Spinal Tech

DJO Global's net sales down for the first quarter of 2015.

A new survey from BetterDoctor.com ranks cities by the amount of money physicians practicing there receive from pharmaceutical companies, according to a KCUR report.

Florida-based companies are receiving around $89.7 million in venture capital investment, with a large portion going to healthcare-related companies, according to a Miami Herald report.

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.