1. DJO released two Empower systems for total hip and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty that were designed with the cost constraints of outpatient- and ASC-based procedures in mind.
2. Smith+Nephew launched Aria, a care management platform designed to shorten patient post-acute recovery time, create cost-reducing efficiencies and generate patient-reported outcome measures. ASCs will be able to use the data to negotiate with payers.
3. The FDA approved the world’s first fully transparent surgical mask. Designed to offer a high level of protection, some models of the mask are approved for use in operating rooms.
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