Alphatec Spine, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based spine device company, has named Mark Francois as the company's new senior director of investor relations, according to a company news release.
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Stryker Biotech reached a settlement with the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts to resolve a 2009 federal grand jury indictment, according to a Stryker news release.
MedShape, an Atlanta-based orthopedic device company, released its ExoShape Soft Tissue Fastener for the full market, according to a company news release.
Biomedical Structures, a Warwick, R.I.-based medical device company, recently announced its BIOFELT absorbable scaffold for orthopedic, cardiology and general surgery implants, according to a company news release.
VG Innovations released the VerteLoc v2.5, an implant that incorporates a series of holes for infusion of the allograft implant interface during spine surgery, according to a company news release.
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Zyga Technology, a Minneapolis-based spine device company, recently named Jim Bullock president and CEO, according to a company news release.
The United States market for orthopedic large joint reconstructive devices is expected to grow 4.7 percent through 2018, according to a Reporterlink release.
Integra LifeSciences now expects its total fourth quarter revenues for 2011 to be approximately 3 percent lower than originally projected, according to a company news release.
Zimmer has acquired Reno, Nev.-based medical device company Synvasive Technology, according to a Zimmer news release.
Baxter International has appointed former Medtronic executive vice president and group president, international, Jean-Luc Butel as corporate vice president and president, international, according to a company news release.