Spinal Tech

Stryker acquired Boston Scientific Corp.'s neurovascular business for $1.5 billion, according to a Boston Scientific news release.

ArthroCare received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Spartan PEEK suture implant system, a preloaded PEEK threaded anchor for use in soft tissue to bone fixation, according to a company news release.

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled in favor of Smith & Nephew in the patent litigation brought by Kinetic Concepts relating the RENASYS –F dressing kit, according to a company news release.

Wright Medical Group has launched the PRO-STIM injectable inductive graft for patients who need a bone graft substitute, according to a company news release.

Here are ten recent orthopedic and spine device company partnerships, agreements and acquisitions.

Synthes reported total net sales as $907.2 million in worldwide net sales for the third quarter of the 2010 fiscal year, a 4.5 percent increase from last year's third quarter results, according to a company news release.

Medtronic has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Kyphon Xpander II inflatable bone tamp for treating vertebral compression fractures with the minimally invasive Kyphon balloon kyphoplasty, according to a company news release.

Merlot OrthopediX, a Cleveland Clinic spin-off company dedicated to spine surgery innovation, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Alphatec Spine to develop and commercialize bone anchorage technology for the spine, according to a Merlot OrthopediX news release.

Kensey Nash, an Exton, Pa., medical device company, reported a net sales of $10.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, a decrease from last year's first quarter net sales report of $13.4 million, according to a company…

Johnson & Johnson announced sales of $15 billion for the third quarter of 2010, a decrease of 0.7 percent from the third quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.