Medtronic and Covidien announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Medtronic has agreed to acquire Covidien in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at a total of approximately $42.9 billion.
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Bioventus announced the U.S. launch of the next generation of its EXOGEN Ultrasound Bone Healing System, according to a Broadway World report.
Symmetry Medical announced that Thomas Sullivan, president and CEO, and Fred Hite, senior vice president and CFO will present at the Wells Fargo 2014 Healthcare Conference in Boston.
From 2000 to 2006, spine was the hot technology sector in medical technology, according to Frank Phillips, MD, professor and director of the minimally invasive spine surgery section of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 12, Hallett Mathews, MD, executive vice president and CMO for Paradigm Spine, discussed motion preserving MIS stabilization for stenosis surgery in ambulatory surgery centers.
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Integra LifeSciences announced that its orthopedics and tissue technologies group signed a three-year group purchasing contract with Premier, a healthcare improvement company.
Zyga Technology announced the first patient enrollment in its study to evaluate fusion and pain reduction following use of the SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System.
Spine device company K2M closed on their initial public offering earlier this year and the IPO's underwriters exercised their over-allotment option, according to a company news release.
Symmetry Medical announced it has launched the Dual Connection Offset Acetabular Reamer Driver.
joimax will be celebrating 10 years successful years on the market with the TESSYS minimally invasive surgical technique at the 4th World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques in Paris, France.