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36 ORTHOPEDICS Dr. Hanbing Zhou performs 1st robotic-assisted SI joint fusion at Connecticut hospital By Alan Condon H artford (Conn.) Hospital's Hanbing Zhou, MD, recently performed the facility's first robotic- assisted sacroiliac joint fusion. Three things to know: 1. The robotic arm docks at the place where the screw will be applied and assists the surgeon with accurate implan- tation, avoiding damage to adjacent anatomy. 2. Several studies have estimated that the sacroiliac joint accounts for 15 percent to 30 percent of chronic low back pain. 3. On Jan. 1, 2020, CMS increased the payment rate for minimally invasive SI joint fusions by 27 percent, leading to more surgeons, payers and medical device companies taking a closer look at the MIS SI joint field. n 7D Surgical's largest financing round to bolster product development, expansion plans By Alan Condon 7D Surgical completed its largest financing round to date, according to a Sept. 15 announcement. Five things to know: 1. The spine device company aims to use the capital for product development, international expansion and operational growth. The amount of capital raised was not disclosed by the company. 2. In July, 7D Surgical received regulatory approval for the Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system, its flagship device, in Europe and Singapore. 3. MvIGS has already launched in the U.S., Canada, Aus- tralia, New Zealand and the Caribbean, and will enter the European market later this year. 4. The device is designed to replace standard fluoroscopy and offers a radiation-free tool to place spinal implants. 5. MvIGS uses visible light that allows surgeons to regis- ter spinal segments in seconds, which reduces operat- ing room time and eliminates intraoperative radiation exposure. n Illinois surgeon-inventor earns patent for orthopedic device By Alan Condon R ockford-based OrthoIllinois' Scott Trenhaile, MD, received a U.S. patent for a surgical suture anchor that will be produced by Smith+Nephew, according to a Sept. 4 rrstar.com report. Four things to know: 1. The knotless anchor facilitates internal locking of the sutures for improved fixation and less suture slippage. 2. The device works in conjunction with Regenesorb, a Smith+Nephew biologic material, to support bone growth and replace the absorbable anchor. 3. Dr. Trenhaile has also developed a less invasive technique for repairing large rotator cuff tears and co- invented an all-arthroscopic biceps tenodesis technique and system. 4. He is a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford and a faculty member at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. n Mount Sinai to open 8-physician spine, orthopedic center By Alan Condon N ew York City-based Mount Sinai Health Sys- tem is expanding orthopedic services with a 15,000-square-foot office in Scarsdale, N.Y. The facility opened Sept. 21 and provides spine, ortho- pedic, sports medicine and musculoskeletal oncology care. On-site services will include pediatric sports medi- cine, physical therapy and imaging. Eight physicians staff the center, including spine sur- geon Wesley Bronson, MD. Bradford Parsons, MD, Calin Moucha, MD, Ilya Iofin, MD, and Shawn Anthony, MD, provide orthopedic surgical care. The facility also includes nonoperative spine specialist Alexander Lee, MD, and nonoperative sports medicine specialists Melissa Leber, MD, and Eric Small, MD. n