Spinal Tech

Here are four orthopedic device company acquisitions announced or completed in the past month.

SeaSpine initiated an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock Jan. 7.

Daniel Lemaitre began his new role as CEO at neurostimulation company BlueWind Medical on Jan. 1.

On Dec. 10, the FDA sent a warning letter to Conformis about quality issues at its operations in Wilmington, Mass.

Joint replacement surgery device company Exactech underwent a number of leadership changes to start the new year.

Medicrea gained seven key patents for its UNiD Adaptive Spine Intelligence proprietary software platform from the U.S. Patent Office, the company announced Jan. 6.

Since Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo took the helm in 2012, the company has nearly doubled revenues. Mr. Lobo discussed his strategy at the Chief Executive's Healthcare CEO Summit earlier this month.

Joint preservation and regenerative therapies company Anika Therapeutics acquired a pair of companies in the orthopedic space.

Stryker's proposed merger with Wright Medical is facing additional scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission, a Jan. 2 SEC filing shows.

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