K2M reported a short interest increase during July, according to a Mideast Times report.
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NuVasive reported total revenue in the second quarter of 2014 increased 15.1 percent to $190.7 million, making it the third-largest company in the global spine market.
The global medical robots market is expected to reach $3.7 billion by 2018, according to a MarketsandMarkets report.
Intellijoint Surgical has obtained clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its flagship product — Intellijoint HIP.
Medtronic completed its acquisition of Visualase, a Houston-based company that markets and develops an MRI-guided laser and image guided system for minimally invasive neurosurgeries.
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Exactech reported a 6 percent increase in second quarter revenue, which reached $63.9 million.
The FDA granted Medtronic approval for the Prestige LP Cervical Disc System to treat single-level cervical disc disease.
Smith & Nephew CEO Olivier Bohuon is now publicly allaying rumors the company may consider a merger or sale to another medtech giant in the near future, according to a report from The Telegraph.
Robert Masson, MD, a spine surgeon and founder of NeuroSpine Institute of Orlando performed the first cervical spine surgery in the world using the Mitaka USA Kestrel View.
RTI Surgical reported $66 million revenue for the second quarter of 2014, an increase over the same period last year when revenue reached $42.3 million.