Here are 15 of the most profitable orthopedics- and spine-focused medical device companies in 2011 based on financial reports. Companies that report based on the fiscal were reported as first and second quarters of the 2012 fiscal year and third…
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Alphatec Spine announced that Michael Plunkett has been named the company's vice president of operations.
SpinalMotion received the CE Mark for two sub-5mm Kineflex|C cervical total disc replacements.
Generic orthopedic device pioneer Emerge Medical has signed a nationwide agreement with Premier healthcare alliance to provide the company's devices to Premier hospital members.
Synthes announced it signed a license and development agreement with Kuros to commercialize Kuros' synthetic matrix technology.
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MiMedx Group announced it signed a global distribution agreement with Systagenix.
The United States bracing and support market was valued at more than $2 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach nearly $2.5 billion by 2018, according to an iData Research report.
Demand for implantable medical devices in the United States is projected to increase 7.7 percent annually to $52 billion in 2015, according to a new Freedonia report.
Ascendx Spine announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Acu-Cut Vertebral Augmentation System for treating vertebral compression fractures.
Smith & Nephew has sued Triad Group of Hartland for $3.2 million in lost inventory after both companies voluntarily recalled their alcohol wipes and swabs in January 2011, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.