Despite a 33 percent drop in value since the end of 2019, Globus Medical is in a position to leverage its assets and acquire companies in this depressed market, according to Benzinga.
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Valence, France-based orthopedic implant developer Amplitude Surgical is reducing production due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Ken Yamada on March 19 was appointed president and CEO of AxioMed, a spine device and subsidiary of private investment holding company KICVentures.
NuVasive issued an urgent field safety notice Feb. 13 recalling its Magec System Model X rods for patients with early onset scoliosis.
Medtronic will double its global ventilator production to support the needs of patients and health systems amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Precision Spine on March 19 launched the SureLOK MIS 3L percutaneous screw system.
How the COVID-19 outbreak hits device companies: Slowdowns, shortages & more from Dr. Aakash Agarwal
Sterile packaging with intraoperative guards can help spine and orthopedic device-makers avoid bacterial cross-contamination, according to Aakash Agarwal, PhD, director of research and clinical affairs for Spinal Balance. Guardian Medical is a joint venture between Plastic Technologies and Spinal Balance,…
Zimmer Biomet on March 10 issued an urgent field safety notice to European hospitals requesting the removal of the company's StageOne and StageOne Select bone cement spacer molds.
In November 2018, NuVasive appointed J. Christopher Barry to succeed Gregory Lucier as CEO.
Here are 10 key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies: