Symmetry Medical, a medical and orthopedic device and instruments manufacturer, is planning a $1.8 million expansion to create 160 jobs in the Lansing area, according to a Lansing State Journal report.
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The Institute for Health Technology Studies has awarded grants to research teams at Northwestern University in Chicago and Duke University in Durham, N.C., totaling $830,000, according to an InHealth news release.
Stryker Corp. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) — $7.0 billion in revenues. Products from Stryker's Orthopaedic Implants division include artificial joints, spinal rods and screws, bone cement, artificial vertebral discs and OP-1, a biological product to grow bone. In April, the company manufactured…
Eden Spine, a medical device company focused on spinal technologies, received a U.S. patent for the PERFX-2, a posterior dynamic stabilization system, according to a company news release.
Amedica, a spine and total joint implant developing company, completed a $30 million financing for expansion, mergers, acquisitions and marketing support, according to a company news release.
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Aesculap launched a new generation of the Acculan 3Ti surgical motor system used in orthopedics, traumatology and cardiothoracic surgery, according to a company news release.
K2M, a spinal device company focused on treatment of complex spinal pathologies, received FDA 510k clearances for its CHESAPEAKE anterior-lumbar stabilization system, according to a company news release.
Accentus Medical, a medical technology company based in the UK, singed a license and services agreement with Zimmer Holdings that enables Zimmer to use Accentus' Agluna anti-infective technology on Zimmer products, according to a Zimmer news release.
Mazor Surgical Technologies received FDA approval for the combined SpineAssist navigation and C-InSight imaging system for use during treatment of spinal compression fractures as well as other vertebral surgical problems, according to a medGadget.com news report.
Medical device and equipment manufacturer Stryker launched an 18-college recruiting tour aiming to expand its workforce by more than 500 employees, according to a news report from The Del Mar College Foghorn.