NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, Jonesboro, Ark., has installed Smith & Nephew's Navio Robotic Surgery System for total knee replacements, reports Region 8 Newsdesk.
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Experts at the 16th Annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Private Equity & Finance Conference, held in February in Chicago, determined orthopedic practices are likely to soon see massive interest from private equity funds, according to JDSupra.
The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation of Washington, D.C., named five winners of the "Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids" competition, which took place at the University of Maryland in College Park.
Smith & Nephew reported first quarter revenue climbed 4.4 percent.
In the first quarter of 2019, NuVasive reported a 5.5 percent increase in revenue.
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RTI Surgical completed its acquisition of Paradigm Spine in the first quarter and reported a net loss at $9.1 million.
Here are five key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:
The AnchorKnot Tissue Approximation kit from Anchor Orthopedics XT of Mississauga, Ontario, continues to see a rise in adoption by U.S. surgeons.
Life Spine's sacroiliac joint fixation system had a successful first quarter in 2019.
Central Medical, the foot and ankle division of Life Spine in Huntley, Ill., commercially launched its MTP Plating System today.