Medtronic reported a 10 percent increase in net earnings for the first quarter of 2014, which ended July 26.
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Redwood City, Calif.-based CoAlign Innovations received FDA market clearance for the AccuLIF XL lateral expandable interbody fusion device line.
Smith & Nephew and San Diego-based KFx Medical have entered into a license agreement for KFx's knotless double row rotator cuff repair device.
LMT Surgical issued an Australian hazard alert for its PyroTitan humeral resurfacing arthroplasty device.
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Stryker a one-year, $85.5 million contract for hip and knee orthopedic products, according to a Mass Device report.
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Austin, Texas-based Ortho Kinematics received FDA 510(k) clearance to offer the Vertebral Motion Analysis system for cervical spine in addition to already-cleared use for lumbar spine.
San Diego-based NuVasive has expanded and relocated its United Kingdom office.
Smith & Nephew has agreed to drop the lawsuit against Central Texas Orthopedic Products, a distributor for rival Biomet, according to a Mass Device report.
The FDA approved Medtronic's SureScan spinal cord stimulator in March, and the device was recently implanted in the first patient in the U.S., according to American News Report.
Parsippany, N.J.-based Precision Spine entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Japanese operating equipment manufacturer Mizuho Ikakogyo.