Zimmer, Medtronic, Stryker & more — 13 key notes

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Here are 13 key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies.

Active Implants' NUsurface Meniscus Implant was successfully implanted for the first time in the United States at Columbus-based The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

 

Dymicron announced that its Triadyme-C Cervical Total Disc Replacement device has earned the CE mark.


 
Blue Belt Technologies received a CE Mark for its STRIDE Unicondylar Knee System.


 
DePuy Synthes parent company Johnson & Johnson reported $18.3 billion in fourth quarter net sales — relatively flat over the same time last year — but full year sales reached $74.3 million, a 4.2 percent increase over the same period last year.


 
Medical technology company Medovex recently sent a shareholder letter addressing company issues and progress with the patented DenerveX device for treating facet joint pain, which offers potential savings to the healthcare system.


 
Medtronic finalized the acquisition for Covidien.


 
OrthAlign exceeded total 2014 sales forecasts — it grew by more than 46 percent from 2013 to 2014.

 

OrthAlign also announced that more than 25,000 KneeAlign Total Knee Arthroplasty cases have been successfully completed, worldwide, thus far.

 

Stryker's 2014 earnings were down and missed expectations — earnings were down 32.6 percent in the fourth quarter and 48.8 percent in the full year.


 
Also, Stryker will open its new European Regional Headquarters in Amsterdam to support business overseas.

 

Titan Spine's interbody fusion implants reached a milestone — there have been 27,000 implantations of the Endoskeleton.

 

X-Bolt Orthopaedics, an Ireland-based medical device company, received a U.S. patent for its alignment jig device used in its hip nailing system.

 

Zimmer beat expectations for fourth quarter profit, but net sales decreased 1.4 percent over the previous year.

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