
NuOrtho Surgical Inc. named Darik Volpa to its board of directors.
Volpa, a former manager at Stryker Corp. (NYSE:SYK), is the founder of understand.com, which provides 3-D animations of surgical procedures for patients and physicians.
NuOrtho, which is headquartered in Fall River, Mass., is developing a device that uses radio frequencies to repair torn or frayed cartilage in the knee. The company has raised $2 million to date in two rounds of financing.