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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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