Medtronic, LDR, Smith & Nephew & more — 25 key notes

Spinal Tech

Here are 25 key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies.

Alphatec Holdings, parent company of Alphatec Spine, reported a huge drop in short interest.


 
Amedica reported their fourth quarter and full year revenue, with product revenue decreases amid leadership changes.


 
EOS imaging announced that a hospital in the University Hospitals Leuven network has installed the EOS system, becoming the first hospital in Belgium to implement it.


 
Petty R William, executive chairman of Exactech sold 45,067 shares in a transaction dated on Feb. 24.

 

WallachBeth Capital increased their price objective on shares of Globus Medical from $26 to $30.


 
IlluminOss Medical announced the first patient has been enrolled in its EU Light Fix trial for the treatment of humerus fractures due to metastatic carcinoma.


 
Incisive Surgical announced the publication of results from an orthopedic knee arthroplasty clinical study in the peer-reviewed The Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery.


 
Integra LifeSciences achieved a "buy" recommendation from a few different brokerages, and it reported a rise of 2.9 percent or 55,126 shares in its short interest.

 

InVivo Therapeutics' stock is heating up as the company begins to launch the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold trial at more sites across the United States.


 
K2M received a new rating score for stocks from four different Zacks brokers.


 
LDR Director Stefan K. Widensohler recently sold 25,000 shares of the company stock.

 

LDR entered into a worldwide distribution agreement with Sentio to distribute the SentioMMG nerve mapping system.

 

LDR also reported a rise of 92,864 shares or 7.8 percent in the short interest.


 
Robert Deveney, MD, of Danbury (Conn.) Orthopedics, performed Connecticut's first MAKOplasty procedure.

 

Mazor Robotics announced that the first deep brain stimulation surgery performed with its Renaissance Guidance System to treat patients with obsessive compulsive disorder has been completed.

 

Mazor Robotics experienced a large decline in short interest last month.


 
NuVasive Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Jason Hannon sold several shares in late February.

 

The Federal Circuit overturned a previous court's decision in patent litigation between NuVasive and Medtronic.


 
More than 15,000 procedures with SI-BONE's iFuse Implant System have been performed.


 
Smith & Nephew acquired EuroCiencia Colombia, its sole distributor in Colombia.


 
SpineGuard partnered with Zavation to co-develop and integrate the Dynamic Surgical Guidance technology.

 

SpineFrontier's PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced implantable polymer received a CE mark from the European Union for distribution.

 

Stryker's board of directors authorized a new $2 billion share repurchase program yesterday.

 

Vivex Biomedical named Lou Barnes president and COO of UMTB Biomedical.


 
Zyga Technology announced the first implantation of the Glyder Facet Restoration Device in Cyprus.

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