber added 60 new surgeon users.
3. Over the past year, Camber Spine launched four new
products, including a cervical interbody device, anatomic
oblique TLIF system and the second generation of its EN-
ZA-A Titanium 3D-printed MIS ALIF.
4. e company expects more proprietary sales growth in
2019 with additional product launches and three new prod-
ucts outside of the core platforms. n
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