Here are 15 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies over the past week.
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Minnetonka, Minn.-based Vertebral Technologies redesigned the company's brand.
Bordeaux, France-based Implanet nominated Mary E. Shaughnessy to its board of directors.
Following the release of Medtronic's fourth quarter and full-year 2016 financial results, CEO Omar Ishrak said the company plans to restructure its restorative therapies group in an earnings conference call.
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VirtaMed introduced the ArthroS Hip module, a hip arthroscopy simulator, at the EFORT Congress in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 1 to June 3.
Eden Spine's SPHYNX plating system was granted CE Mark approval.
The most recent financial quarter — the first quarter for most companies — was full of activity for medical device companies. The first few months of the year includes product launches, mergers and acquisitions as well as restructuring of businesses.
Dallas-based Pinnacle Spine Group launched its InFill Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion device.
Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics' physicians hosted a spinal cord stimulator course.