Zimmer Biomet's ROSA ONE Spine System Wins FDA Nod; Other Solutions Presented At AAOS 2019

US FDA cleared Zimmer Biomet's ROSA ONE spine application last Friday. During the recent Academy of Orthopedics Surgeons conference, Medtech Insight talked to Zimmer Biomet's general manager of Global Spine, Rebecca Whitney and Michelle Bianco, VP of Operations, to learn about the company's product pipeline and future strategy. 

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The highly anticipated US FDA clearance of Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.'s ROSA ONE spine application last Friday is welcome news for the company one week after its showcase at this year's American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons' (AAOS) conference in Las Vegas.

At AAOS, Zimmer Biomet's booth drew surgeons' attention with the ROSA total knee arthroplasty (TKA) robotic system. Surgical robotics are expected to be a rapidly growing business for Zimmer Biomet...

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