Financial & Deals

SYNOSTE Raises €5.1M to Launch Smart Skeletal Deformation Correction Tech

The platform will enable various intelligent solutions from traditional intramedullary nails.

PR Newswire 10.18.18

Bracing/Prosthetics | Spine/Neurology

NIH Awards UChicago $3.4M Grant to Develop Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Limbs

UChicago will partner with Pitt to expand existing research to develop brain-computer interfaces that can restore touch.

University of Chicago Medical Center 10.16.18

Spine/Neurology

Stryker Acquires HyperBranch Medical Technology for $220M

HyperBranch's Adherus AutoSpray Dural Sealant product is one of two FDA-approved dural sealants on the market.

Stryker 10.02.18

Spine/Neurology

Medtronic Acquiring Mazor Robotics for $1.6 Billion

Deal accelerates Medtronic's strategy to transform spinal procedures and improve outcomes.

Globe Newswire 09.21.18

Imaging | Software & Quality | Spine/Neurology

Globus Medical Acquires Surgimap Surgical Planning Software Platform

Surgimap allows healthcare professionals to simulate potential surgical outcomes and share medical imaging globally.

GlobeNewswire 09.14.18

Spine/Neurology

Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH Acquires Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH

Deal will enhance J&J's global offering of interbody spine implants.

PR Newswire 09.12.18

Stryker Purchasing Invuity Inc. for $190 Million

Latest acquisition occurs less than two weeks after $1.4 billion merger with K2M.

Globe Newswire 09.11.18

Spine/Neurology

Amedica Sells Spine Business to CTL Medical

The $10 million deal is expected to close in the third quarter.

Globe Newswire 09.06.18

Spine/Neurology

Coverage Decision Extends Abbott's DRG Pain Therapy to 22 Million U.S. Chronic Pain Patients

Aetna now covers an additional Abbott neurostimulation technology with a new national coverage policy.

Abbott Laboratories 09.05.18

Imaging

EOS imaging Installs Its First Site in Mexico

Expands its geographic presence to the largest Central American market from its North American subsidiary.

Business Wire 09.05.18

Spine/Neurology

Stryker Corp. Acquiring K2M Group Holdings for $1.4 Billion

K2M's product offering will strengthen Stryker's spinal portfolio.

Stryker Corporation 08.30.18

Extremities

Wright Medical to Acquire Cartiva Inc.

Cartiva’s lead product is a Synthetic Cartilage Implant (SCI) for treating arthritis at the base of the great toe.

GlobeNewswire 08.27.18

Instruments

Bone Index's Bindex POC Osteoporosis Measurement Gains Medicare Coverage

Bindex point-of-care device measures the cortical bone thickness of the tibia and the algorithm calculates the Density Index.

PR Newswire 08.16.18

2018 Top 10 Global Orthopedic Device Firms

Robotics and leadership changes defined the 2017 fiscal year among the largest orthopedic firms.

08.15.18

2018 Top 10 Global Orthopedic Device Firms

Robotics and leadership changes defined the 2017 fiscal year among the largest orthopedic firms.

ODT Staff 08.15.18

Stoking the Corner Office Compensation Controversy

If only the real world functioned as it does in academia. Or in human imagination. Consider the possibilities: world peace, racial/gender harmony, financial security, and perfect health are just a few that come to mind. Even eternal youth wouldn&r…

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 08.15.18

Spine/Neurology