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IlluminOss Medical Announces First Minimally Invasive Forearm Fracture Treatment
MARL, GERMANY — (Marketwire) — 06/22/11 — IlluminOss Medical has announced that one of the leading trauma surgeons in Germany, Dr. Thomas Gausepohl, has performed the first forearm case in the world utilizing the innovative IlluminOss Medical Photodynamic Bone Stabilization …
MedShape Solutions, Inc. Announces Extension of ExoShape™ Product Line in Response to Surgeon Demand
ATLANTA, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MedShape Solutions, Inc., the industry leader in innovative shape memory orthopedic devices, today announced it has developed new, larger sizes of its ExoShape CL,
Stryker will buy implant maker Memometal for $162M
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Medical device maker Stryker Corp.said Monday it will buy Memometal Technologies SA, a French company that makes foot and hand implants, in a deal worth up
Small Bone Innovations, Inc. Receives Accreditation from Japan for its Facilities
MORRISVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi), announced today that its Morrisville, PA and Péronnas, France facilities have received manufacturers’ accreditation from the government of Japan. The
Nextremity Solutions Closes 2.5 Million USD Capital Raise
COLTS NECK, NJ (MMD Newswire) April 29, 2011 -- Nextremity Solutions, LLC recently announced the close of $2.5 million in funding for its innovative line of foot and
STAR Ankle Joint Replacements Last Long Term and Provide Relief for Patients
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A report on the STAR™ Ankle prosthesis published in the journal, Foot & Ankle International (May 2011 edition, Volume 32 #5 © American Orthopaedic Foot &
Johnson & Johnson Taps Its War Chest, Pays $21.3B For Synthes
Johnson & Johnsontapped its war chest andagreed to buy the Swiss-American orthopedic device maker Synthes for $21.3 billion in cash and stock. The deal, which would
Seikagaku Announces Withdrawal of PMA for Additional Indication of SUPARTZ® in the U.S.
Tokyo, Japan, DATE March 30, 2011 – Seikagaku Corporation (head office: Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo) today announced that it has submitted a notice of withdrawal of the premarketapproval application (PMA) for
FlexFix Acquires Certain Intellectual Property Assets from Novalign Orthopaedic, Inc.
LOGAN, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FlexFix, LLC, a VentureMD portfolio company, announces that it has completed the acquisition of certain intellectual property assets from Novalign Orthopaedic, Inc. FlexFix is an early
DJO Global to Acquire Leading Therapeutic Footwear Provider, Dr. Comfort
SAN DIEGO, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DJO Global, Inc. ("DJO" or the "Company"), a leading provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, today
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces the Commercial Launch of the PRO-TOE™ VO Hammertoe Fixation System
ARLINGTON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced the full commercial release of the PRO-TOE™ VO Hammertoe Fixation System. This
Zimmer Announces Early Clinical Success of Zimmer® MotionLoc™ Screw Implantation
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced that early clinical results of the first patients treated with Zimmer
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Sonoma Orthopedic Products® Announces Acquisition of Key NovaLign™ Orthopaedics, Inc. Assets
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonoma Orthopedic Products announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain key assets of NovaLign Orthopaedics, Inc. The acquired intellectual property, assets,