ODT Staff08.14.19
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Though 2018 featured no megamergers, the orthopedic industry wasn’t quiet. After investing heavily in Israeli robotic spine surgery firm Mazor Robotics, Medtronic bought the firm for $1.7 billion. Stryker nabbed complex spine company K2M for $1.4 billion to bolster its struggling spine business and continued its tried and true tuck-in strategy by grabbing six other companies throughout the year. Wright also purchased Synthetic Cartilage Implant maker Cartiva for $435 million while Smith & Nephew added the NovoStitch Pro complex meniscal tear repair device to its arsenal last December with its $105 buy of Ceterix Orthopaedics.
Robotic and computer-assisted surgical solutions continued to thrive. Thanks to Mazor, Medtronic can attempt to build a fully-integrated procedural solution for spine surgery planning, execution, and confirmation. DePuy Synthes underscored its commitment to robotics by acquiring Orthotaxy, whose small, portable robotic system notably doesn&rsqu
Though 2018 featured no megamergers, the orthopedic industry wasn’t quiet. After investing heavily in Israeli robotic spine surgery firm Mazor Robotics, Medtronic bought the firm for $1.7 billion. Stryker nabbed complex spine company K2M for $1.4 billion to bolster its struggling spine business and continued its tried and true tuck-in strategy by grabbing six other companies throughout the year. Wright also purchased Synthetic Cartilage Implant maker Cartiva for $435 million while Smith & Nephew added the NovoStitch Pro complex meniscal tear repair device to its arsenal last December with its $105 buy of Ceterix Orthopaedics.
Robotic and computer-assisted surgical solutions continued to thrive. Thanks to Mazor, Medtronic can attempt to build a fully-integrated procedural solution for spine surgery planning, execution, and confirmation. DePuy Synthes underscored its commitment to robotics by acquiring Orthotaxy, whose small, portable robotic system notably doesn&rsqu
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