This is the final article in a three-part series examining orthopedic and spine surgeons' relationships with device companies and what will happen going forward. For additional coverage of the topic, read the first article answering the question "Will There be…
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Alphatec Holdings reported $50.9 million in second quarter revenue, which is a 12 percent increase over the second quarter of 2010, according to a company news release.
DePuy Orthopaedics, a Warsaw, Ind.-based orthopedic device company, is planning to spend $20 million on manufacturing equipment and $7 million on research and development equipment for its company by 2014, according to The Journal Gazette.
Worldwide, the orthopedic market generated approximately $30 billion in sales last year, according to a report from Research and Markets.
The small bone and joint orthopedic device market in the United States was valued at $1 billion last year, a 12.6 percent increase over 2009, and is expected to grow in double-digit rates through 2017, according to a report from…
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Symmetry Medical, a medical device company that includes orthopedics, reported revenue of $94.7 million for the second quarter of 2011, a 6.6 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a company news release.
Stock prices for Stryker, Zimmer Holdings, Smith & Nephew and Medtronic have plummeted over the past week, and today's opening prices have continued the downward slide. The hardest hit company among the group was Zimmer, whose opening prices fell $5.61…
The San Diego-based medical device company KFx Medical has filed a patent infringement suit against Arthrex alleging that the company continues to infringe on KFx Medical's method for knotless double row rotator cuff repair, according to a KFx Medical news…
Hanger Orthopedic Group, an Austin, Texas-based orthopedic device company, is celebrating its 150 year anniversary, according to a company news release.
Alphatec Holdings, parent company of Carlsbad, Calif.-based Alphatec Spine, has elected Leslie H. Cross as the non-executive chairman of the board of directors, according to a company news release.