Intuitive Surgical announced that it has signed an agreement with Adachi to transfer sales, marketing, support and training for da Vinci Surgical Systems in Japan to Intuitive Surgical.
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Research and Markets released a new report forecasting the international sports medicine device market through 2019.
Stryker acquired assets of Small Bone Innovations in a cash transaction of $375 million.
Zimmer launched the Virage OCT Spinal Fixation System designed for posterior fixation surgery.
Amedica secured $26 million in funding for the future.
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Bacterin International appointed Robert Di Silvio as president of the company.
K2M Group Holdings was added to the Russell 3000 Index, Russell 3000 index and Russell Global Index as part of the annual reconstitution by Russell Investments of the United States and global equity indexes.
Earlier this month the first clinical use of the Avance MIS Pedicle Screw System from Baxano Surgical was performed in North Carolina.
The global biomaterials market for implantable devices is expected to reach $33.6 billion by 2019, according to a Transparency Market Research report.
Mainstay Medical International announced it has received authorization from the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products to expand the clinical trial of ReActiv8, its implantable neurostimulation device, to include additional trial sites in Belgium.