Spinal Tech

Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson are among the big medical firms partnering with IBM to collect patient data and create health-related apps, according to the Rapid News Network report.

DJO Global's subsidiaries DJO Finance and DJO Finance Corp., commenced a private offer and consent solicitation for senior subordinated notes.

At the end of2014, the medical device industry took another step forward in the healthcare accountability movement when a number of companies announced plans to take on performance-based financial risk on implants.

Here are 12 key notes from orthopedic device companies this week.

A new license agreement between ConforMIS, Wright Medical Technology and MicroPort Orthopedics resolved a patent dispute between the companies dating back to September 2013.

Vertebral Technologies selected NES Financial for the Intelligent EB-5 Solution Suite on the company's new development project.

Mark McFarland, MD, is the first surgeon in Virginia to use the Arena-C HA interbody device with PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced.

CHU de Bordeaux adopted SpineGuard's PediGuard.

MarketsandMarkets released a new report on the surgical and operating microscope market.

Wells Fargo & Co., initiated coverage of Mazor Robotics, according to a Mideast Times report.