A new report predicts the global medical bionic implants market will be worth nearly $18 billion by 2017, according to Today's Medical Developments.
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Sunrise, Fla.-based OrthoSensor has developed a device to provide real-time data to orthopedic surgeons during knee replacement surgery, according to the Miami Herald.
Device maker Stryker has invested $30 million into research and development at an Irish plant to develop the next generation of surgical devices for global markets, according to the Silicon Republic.
Medical device maker Medtronic has filed a motion to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges the company used a paid spine surgeon to promote its product in a medical journal.
Medtronic said it isn't required to provide patients with data collected from its implants, but the company has created a business unit to find new markets for the data it's collecting, according to Biz Journals.
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Spinal device company Precision Spine has entered an exclusive technology agreement with Stephen Cook, PhD, to develop spine implants with magnetic technology, according to Business Wire.
Here are 10 recent partnerships and acquisitions for orthopedic and spine device companies. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox! Alphatec Spine closed its acquisition of certain assets of Phygen, which…
Spinal Elements, a spine device company based in Carlsbad, Calif., has announced its nationwide "Pledge to be a Hero" program, based on its Hero Allograft released last month and named for those who made the tissue donation possible.
London-based medical device company Smith & Nephew is buying Texas-based Healthpoint Biotherapeutics for $782 million, according to the Washington Post.
LDR was founded in France in 2000 and came to the United States in 2005. The company's strategy focused on a few areas of novel treatments to build success in the U.S. market. The company has been very successful with…