The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation named 12 finalists eligible for up to $50,000 in grant funding through its pediatric medical device competition.
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Orthopedic surgeons at the Dallas-based Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute implanted Orthofix Medical's M6-C artificial cervical disc in the first patients.
Six orthopedic and spine device companies that recently launched or released devices:
Stryker reported 8.5 net sales growth in the first quarter of 2019.
Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Hospital adopted the ExcelsiusGPS for use in spine surgeries, WJAR NBC 10 reports.
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Medical device company Camber Spine moved its headquarters to a 27,000-square-foot space in King of Prussia, Pa., preparing for future expansion.
ExplORer Surgical brought a former Medtronic executive onboard and closed a $5 million financing round for its workflow management and analytics platform.
Bain & Company released the Global Healthcare Private Equity and Corporate M&A Report 2019, outlining mergers and acquisitions in several areas of healthcare, including medtech.
Medtronic signed an agreement to market Israel-based Alpha Omega's surgical navigation products for brain procedures, according to a Globes report.
Mark McFarland, DO, performed his 50th case using NanoFuse Biologics.