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Extremities | Research & Development

Integra LifeSciences Promotes Coleman to COO and Appoints Anderson as CFO

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation has announced the promotion of Glenn Coleman to the role of COO and appointed Carrie Anderson as CFO.

GLOBE NEWSWIRE 06.24.19

Bracing/Prosthetics | Spine/Neurology

Fixation Devices Account for Highest Revenue Share in Bioabsorbable Implants Market

According to the report, fixation device implants accounted for over 40% revenue share in the global bioabsorbable Implants market in 2017.

Persistence Market Research 06.21.19

Contract Manufacturing | Extremities | Spine/Neurology

Zimmer Biomet Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition Plan

Suketu Upadhyay has been appointed chief financial officer, effective July 1, 2019.

PRNewswire 06.19.19

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg.

PrinterPrezz Announces ISO 13485:2016 Certification for 3D Printing of Medical Devices

PrinterPrezz announced that the company has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification for Quality Management Systems for medical devices.

Business Wire 06.19.19

Research & Development

MedTech Innovator Selects 50 Best-in-Class Startups for 2019 Showcase and Accelerator

Medtech Innovator has announced the 50 companies selected to participate in the organization's four-month program.

BUSINESS WIRE 06.17.19

Spine/Neurology

NuVasive Launches Porous Titanium Spine Implant for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

NuVasive expands their Advanced Materials Science portfolio with the launch of porous titanium spine implant for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

PRNewswire 06.17.19

Bracing/Prosthetics

Prosthetics Startup Amparo Wins Innovating for Disability Award

Amparo received the Special Award for Innovating for Disability at the Financial Times and IFC’s Transformational Business Awards.

Amparo 06.17.19

Orchid Orthopedic Solutions Acquires Swiss Maker of Coated Devices

Holt, Mich.-based orthopedic device design and manufacturing company Orchid Orthopedic Solutions has acquired Alhenia AG, which makes coated orthopedic implants. Alhenia is headquartered in Switzerland. In addition to coating technologies, geographi…

09.15.15

Sterigenics Expands Reach South of the Border with Buy in Brazil

Sterigenics International LLC, a provider of contract sterilization, gamma technologies and medical isotopes, acquired Sao Paulo, Brazil-based Companhia Brasileira de Esterilização (CBE), the largest specialist in sterilization and micr…

09.15.15

CoorsTek Embarks on Five-Year Strategy to Increase Medical-Grade Ceramic Production Capacity

Fort Worth, Texas-based CoorsTek Medical Inc. has initiated a five-year, multi-million dollar capital investment program to support the growing worldwide demand for its ceramic hip replacement components and turn-key hip arthroplasty solutions. The i…

09.15.15

Oberg Begins Construction on Expanded Manufacturing Site

With a symbolic shovel of earth, Oberg Industries’ board members and executive management team marked the start of construction for a new multi-function manufacturing facility on the company’s Sarver, Pa., campus. Oberg Industries i…

09.15.15

Banner Medical to Establish Facility in Indiana

Banner Medical, a Carol Stream, Ill.-based supplier and processor of medical grade raw materials, announced plans to build a new facility in Warsaw, Ind. The company will invest $6.3 million to construct a 43,000-square-foot material processing ce…

09.15.15

OrthoWorx Initiates Study to Guide Workforce Development Efforts

OrthoWorx has rolled out the OrthoWorx Future Orthopedic Resources Gap Evaluation (FORGE) study, which, according to the group’s leadership, will serve as a cornerstone for OrthoWorx talent and workforce development plans, working with its Univ…

09.15.15

Nitinol Devices & Components and Interface Catheter Solutions Merge

Fremont, Calif.-based Nitinol Devices & Components Inc. (NDC) has completed the acquisition of Interface Catheter Solutions. Together, the companies will be renamed Confluent Medical Technologies, a company that makes specialized medical devices…

09.15.15

Millstone Medical Plans Growth Down in Dixie

Fall River, Mass.-based Millstone Medical Outsourcing has secured an additional 120,000 square feet at its facility in Olive Branch, Miss. Now totaling more than 270,000 square feet, Millstone’s Olive Branch facility has added the capacity requ…

09.15.15

Single-Procedure Ratchet Developed by ECA Medical

ECA Medical Instruments, a designer and manufacturer of single-procedure torque-limiting and fixed-driver surgical instruments and sterile-packed procedural kits, has developed what the company calls the “industry’s first single-procedure…

08.05.15

Anniversary Wishes in Order for Cadence Inc.

Staunton, Va.-based Cadence Inc., a contract manufacturer of advanced products, technologies and services to the medical, life-science, and industrial markets, is celebrating a milestone anniversary—30 years in business. The company, originall…

08.05.15

Arlington Partners Buys Avalign Technologies

Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners is buying Lake Forest, Ill.-based Avalign Technologies Holdings Inc. from Roundtable Healthcare Partners. Avalign is a full-service precision manufacturer of implants and instrumen…

08.05.15

In’Tech Medical Expands U.S. Biz With Turner Medical Purchase

In’Tech Medical SAS, a developer and contract manufacturer of orthopedic surgical instruments, has acquired Turner Medical Inc. According to officials with In’Tech, the acquisition of Turner Medical improves In’Tech’s manufact…

08.05.15

TransPerfect Establishes New Device Division

TransPerfect, one of the world’s largest providers of language services and content management technology to the medical device industry, has created a new business division called TransPerfect Medical Device Solutions. The division combines th…

08.05.15