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SPINE
SURGEONS
Dr. Scott Falci to lead
Colorado hospital's
spinal cord injury center
By Carly Behm
S
cott Falci, MD, has launched and will lead
the Falci Institute for Spinal Cord Injuries
at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood,
Colo.
The center will provide specialized neurolog-
ical care for spinal cord injury patients, ac-
cording to an Oct. 2 news release. Conditions
physicians will treat include spinal deformi-
ties, post-traumatic spinal cord tethering and
post-traumatic syringomyelia.
"By strengthening our relationship with Swed-
ish Medical Center, we now are able to care for
these concerns in an even more cohesive and
multidisciplinary manner," Dr. Falci said. n
Dr. James Lynch becomes 1st
surgeon to perform 100 procedures
with augmented reality spine system
By Carly Behm
J
ames Lynch, MD, became the first surgeon to perform 100 cases
with Augmedics' Xvision augmented reality spine system, accord-
ing to a Sept. 28 news release from Reno-based Spine Nevada.
Dr. Lynch performed his first Xvision case in June 2020 at Renown
Regional Medical Center in Reno. His 100th case was an L3-L4 lateral
fusion completed Sept. 23.
"We feel privileged to be working with Dr. Lynch. He's been commit-
ted to using our technology on fusion cases and has provided invalu-
able feedback on Xvision," Augmedics Chief Commercial Officer Tim
Murawski said.
Xvision utilizes a headset that helps surgeons determine the position
of surgical tools in real time. It's designed for better, faster and safer
surgeries, according to the company. n
