Mitek Sports Medicine, based in Raynham, Mass., has the launched the HEALIX TRANSTEND Implant System, a minimally invasive partial thickness rotator cuff repair system, and the accompanying HEALIX 3.4mm Suture Anchor.
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Medtronic's fourth quarter total reported revenue was $4.46 billion, up 3.8 percent from last year's $4.3 billion, though global spine revenue dipped slightly.
New research has found that the use of bone morphogenic proteins in anterior and posterior lumbar fusions was linked with shorter hospital stays, lower infection rates and greater in-hospital costs, according to Healio.
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Benvenue Medical completed the yearlong patient follow-up phase in the clinical trial of its Kiva vertebral compression fracture treatment.
Minneapolis-based Medtronic announced it will cut approximately 500 jobs at its Minnesota facilities and 2,000 jobs worldwide, according to a TwinCities.com report.
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Blue Belt Technologies has developed an implant partnership with DJO Surgical to use Blue Belt's NavioPFS orthopedic planning system with DJO's EPIK Unicompartmental Knee System, according to News-Medical.
Mequon, Wis.-based Titan Spine named two spine surgeons — Kade Huntsman, MD, and Axel Reinhardt, MD — to its Key Opinion Leader Advisory Team.
Bedford, Mass.-based ConforMIS appointed Matthew Scott as its senior vice president of operations.
Globus Medical filed suit against Johnson & Johnson this week for patent infringement, according to a Mass Device report.
This article is written by William Fuller, Director of Business Development, DSM Biomedical.Innovation and constant advancement dominate the medical device industry due to the changing healthcare landscape and patient demand for high quality outcomes. Many of the advances in the…