DiFUSION Technologies, based in Austin, Texas, signed a multiyear lease with Texas Life-sciences Collaboration Center in downtown Austin, according to a Community Impact news report.
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Interventional Spine, an Irvine, Calif.-based spine device company, announced the first use of its PerX360, a percutaneous transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion system, according to a company news release.
Surveyed professionals in the medical device industry generally found the FDA's device-approval process stifles innovation, according to a report by the Ledger.
A U.S. Judicial Panel has consolidated lawsuits against DePuy on its Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant in a Texas federal court, according to a report by Mass Device.
Kensey Nash announced that it has acquired the assets including the product lines of Synthes' Norian subsidiary for $22 million in cash, according to a Kensey Nash news release.
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Zimmer has supported national joint replacement registries outside of the United States for several years. As a member of AdvaMed, a trade association representing medical device manufacturers, the Company is now participating in the development of the International Consortium of…
Medtronic reported net income of $776 million for the fourth quarter, which is a 19 percent decrease over last year, according to a company news release.
Stryker Orthopaedics received FDA 510(k) Clearance for its ShapeMatch Cutting Guides for use with the company's Triathlon Total Knee System, according to a company news release.
Plainsboro, N.J.-based medical device company Integra LifeSciences recently acquired spinal fusion device company SeaSpine for $89 million in cash, according to a company news release.
Spine device company Premia Spine has acquired Impliant assets, which include 16 worldwide patents, according to a company news release.