She previously served as head of reimbursement and payer relations for Aesculap as well as VP of reimbursement fro LDR Spine and DePuy Synthes. 5. The company also promoted Beth Neil to vice president of clinical affairs and Mark Alvis to vice president of quality assurance and operations. 6. Simplify Medical is in the midst of investigational device exemption clinical trials testing its cervical artificial disc for implantation between C3 and C7. The company has 166 patients enrolled at 16 U.S. sites for its one-level trial. By the end of the year, the company hopes to have 200 patients enrolled at 18 centers for its two-level study. More articles on devices: Stryker, NuVasive, Medtronic & more: 11 device company notes Stryker 'not in discussions' to acquire Boston Scientific according to regulatory filing: 5 key points 35 orthopedic, spine devices receive FDA 510(k) clearance in May 2018