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17 DEVICES & IMPLANTS Augmented reality spine navigation system makes US debut By Claire Wallace S herwin Hua, MD, a spine surgeon at Stevenson Surgery Center in Fremont, Calif., has performed the first case in the U.S. using Taiwan Main Orthopedic Biotechnology's Caduceus S augmented reality spine navigation system. The navigation system uses 2D C-arm imaging technology to create a map of the patient's spine, according to a March 10 press release. The system provides real-time visualization to surgeons during procedures and offers enhanced details for more accuracy. n Woven Orthopedics' spine screw fixation tool earns FDA clearance By Carly Behm Woven Orthopedic Technologies earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ogmed implant enhancement system, the devicemaker said March 16. Ogmed is an implantable sleeve to help with screw fixation in spine surgery, according to a news release. Surgeons can deploy it in less than two minutes. The device will be launched in the U.S. through a staged regional release. n New AI software aims to reduce unnecessary orthopedic, spine surgery By Carly Behm Sword Health unveiled an artificial intelligence platform designed to reduce unecessary spine and orthopedic surgeries. Predict is an AI platform that uses machine learning to identify members who are up to 40 times more likely to have surgery more than eight months before operating decisions are made, Sword Health said in a news release. It uses a range of healthcare and demographic data to reduce surgery intent by 60 percent. "We are in an epidemic of unnecessary surgery, even though we know that surgery is oen not the best way to treat back, knee and other musculoskeletal pain," Sword Health's Chief Medical Officer Vijay Yanamadala, MD, said in the release. "Predict will provide critical risk-scoring technology in order to better help members who are at-risk for an unnecessary surgery and then guide them through a customized treatment plan that avoids these invasive procedures." n ZimVie to partner with Brainlab for spine portfolio By Carly Behm Z imVie, Zimmer Biomet's spinoff company, plans to use a new partnership to strengthen its spine business, President and CEO Vafa Jamali said in a March 1 earnings call. ZimVie plans to partner with Brainlab to support its spine technologies, Mr. Jamali said, as transcribed by Motley Fool. e partnership will focus on imaging, planning, navigation and robot- assisted tools. "Work is already underway to integrate our minimally invasive Vital and Virage systems into Brainlab's innovative solutions, allowing us to bring differentiated technology into the operating room to enhance workflow and accuracy while reducing intraoperative x-rays and radiation exposure," Mr. Jamali said. "At the time of the spin, I announced that we would partner, rather than build, an enabling technology offering with an established leader in the space, and Brainlab fits exactly with our strategy to leverage broadly compatible solutions with an established footprint to drive greater pull-through across our spine portfolio." ZimVie posted fourth-quarter sales of $228.2 million, and its 2022 sales were just over $900 million. n