Synthes reported global revenue of $975.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 9.4 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
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Stryker's orthopedic division has announced that Fred Funk, a professional golf player and personality, will serve as the spokesperson for the company while Smith & Nephew recently named tennis player Billie Jean King as spokesperson, according to company news releases.
Kyocera Industrial Ceramics, a medical implant manufacturing company, has opened its new orthopedic design center in Somerset, N.J., according to an AZ Materials report.
ChartLogic, a national provider of EHR systems to physician practices, has announced the launching of an EHR patient portal for use by orthopedic medical groups and available as a standalone module.
Lanx, a Broomfield, Colo.-based medical device company, has launched its Epic anterior thoracolumbar plating system, according to a company news release.
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ArthroCare, an Austin, Texas-based medical device company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Spartan 5.5 needle anchor, according to a company news release.
DJO has partnered with Lima, a European orthopedic implant company, to expand their offerings in the U.S. implant market, according to a DJO news release.
DePuy Orthopaedics recently received FDA 510(k) clearance on the RECLAIM revision hip system and for GRIPTION titanium foam implants, according to two company news releases.
Cayenne Medical, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based sports medicine device company, has launched AperFix II, the second generation of its soft tissue repair device for multi-ligament knee repairs, according to a company news release.
The microspeed uni electrical system, produced by Aesculap, a B. Braun company, is a universal high-speed system designed specifically for neurosurgery, spine, plastics and small bone applications. The system includes six motors to meet a variety of demands, adjustable acceleration…