Global medical device company Medtronic has been very active in 2019 with acquisitions, device launches and clinical studies. Here is a timeline of 10 of the company's major events so far this year.
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Lake Forest, Calif.-based medical device company, Tenex Health, received FDA approval to market its latest minimally invasive technology, TX-Bone.
San Diego-based digital health company Reflexion Health received FDA clearance to expand its Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation Assistant for use with trunk and upper extremities.
The Medicrea Group, an artificial intelligence-focused spinal surgery company, hosted the second annual Medicrea Artificial Intelligence and Analytics meeting in New York from April 26-27.
HealthpointCapital acquired a controlling ownership stake in CrossRoads Extremity Systems.
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San Diego-based surgical implant manufacturer, Xenco Medical, has launched the first interactive vending machine created for spine surgery implants and instruments, reports venturebeat.com.
Knoxville, Tenn.-based spinal-device manufacturer, ChoiceSpine, has been granted FDA clearance to market two new devices, to be used together or separately in cervical spinal fusions.
Muskegon (Mich.) Surgery Center is the state's first ASC to use Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance platform for spine surgery.
Global medical technology company Smith & Nephew launched its Werewolf Flow 90 Wand with Flow-IQ Technology on May 13.
Naples, Fla.-based medical device company Catalyst OrthoScience has raised $12.7 million in an oversubscribed financing round led by Cincinnati-based growth equity firm River Cities Capital Funds.